Black Forest, Schwartzwald, Germany

[Dom]

Ya TreeDoc that Ham is pretty good, usually I win a pack but this time didn't see any. And what is just as good or better is the smoked trout! My mouth is watering . . .

Actually, the hunting horns are simply a trumpet without valves, so no Ooommpha there!! Most can get 5 notes out of them, the good players six. I can't read a stitch of music so I've got about 20 tunes memorized by sound, the most popular one's we play. We musn't talk about the Pils after!!

Glad you can handle the pics Billy -- I shan't put a pic of my bockdrilling up. It's actually a plane jane model, no engraving, but did cost the price of three good weapons!! Good thing I only had to put one scope on it. The other drilling I have is 16x16Ga over 8x57, old model I couldn't pass up for $700.

Ya Jon, the weak dollar doesn't do us any good, I feel for you w/a family & all. Hang in there, it would have been real tough back in my younger days also. But, time goes on and doesn't stop for anybody! Hey I'll be in your neck of the woods tomorrow, Freistadt Bayern, at a shoot in Amerdingen. Ouch, that hurts to know your hat floated away Waidmannsheil, Dom.

Speaking of hats, here's one I don't wear too often, but do have Boar Brush, Fox Teeth Wheel, a couple pins, and an assortment of waterfowl, upland game feathers stuck in it.