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Miller,

A number of years ago, an old gentleman passed away and his widow sold some of his kit. One item was an original Parker Brothers 12ga.(1923). I offered her quite a bit of money and she declined and offered it to me at a very low price. She stated that it wasn't the money she was interested in, it was the history of the piece and her desire that it go to someone that shared her late husband's enthusiasm for the hunt. She told me that it had better be a shooter and not put on display as an object. To this day, I take it to the pond on the back of my property and shoot teal with it in the Fall. When I was a child, I had an Aunt(she's 85 now) that told me she would buy me anything I wanted as long as it was a book. I share your passion for books. Among my favorites are a pair of Jim Corbett's "Maneaters of Kumaon," one is a 1944 first Indian edition, the other, a 1946 American first edition. My favorite book is a first edition of Robert Ruark's "The Old Man and the Boy." I've got some good ones. Favorite hat: 17 year old Filson Packer-it comes when it's called. Favorite glass: Leica 8x50s; had them a couple of months and will never use anything else. Before the Leicas, Zeiss, also very good. The campfire is always the end to a day. All days in the bush are good, some just better than others, but the fire always makes the day. Scotch? Never could acquire that taste, but a little Booker Noe Single Barrel suits me fine.

Great post guy................I'll think about this all day now, until the tide tonight, about 6:00P, and then I'll enjoy a few hours of King Salmon fishing on the lower Anchor River..........it's that time of year.

Here's to you,

Joe

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"Where there's a hobble, there's hope."

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