Firelight SettersThis comment was made on my earlier post about breedings I have been doing. So today when I was running one of my pups in the grouse woods I took a couple of short videos: videos cannot be shared within a reply so I had to create this new post as my…
Firelight Setters
Breeding goals are for athletic dogs with style, intensity and precocious natural ability. Small breeder with 50 years in Setters. These are my personal gun dogs and hunted extensively on multiple species of wild birds in both forest and on prairie. F50/M60-65 lbs. OFA, BAER, VPI. Typically 1 litter a year by advance reservation. Northern Michigan. website email
This is from my blog titled Firelight Reflections, shared here as part of RS members sharing recent hunting and breedings. For years breeders have been breeding their Ryman-types to Ryman-types, feeling it was perpetuating a good thing. But genetic regression to the mean has resulted in common opinions in the bird dog world of Rymanssuch…
The piece below is cross posted from my personal blog, Firelight Reflections. I share it here because Breeder Members of RymanSetters.com want puppy buyers to be fully informed and educated so that they can make the best choice in their new hunting companion. – Lynn Dee Galey, Firelight Setters A friend called…
To spare Lynn Dee Galey, our customary interviewer, from talking to herself more than usual, we invited Randy Lawrence, a retired teacher, to do the deed. For 19 years, he wrote the “Wingshooting Column” in Sporting Clays magazine, and his work has appeared in numerous bird gun and gun dog publications including Shooting…
Interview March 12, 2019 with: Jenn and Legh Higgins of Twombly Setters at Coronation Kennels, Vermont Thank you Jenn and Legh for taking the time to do the interview. Can you tell us a little about your occupation and any other hobbies or interests? Legh: I am a retired retail specialist and property…
Due to a lack of internet access during the week, this year’s report of the 2019 Ryman Breeders Gathering is being presented as a single summary with photos. We hope that you enjoy. It was a hard core group of hunter/breeders that got together in Kansas last week. I say hardcore because this…
As hunting season is winding down we have the time to get back to our interviews with our RymanSetters.com Breeder Members. We hope that you enjoy this series as we all look forward to learning more about these hunting men and women who are committed to continuing the tradition of the ryman-type setter…