>I decided last night to head up into the high country today to chase ptarmigan with my bird dogs at 12,500 ft above sea level which is a 2 hour drive from home! Karen and the girls had a school function this afternoon, and I’m waiting (patiently) for Walter and his wife Joanne to make…
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.
>Excellent Hunting Dog DVD
> I have recently become acquainted with a bird dog trainer extraordinaire by the name of Ben Garcia (Yes, he looks young…but man can he train gun dogs!)! He has trained several of my clients’ dogs over the past couple of years, but we had never formally met until recently! Ben’s clients only have the…
>Excellent Article on Strideaway!
>Kim Sampson (Team Member of Upland Equations) recently posted an excellent article on Strideaway entitled Passing the Torch (Click Here) which talks about the mentors that have shaped her life in the bird dog world! Kim’s article is a very good read, and I would highly recommend it. Strideaway is a great new website for…
>Bird Dogs, Blue Grouse, and Grouse Bums!
> September First…what a glorious day to begin the 2008 bird dog season! IMO there are two seasons…Bird dog season and waiting for bird dog season! We had a great time in Colorado the past few days. The weather conditions were near perfect for chasing Colorado grouse. The mountain grasses were very lush and the…
Preparations
Hopefully all of us have been preparing for the season by keeping our dogs (and ourselves) in shape. We’ve done this a few different ways. I mountain bike and run during the summer. To get and keep the dogs in shape, we include some free running, running from horseback, roading from an atv, and in…
>Gone Grousing!!!!
>There will be tales of tails to tell in the near future…stay tunned!
>What’s New in Blogger Land
>There are a lot of great posts out there in Blogger Land I’d like to share with you. The first is Dale’s from LoBank (CLICK HERE). Dale is writing a series on Great Dogs and Good Men…I’m really enjoying his stories! His latest post is of interest for any Elhew Pointer Fan! Andy and Walter…
>Canine Reproduction
>One aspect of veterinary medicine that I enjoy and find very fascinating is reproduction…specifically canine reproduction. Our bird dogs have become very important family members and not just hunting partners 3 or 4 months out of the year. Peoples’ lives are also very busy these days, and the price of gas makes travelling or flying…
>A Gracious Gift
> I have been enamored with sage grouse since I was a young teenager…I’ve poured through every piece of literature on these majestic birds that I could possibly find (although there is not very much)! I know I’ve said this before, but they define the American West and everything that is wild to me…I love…
>Dog Training with Walter’s new Pride (A Southern Californian in Eastern Colorado)
> Walter ventured out from Southern California to see (and get to know) his new Pride and joy! We headed out east to Jim Masolotte’s ranch to work her on some pigeons and what a great day we had! Pride’s a wonderful dog, and I’m very excited for Joanne and Walter to take her back…
Quit Grousing Around
For me, grouse are the quintessential wild upland bird of the west. Idaho hosts five different subspecies: blue, ruffed, spruce, sage, and sharptail. I have dubbed the taking of all these birds in one season as the “Idaho Grouse Grandslam.” Admittedly, I have not yet accomplished this feat. In 2002, I came close by harvesting…
Upland Ways 