Craig “Smith,” one of Tommy’s clients who came in from Illinois to for a mixed hunt that includes moose, bear and birds with his first ever ruffed grouse that was pointed by Veronica. Yesterday I played the role of assistant guide as Tommy had some folks in from Illinois who had a moose permit. They […]
Author Archives: Craig Doherty
Too Busy Hunting
Alex Rikert going in on one of Frankie’s points this morning. Steve Groy and Alex Rickert wait for Tony to send out a woodcock. Alex got this one. Yesterday we started the day with four of us hunting — Tony, me, and Mr. & Mrs. Carney. The 100 Bird Cover came up a little short […]
Rainy Friday and the Return of Frankie
Considering the weather and some minor truck problems — the hinges on my tailgate were shot — it’s amazing how many times a day I drop the tailgate to get a dog out or put a dog into the back of the truck — we had a good morning. We started with a test run for Frankie […]
Great Weather Stinks
It was overcast and relatively cool when we started out this morning. We went to one spot where we could run two dogs in different directions. Lloyd Carney and I took Jack and went one way and Tony and Booker took Spot and went in the opposite direction. We moved 7 grouse and one woodcock they moved […]