The first bird up was a chukar partridge and it skied rapidly and then cut left. The sweet-mounting and swinging Caesar Guerini 20-gauge loaner gun barked and the partridge folded. Thank goodness my first shot was a hit, and I gladly accepted the “nice shot” accolades…

… Our visit to Virginia’s premier sporting resort was off to a good start, and it only got better with nice-working pointers, hard-flying chukars and ringneck pheasants, and beautiful surroundings in the heart of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.