The Isle of Woodcock. With a whir of wings, the mottled, brown bird, flushed, and jinking, twisted up into the thick Birch canopy above. Trying desperately,to find level ground upon which to stand, amongst the tangled tree roots, rocks and bracken, I gripped the barrels of the 20 bore, and leaned into the shot. In…
>Excellent New Addition to the Upland Equations
>I wanted to inform my readers about our newest edition to the Upland Equations Blog…Scolopax is from Scotland, and we are very excited to read his posts about the upland life over yonder. I told him that I’d love to live vicariously through his writings! His post entitled The Isle of Woodcock 1 is an…
THE A-TEAM
Do you remember that action sitcom in the 80’s called, “The A-Team,” with Mr. T as “B.A. Barracas?” I remember–as a kid–being so excited to watch that show and see Mr. T with his crazy mohawk say such things as: “Listen up, sucka!” Good times! They sure don’t make TV shows like they used to….
>SPRING TREASURES
>I’d much rather be chasing pointing dogs across the prairies of this great country…waiting for that intoxicating staunch point on wild birds…the echos on rim rocks crossed scree covered slopes…the explosive rush of a covey of bobwhites or the thunder of a ruffed grouse lifting out of an aspen-chocked draw on the Royal Mac Nab…these…
CHECK OUT "ROOTY" IN THE NEW PDJ!
I thought I would give you all quick plug on my first published article, “Rooty,” in the March/April 2009 Pointing Dog Journal. For those who do not know, Rooty, a GSP, was my first birddog. The article is only one page long, but I think it is a good tribute to a great birddog. Fittingly,…
THE WHITE WONDER: "WANT TO TRADE DOGS?"
When it came to effectiveness on multiple species of game birds, Farley was a “Jack of all Trades.” In his three seasons, I harvested valley quail, scaled quail, pheasants, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, Hungarian Partridge, chukar partridge, and sharptail grouse over his staunch points. Had I been able to shoot straight, I would have added…
>Chukar Memories and a New MacBook
>This post is actually a testing post today from my new Apple Computer… MacBook. This will be the very first time I’ve ever used an Apple Computer! I was supposed to go shoot sporting clays this morning, but ended up finding myself at the local Best Buy getting a new home computer so that I…
THE WHITE WONDER: "SNIFF IT UP BOYS!"
As we drove westward in the Ford Excursion, a very noticeable odor permeated the inside of the vehicle. “Ah man, what is that smell?” complained one of my brothers. “Farley, and he stinks!” exclaimed Shawn. Pretty soon all occupants of the vehicle were grumbling . . . all except me. “Sniff it up boys because…
>In the Company Of a Gentleman…or Pavlov’s Dogs
>Robert Ruark once wrote that a person can learn a lot about life while watching dogs and that it never hurts to be in the presence of a true gentleman…it might just rub off! With all the woes and throes about stimulating the US economy, I decided to take Ruark’s advice and headed east along…
>Equine Dentistry…one of my other passions
>One of my passions as a veterinarian is equine dentistry. I get tons of satisfaction and reward from floating teeth! It’s pretty neat to see a horse improve in performance and weight gain after I’ve worked on their teeth. Below are some photos of a horse that I recently worked on. You’ll notice by my…
Upland Ways 