Author: birddogdoc

Have bird dogs...will travel. I enjoy chasing my setters and FB English Cocker in wide open spaces. (Fly fishing is something to get me between the bird dog seasons!)When not chasing my bird dogs, I'm thinking, reading or writing about bird dogs! The perfect day to me is hunting upland birds with my brother Andy in the bird rich Uplands of Idaho! There's nothing better than dogs on point and puppy breath! I love the tradition associated with upland gunning and birddogs. I'm also a classic America double gun enthusiast...nothing like carrying a 100+ y/o smooth bore on the short-grass prairie.

>Wingshooting Jacket…Gearing Up for the Quail Season

>I’m patiently awaiting the Kansas quail season! Can’t hardly wait…like a kid for Christmas. I plan to be there every week chasing coveys of BIRDS. I ordered Filson’s new Wingshooting Jacket and it should arrive just in time! I’ll give an update on it once I’ve put it through the ringer! Wingshooting JacketStyle Number 10110$295.00…

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>Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1G

>I recently updated my camera for the up and coming Upland Bird Season! So far I’m very pleased! Here are some photographs from Thursday and some specs on the camera! I plan to take lots of photos this Fall and even some videos! DMC-TS1G 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera •3m Water Proof Take photos under 3m…

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>The Quiet Dog!

>Lil’ Ms Ellie desperately needed her teeth cleaned…so today was the day! This is the quietest we’ll ever see this little gun dog! She’s quickly becoming one of my best friends and companions! Who’d a thunk?

Huge Kudos to Scolopax!!

I wanted to congratulate Scolopax on his up and coming article in Gray’s Sporting Journal! We’re proud of you! Looking forward to seeing it on the newsstand!

>Groused Feathers Again!

>October 1st…my favorite day of the year! Of course it would snow on my favorite day to chase grouse…but any day spent in the uplands is a glorious day! Tim and I looked hi and low for birds, but never made contact! Here’s a few photos from the day. The Kansas pheasant opener is just…

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Sage Grouse on Horseback

I don’t think it can get any better than the experience we had hunting sage grouse here at home in Utah on Saturday. Beautiful weather, stunning landscape, devoted family, lots of wild birds, steady mounts, and enthusiastic (if not experienced in the pup’s case) dogs. We arrived and started saddling the horses before sunrise. Brilliant…

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September in Custer County Colorado

I spent today in Greenback cutthroat and blue grouse country in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains outside of Westcliffe, Colorado. It was a glorious day! The dogs and I found some blue grouse, but I messed it up when I was trying to get a photo of my Elhew pointer on point…the grouse blew out,…

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>Cel Dor Asado: Traditional Uruguayan Wood Fired Grill

>I spent the day doing what I live for…what keeps me alive and breathing…chasing birds with dogs and tossing a few dries (beetles today) to hungry trout on a very small creek in the Arkansas River Valley and the mountains that I adore more than any…the Sangre De Cristo’s! I ate at a very wonderful…

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>Colorful Colorado

>Today, I spent the day doing what I’ve been wanting to try all Summer…fishing above the treeline for Colorado cutthroats on a lake not to far from my cabin. It was cold and windy today at > 12,000 ft, but a glorious day to be out! Here’s some photos from the day! To bad every…

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