A Bird Hunter's Thoughts

This is Yellar (as in "Old Yellar"). I hate to admit it, but he may be the smartest dog I've ever had. He pretty much runs ...

On the way home. A few field trials and some dogs to train and it's another summer. Hey- only 8 months to bird season!!!

Bird numbers are down this year, but I can't resist even just 1 day of hunting this beautiful place. Ice on the ground and 19 deg this m...

Kansas hunting in January.

Beautiful to ugly in less than an hour. Wow, the weather turns fast on the Great Plains. It pays to be ready for anything out here.

On the way. This should be an interesting day! Oh, did I mention the 25-30 mph winds? This might be a good time to evacuate to NM. Dogs are...

How will we be remembered. This not far from Loretta, KS. Birds are here but they are real spooky and don't hold for nobody- as they say...

It never gets old! Too darn cold in SD- even though they are et up in birds still. I figure I'd have no problem hunting I single digit ...

I am fortunate to be able to hunt right outside my back door. Peaches (top) and Ace (bottom) are both pointed on Woodcock. I have a creek a...

I did NOT do that. You didn't see me, and you can't prove it!!

The bottom picture shows 8 mos. old Lily locked down on her first covey with Robert going in for the flush. The top picture shows me holdin...

I came across this picture of me, self-taken, after a day hunting blues in the TX panhandle. You can't see it but there is a limit of th...

Long day and heading back to the truck. Tired dogs, hunters and birds in the bag.

Here's a shot of some typically great habitat for quail here in KS. Ace, Bo and Peaches had a good final day before watering and settlin...

A monument sitting by itself on the prairie. Interesting stuff!

70 deg but the hunting is good!

Those are teal and a Pintail. What a great day on the pond.

Watch out when you back up! Local guy told me they have fence posts 100 years old made out of this wood. Hunted duck today. Wind was 25-40 ...

I really like seeing the old buildings out here. I wonder who got married and buried here? The amazing things you see while driving around.