A Bird Hunter's Thoughts

7XNSTRA Ch. Quail Valley Trooper Trooper and Jeffrey Keck On the first of August, 2001, a little male pup made his way into the light ...

Randy and Ace at GA Championships NSTRA Georgia Championships 2010- a short video Seeing as how tomorrow is the 1st day of Spring and st...

Seasons are closed, it's warming up down South, and all the bubba's down here are psyched up for Turkey season.  I confess, I have m...

For those not associated with NSTRA, every year each region (there are a bunch- 27?) has a final trial to determine a champion.  To be in th...

My Mule I resisted for a long time getting an UTV, or whatever they call these things.  I have friends that take these things out west wi...

It really makes me shake my head how I can lose something so easily! Two things I've lost that are valuable in dollars and sentiment.  O...

I posted a while back about dog food and how I was having a dickens of a time trying to figure out what was best for my dog. I only have 3 w...

Limit of Ruffed Grouse Since I travel to hunt, my hunting season is extended- September through February.  That is the GOOD news!  The BA...

Resting Between Braces... We are back in the Field Trial mode.  Ace, above, is between runs, or "braces", at a National Shoot to...

I say this is an initial evaluation because I've hunted and trained my dogs with it for merely two days now.  The day this vest arriv...

I think it is important to say this:  I am not advertising for RC.  I'm not endorsed or compensated in any way.  In fact, I only know w...

My two pups, Ruby (top) and Cap (bottom), have resumed training in the back pasture.  These shots were taken this week on pen raised quail....

If you are in the area, come on out and join the fun!  I will be a part of the Quail hunting seminar sponsored by Rancho Carocal, a wild bir...

Where would I start, on what bird, and where would I finish up?  Any Ideas?

wait a minute, I think, that bird looks familiar! Blues Feeding I'd just pulled up by a stock tank next to the dirt road along whic...

Randy and Cap Randy moving in on a point on Blues (Ace) Bad Bird Dog on Point (Hey, You gotta have some fun!)

This is typical of the terrain and flora on the region.  In this video, we were only a few minutes behind the birds and Ruby was pointing ...

Robert at Sunset Robert and Bea at Sunset Yesterday ended well, with a very nice covey of Blues pointed and  several birds harvested...

We stopped for lunch and cooked up some quail.  Then we let the dogs run around a little to loosen them up. These are Robert's two sette...

What?  Let's Go! Whoopee! Never tell me these dogs think this is a chore!  Top photo is Ace coming in from a cast and the bottom ...