> 29 more days to glorious grouse season…time to begin the begin. September 1st is the opening of blue grouse season. I have lived to see another gunning season, and the aspens will turn to gold. All is good in the world of setters and pointers! I will be in the grouse woods the next…
Category: Bird Dogs
>Canine Influenza Virus Update on Strideaway.com
> Here’s my latest article on CIV on Strideaway.com Best wishes to all for a grand Spring/Summer…only 141 more days until blue grouse season here in Colorado! Setter Feathers!
>Upland Sporting Literature
>I’ve been collecting bird dog books now for 13 years…and many of my hunting partners and closest friends have been trying to get me to disclose my gundog book source. After L-O-N-G thought and deliberation, I’ve decided to give you all the information now that I have all of GBE’s books (11 years in the…
>Purple Bombers of the Western Plains
>March 5th 2010 News Release US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE Interior Expands Common-Sense Efforts to Conserve Sage Grouse Habitat in the West News Releases Home Page Search the News ReleasesU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Home ContactsSharon Rose (FWS) 303-236-4580Melodie Lloyd (BLM) 202-912-7412Hugh Vickery (DOI) 202-208-6416 ——————————————————————————– Western Bird Found ‘Warranted but Precluded’ from Endangered Species…
>Friendships…
>Over the past 2 years, I’ve been fortunate to make some great friendships. I’ve even spent a few days afield with some of you. I appreciate the friendships, and I’m grateful that their are like minded people out there in this world. Here’s to your friendship and another great year! May we’ll all live to…
>The Unforgettables & Other True Fables by Bill Allen
>Just received my much anticipated copy in the mail today from Strideaway’s Chris Mathan. So far I’m thoroughly enjoying Bill’s book! Readers that want a copy of Bill’s book can order it through Strideaway.com. Photo was taken by Chris Mathan and published on Strideaway.com’s Facebook page—thanks Chris
>The Latter Days…Now on to the Crazies!
>The season ends in both Colorado and Kansas tomorrow…it’s like losing a best friend! Here are a few more photos from my forays to bird country. It was a good year! I’ll be dreaming for September 2010…
>Kansas Coveys on the Course
>Here are some photos from a recent Kansas trip. Golf courses make for great bird habitat! The dogs had a great time, and we found some pretty decent coveys this late in the season. This time of year, we spend more time counting birds then shooting at them. The 2009-2010 is winding down out here…I’m…
>Just One Time For Me
>Today I awoke at O’dark-30 and headed to a new spot in search of birds…birds being Colorado scaled quail. Stars dangled above in a cloudless sky as the girls (slumbering comfortably in the car next to me) and I sped southeast from home. Today was a day afield in the uplands that dreams are made…
>Pointin’ Dogs & Frozen Prairie
>Howling-windswept-minus-10-degrees-Kansas-prairie is where I just returned from. You know even if it’s miserable and bird-less and you have bird dogs, you’re gonna go! I adore Kansas and the prairie life. A few of my very favorite things are meeting the locals in town and sampling the gourmet dinning…breakfast is my favorite! January birds are combat…
>Shirt Sleeves & Setters
>Happy holidays to all…I hope 2010 is all you can hope and imagine for! I’ve enjoyed all the friendships I’ve made through Birddogdoc’s Chronicles! Enjoy the gunning season & I hope you all get out in the uplands with your bird dogs in tote! Be safe and always put your four legged partners first! New…
>Charles F. Waterman
>Painting by the great Eldridge Hardie: November Covey Bobwhites One of the greatest outdoor writers of all times was the late Charley Waterman whom passed on to the great-upland-covert-in-the-sky on January 12, 2005. I’m certain that Charley had a pack of bird dogs awaiting his arrival at the Rainbow Bridge! Charley authored 20 or more…
Upland Ways 