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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.

— George Bird Evans An Affair with Grouse (1982)

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If a man’s life is not long enough, a dog’s is even shorter and anything you can do to make that fuller is worthwhile.

Much of the pleasure of shooting is what accompanies it and sharing it all with a good friend.

If you can approach shooting as something to be enjoyed, not a frustrating obsession, it can enrich your life.

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)

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