Comments on: Guns & Barbour Coats at the 2009 Orvis Cup

By: JW

JW — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:27:53 +0000

Hey Doublegun,

I’ll go grouse hunting with you anytime. Just ask. Seriously. I’ve got a puppy I’m trying to train. Need to see good grouse dogs in action, and they are harder to find than hen’s teeth.

By the way, the comments about Barbours and sweating are dead on. Waxed jackets are great for riding, driven shoots, and anything else that calls for sitting on your arse in the rain like an English lordling. But grouse hunting is serious exercise. Give me my Patagonia …. and of course my trusty roll of duct tape, since no gore-tex ever made can escape unscathed from the Lair of the Grouse God!

By: Chris Bryer

Chris Bryer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:26:45 +0000

Here is a video of Becasse hunting in France.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPFMBkJAEU

By: Chris Bryer

Chris Bryer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:24:26 +0000

I havent done too much upland bird hunting in the states but in Europe (mainly France) Barbour is a mainstay. Woodcock (Becasse), Partridge and Pheasant are the prey and good dogs are crucial as they dont push birds like they do here.

By: Flocker

Flocker — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:45:46 +0000

I guess I am the inverse of you guys. I am lucky that i get to do a decent amount of bird hunting, and get a strange satisfaction from wearing great outdoor clothes made by/for hippies, leftists, and causeheads (Patagonia / Northface /Mt. Khakis in browns and greens).

I am still waiting for Patagonia to use the pic I sent (quartering a feral hog) in their catalog.

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:17:31 +0000

JN — Red Wing boots.

DoubleGun — Ever see Full Metal Jacket? That is where my comment comes from, and I wasn’t taking offense at what you were saying. Although, it is not likely I will be out hunting anytime soon. I’m too busy faking like I do on the internet.

By: JP

JP — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:13:20 +0000

I like this Doublegun guy. A lot.

By: JN

JN — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:40:08 +0000

Any idea of the sort of boot the bearded fellow was wearing?

By: Doublegun

Doublegun — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:24:58 +0000

You think you’re Mickey Spillane? You think you’re some kind of a fuckin’ writer?” I bet they weren’t talking like that at the Orvis Day Camp. I apologize if you think I was dissing your story. Re-reading my comments I can understand how you feel that way. I certainly applaud you for going out and doing a piece on style and the shooting sports. However, I would respectfully suggest that you find some grouse hunters and take a trip to Maine, Vermont of New Hampshire and cover the rich, texture filled world of the upland life. Where it’s not just about form, it’s about style and substance.

Actually, I have worn through two Barbour Beaufort coats. Best damn coat for keeping the rain out and fending off briars but if you are really hunting, exerting yourself or just using the coat for its intended purpose, you’ll find yourself soaked from sweat. You’ll also find out that the corduroy collar wicks rain right to your shoulders so you need to wear a hat with a brim. Own one long enough and you’ll also learn that as the wax wears off and as the cotton gets wet and dries the coat will shrink and you wind up giving it to your wife and/or kids (or course by then the coat will stink to the point where they won’t touch it, let alone wear it).

Cheers,

By: JP

JP — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:25:22 +0000

He actually is some kinda writer. Probably owns a Barbour too, I’d bet.

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:46:48 +0000

DG,

You think you’re Mickey Spillane? You think you’re some kind of a fuckin’ writer?

ACL