Stoney Brook OutfittersHello Everyone, I wanted to introduce Stoney Brook Outfitters. We are from the great state of Wisconsin. We are more focused on hunting than breeding. The majority of our hunting consists of hunting Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in Wisconsin. We also spend around 90 days a year taking advantage of 10,000 acres of…
Breeder Bios
Rum Creek Setters
Life with English Setters for me was prompted by an article in the 1980’s by long-time outdoors writer Tom Opre. His description of the traits of English Setters still make them a special breed today. My first setter, Sadie, was from Jagerlust Setters in Holly, Michigan and she set the bar for the…
Old HemlockOld Hemlock Setters Old Hemlock Setters are a line of English Setters developed by George and Kay Evans using a dog obtained from George Ryman, Old Hemlock Blue, and then breeding for the type. The Evanses were looking for a companion gun dog for primarily grouse and woodcock hunting. Old Hemlock Setters are…
Classic Setters
We were first introduced to Ryman type setters by Walt Cottrell and Walt Saling and got our first two setters from them in the early 1980’s. We began breeding setters several years later and average 1 litter per year. Our focus from the beginning was to line breed Ryman and Old Hemlock bloodlines…
Twombly SettersEarl Twombly started hunting, training, breeding and showing English Setters in 1925 in Waterbury, VT. His most notable dogs were CH “Joe Silver” in 1930, “Duke of Decoverly” in the 40s, “Cider“, Corey Ford’s beloved setter in the 50s, and “Tober“, Cider’s son in the 60s along with Earl’s own CH “Chief“. All…