Firelight SettersLet’s face it. When a hunter and their family decide to get a Ryman Setter puppy everyone has a picture in their head of what lies ahead. The hunter imagines a beautiful dog locked on point on a bird. The kids imagine a cute puppy that will play and sleep with them. The…
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
You can purchase your KS hunting license online and print it out at home. If you can do this, I recommend it as it will save you time. You will see a statement that anyone born after July 1, 1957 needs to provide proof that they have taken Hunter’s Education training. If you…
I have received a number of questions from folks planning to attend the Ryman Gathering in January. Usually if one person is wondering about something others are too so I thought I would post some answers publically. Please feel free to ask questions, I’ll answer what I can. I moved from Vermont to…
I was fortunate enough to again spend a month of early hunting season in Montana. Always an adventure, hunting this year was dogged by alternating heat and rain. Never saw so many rainy days in such a dry place. Sharptail grouse were spotty but Hungarian partridge were good as were pheasants. I had…
The artist who designed the awesome grouse for this new Orvis shirt is an avid grouse hunter but is also the new owner of a Ryman Setter puppy, Firelight Emmylou. Congratulations to Jay Dowd, it is great to see his talent being recognized. The shirt can be found on Orvis online. Maybe…
RymanSetters.com is excited to announce that the first annual Ryman Setter Breeders Gathering and Hunt is scheduled to be in January 8-15, 2017 in northcentral Kansas. This wild-bird-only event is a long needed opportunity for dedicated breeders to hunt together to see each others dogs as well as evening fireplace conversations about breeding…
I enjoyed this article and although it was written by a show breeder, the ethics, points and issues are the same and I thought I would share. In Search of the Perfect Stud Dog by Peri Norman I bought my first show dog in 1971. He became a Champion and attained his CD. He…