> I long for the echo of dog bells on a hoar- frost, October’s morn’n. The scent of wet dogs and autumn foliage permeate the olfactory senses…the balance of a fine double shotgun over a forearm. Suddenly, the bells fall silent…Now, it’s time to regain consciousness and go find the staunch dogs!
>SOUTHERN ARIZONIA QUAIL DOGS (FEB 2008)
> My final trip of the year was a life long dream. I went down to southern Arizona with the dogs in tote. I went through New Mexico and saw my very first javelina on the side of the road. I put my trust in a GPS unit that sent me 2 hours in the…
>COUNTING COVEYS IN KANSAS (2007)
> I was fortunate to make several trips to Kansas this year (2007-2008). The quail numbers were down but the dogs and I were still able to find a few good coveys. Our motto for Kansas hunting is: “Quail are for counting and pheasants are for killing!” I have 2 trip that will forever by…
>CHASING SOUTHERN IDAHO CHUKARS
> Karen and I made a trip to Southern Idaho to visit my family for the Thanksgiving (2007) holiday. I was able to sneak away for one day of chukar and valley quail hunting with my good friend, Matt Lucia. We had a great day and found several nice coveys of those cantankerous chukars. Gep…
>TWO STEPPIN’ IN MONTANA
> These are some photos from my very first trip to the Canadian border. Our trip was in the first week on November (2007), and the weather was unseasonably warm…at least that’s what Gary Ruppel had told me. We had a great time the 5 days we were there. The dog work was spectacular, and…
>MORE BIRD DOGGIN’ HIGHLIGHTS…
> Ptarmigan hunting with pointing dogs in Colorado is a wonderful foray…but short on tradition. The season opens during the month of September and extends into October brilliance. These wonderful birds are found at or above the treeline where sub alpine tundra is present…11,500 to > 14,000 ft. An outing in search of the chukar…
>2007-2008 BIRD DOGGIN’ HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS
> The bird dog season began this year with a new pup in my string…Gretchen (Gretch) came to us with high hopes of a grand season. Gretch is out of Grand National Grouse Champion Shady Hills Billy and Pennstar. Our season started in the 2nd weekend of September in Colorado’s Glorious North Park. It was…
>Best Friends and Memories in the Field
>These are some of my favorite photos of my friends and family. The first photo is of my brother, Andy, and my father just before one of the best valley quail outings on the “Dishner” property in Idaho. The second photo is of my great friend and partner in crime, dog trainer Gary Ruppel, from…
>Two of My Favorite Girls: Karen and Ginny Girl
> Ginny Girl and Karen in Sun Valley, Idaho during Thanksgiving vacation (2005). We were chasing chukars with my brothers. We had a great day with numerous points…although the gunners couldn’t shoot straight. This photo of Ginny retrieving a scaled quail was from her last season (Fall 2006) in Kansas. We moved 20 coveys of…
Upland Ways 