2012 Gallery
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Colleen and Lloyd Murray display their VIP tickets to see the President ( Ruthie Murray shot the picture )...It really helps getting front row passes, if The Presidents Campaign calls for some catering...and you are in the catering bussiness in NH!

The President arrives at a Obama For America rally, Manchester, NH 2012.
It was beautiful fall day...I took the girls out of school for the day, to go see and hear The President...our VIP pass found us on the front row of the rope line!
Never dreaming they would get to meet him!

The President arrives at a Obama For America rally, Manchester, NH 2012.
It was beautiful fall day...I took the girls out of school for the day, to go see and hear The President...our VIP pass found us on the front row of the rope line!
Never dreaming they would get to meet him!

The President arrives at a Obama For America rally, Manchester, NH 2012.
It was beautiful fall day...I took the girls out of school for the day, to go see and hear The President...our VIP pass found us on the front row of the rope line!
Never dreaming they would get to meet him!

The President arrives at a Obama For America rally, Manchester, NH 2012.
It was beautiful fall day...I took the girls out of school for the day, to go see and hear The President...our VIP pass found us on the front row of the rope line!
Never dreaming they would get to meet him!

At a Obama Rally in Manchester, NH ..late Oct., 2012. I shot this picture a moment after I shot one of the President meeting Ruthie Murray AND Colleen Murray...we had VIP tickets and got in the front row of an 8000 person rally !

Lloyd with Grouse Ridge Sarge in Debec, New Brunswick, Canada , Oct, 2012..I ran her in the International Amateur Woodcock Championship for her co owners and old friends, Pete Flanagan and George Johnson. Of course we hunted the hell out of her in Oct. also!

A few of the many folks at The National Amateur Grouse Championship Banquet at The Historic Lost Pond Clubhouse, NY State, Oct. 2012...Clockwise. Thom Richardson, Pete Flanagan, Al Gehm, Dave Hughes, Roger McPhearson and reporter, Lloyd Murray (that is a soda in my hand, as I don't drink adult beverages!)

Lloyd Murray, Reporter for The American Field Magazine, announcing a brace at National Amateur Grouse Championship
Oxford, NY..Oct. 2012

Three days of grouse hunting for 10 Year Old Will Sumple can make you tired on the ride back home to Conn., his pillow is "Sammy" or Sumps Houdinni Sam" who we just bred to 2x CH Long Gone Boston.

.Lloyd with Sumps Timber Noodle or "Smitty" (CH Long Gone George ex CH Wycoff Run Megan) with Will Sumple, Steves son, and his first grouse shot...was over a "Smitty" point! Mid Nov., 2012 Will shot a grouse a day for three days in a row at age 10!

Ruthie Murray, age 13, Electing a President ! Ruthie working the phones as a Predident Obma Volunteer, fall 2012

Lloyd and Dave Huges, hunting, Northern NH Oct.2012...in the middle is Lloyds brother in law, Brenner Harris, Set director of the hit TV show " Glee"

Kilkenny Open Shooting Dog Classic , Spring 2012
Winner: CH Long Gone Boston ( 2 grouse finds and 2 woodcock finds in 60 minutes ) with Colleen and Lloyd Murray
Second; Old Glory River, Austin Parsons ( 3 woodcock and a grouse find )
Third;Grouse Ridge Force with Dave Hughes. ( 3 grouse and a woodcock find )
This was a hell of a "wild bird " Classic!

The results of the White Mountain Open Derby Classic, Spring 2012
First ; Long Gone Conway, with Dave Hughes
Second; Sutters real MacCoy, with Colleen and Lloyd Murray ( Connies littermate brother )
Third; Chaz, posed by Dr Ryan Canalis
Connie won the Pretiougous Grafield Wall/ Clifton Hale Open Derby Classic a week later also! Both Conway and MaCcoy are by CH Long Gone Buckwheat.

Lloyd Judging the 2011 Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship with Dave Hughes, Marionville, PA. April 2, 3 and 4, 2012.
Winner Terhars Elvis with Upper Cove Dessert Devil.

A rare picture indeed. Long Gone Conway with The Grand National Puppy Classic Throphy AND The Grand National Grouse Futurity Throphy, she won both events in 2011 ! With Dave Hughes, Son Mark Hughes holding "Connie " and Lloyd Murray.

The Three Vice Presidents of The Grand National Grouse Championship.
Dave Hughes (Mid Atlantic)
Bryon Wood (Lake States)
Lloyd Murray (Northeast)

Dave Hughes and Lloyd Murray judging the 2012 Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship, Marionville, PA.

Snoop on the Prudentail Building Tour, 50 stories over Boston, Fenway Park is in the background, Home of the Boston Red Sox !

Colleen Murray and all the other Murrays at The Boston Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, Taking in a game, March, 2012 (the Celtics won!)

Long Gone Studley, a puppy we co own with Jason Banks. ( CH Long Gone Buckwheat ex CH Allie Cat...Madisons littermate sister )

Dave working 7 month old Long Gone Pheebe on birds, PA. Feb. 2012. She by 2x H Long Gone Nixon.
TX, Lloyd

Lloyd, Colleen and Tamera Murray, at sunrise Hampton Beach NH. New Years morning, 2012. Ruthie Murray is shooting the picture.