> Two flat tires in one day of grouse hunting…what are the odds? Any day in the grouse woods with bird dogs is special despite the tire fiascos. We searched high and low in text-book perfect blue grouse habitat, but never saw a grouse! We didn’t care, it was a great weekend to be alive…
>Colorado Blues & other Blogger Happenings
>What’s better than opening day in the Colorado Rockies with bird dogs in tote? Not much! 70 degrees and blue bird skies with a slight cool September breeze was the perfect weather to kick off the grouse season. The morning started with my alarm going off at 2 am. A whorl-wind commute through the mountains…
>Glorious September First
>Just got back from Colorado blue grouse country. Glorious day. More details to follow… Setter Feathers…
FISH OF MY DREAMS
I don’t usually do this, but could not help myself with these two extraordinary fish. Below are pictures of Chet Work (top picture) and Mark Davidson (bottom picture) with two behemoth browns. I have fished with both of these gentlemen and can say that they are diehard fishermen. Chet is now the Executive Director of…
>Gone Grousing Colorado Style…Stay Tuned!
>Colorado Greenback Cutthroat About The Western Native Trout InitiativeWith few exceptions, native trout populations have declined across the West, usually due to two general factors: habitat alteration and introduced non-native fish. Remaining native trout populations are often isolated from one another and exposed to increased predation, competition, and hybridization. Continued human population growth, coupled with…
>Canine Reproduction Article on Strideaway
>Grouse River Gretchen Here’s my latest article on Canine Reproduction for Strideaway.com
>Artist Bob Bertram
>MY NOVEMBER GUEST by: Robert Frost (1874-1963) MY Sorrow, when she’s here with me,Thinks these dark days of autumn rainAre beautiful as days can be;She loves the bare, the withered tree;She walks the sodden pasture lane. Her pleasure will not let me stay.She talks and I am fain to list:She’s glad the birds are gone…
>Trout Hunting Colorado Style
>One of my favorite upland pursuits is stealthily hunting native/wild trout on small streams in my beloved Sangre De Cristo Mountains here in Colorado with dries. Mayflies, caddis and stoneflies are still hatching in the high country above 10,500 ft…altitude more suitable for white-tailed ptarmigan, but loaded with beautiful natives. While on the lonely Arkansas…
Gundogs By Tom Davis
Gundogs By Tom Davis…reprinted with permission by Bernard & Associates from July/Aug 2010 Sporting Classics…Tom Davis is one of my heros and a heck of a fine writer! I hope you enjoy this piece as much as I did! Twenty years as a Sporting Classics columnist has enabled the author to share unforgettable moments with…
>First Light by Mike Gaddis
> This is a reprint with permission from Bernard & Associates from the August 2010 issue of Sporting Classics‘ First Light by Mike Gaddis…I hope you enjoy Mike’s writing as much as I do! Among the many stones in my country canine cemetery are a select few which stand to their own. Apart, as the…
>September 1st Address Change
> 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…
"ROADSIDE REVELATIONS" IN THE UPLAND ALMANAC
Today, I was on facebook and saw a post by The Upland Almanac regarding the forthcoming Autumn issue. The post had a beautiful picture of the magazine cover with a painting by Jim Killen. Upon closer inspection, I noticed at the very bottom, “Roadside Revelations” which is my article that I submitted last year. ….
Upland Ways 