Firelight SettersI 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…
Ryman-Type Setters
Parker Hollow SettersIn line with our philosophy of doing everything we can to produce healthy puppies, we wanted to BAER test our recent litter. In talking with other breeders, one of the things that precludes many breeders is having testing available in their area. As we were getting through the weaning stage, I started to plan puppy shots as…
October Setters
Getting dogs into wild birds is important to their development so we make an effort to show them as many as possible, whether the season is opened or not. This morning we had a chance to get out and show some Sage Grouse to Iris prior to the actual season opener. She handled…
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…
A week before our season closed here in Kansas we were very pleased to have Scott Gillis of Round River Setters and 3 of his dogs travel here from Iowa to join us for a weekend of quail hunting. Scott normally hunts pheasants back home and in South Dakota so quail hunting here…
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…