5 quotes
Ruffed grouse dogs are bred, not born, and once born they are developed, not made.
An Affair with Grouse (1982)
A grouse deserves better than to be shot on the ground.
An Affair with Grouse (1982)
I know, as I've always known, that a gunner’s paradiso lies within himself, involved in his attitude toward his dog, his reverence for his bird; the boundaries are mental, not physical.
An Affair with Grouse (1982)
Each of us has that ember within him to create his own Camelot, to form his life by taste. Being different from the crowd, like quality, is not a vice. Tradition and standards shape shooting as surely as manners make the man.
An Affair with Grouse (1982)
Without quality in life, there is only Death waiting at the end for all of us, like the bird. Being one of those fortunate men whose existence burns more brightly because of gunning grouse, I have learned that the place to look for quality is within yourself.
An Affair with Grouse (1982)