> These are some photos from my very first trip to the Canadian border. Our trip was in the first week on November (2007), and the weather was unseasonably warm…at least that’s what Gary Ruppel had told me. We had a great time the 5 days we were there. The dog work was spectacular, and the birds were a bonus. We had points of Huns, Sharp-tailed grouse, and many a “Ditch Parrot”. We survived the trip with only some minor incidents with porcupines and barb wire. The food we ate was incredible. Don Tolson was up early every morning cooking breakfast. We had home made apple butter that Don’s friend Gary and his wife made. We ate prime rib and pheasant for dinner almost every night. I can’t wait to get back to the Eastern Montana Prairie.