Stephanie, welcome to the DHBP.
Sorry about your dad, please accept our condolences.
Glad you found us, we love to hear about the history of our sport.
In addition to Eric, I am betting that others on the site either have some in their collections or know people who do.
As a buddy of mine used to say, this planet has a bad case of humans.
We saw this all the time when I worked at ADCNR on WMA lands. And public streams.
They would get into the streams and ride for miles, you can only imagine the erosion, siltation and damage it causes.
LOL, Penny sounds alot like our Coco (RIP).
She was a beautiful lab, but had no hunting instinct what so ever.
Great family dog, a very lovable pup, and the guardian of her (our) chickens!
Outstanding!! I caught (and released) a 14" male brookie way back in 1988 that I still wish today that i had gotten mounted.
Always thought about having a carved/formed reproduction of one made.