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…
Ryman-Type Setters
Firelight SettersFirelight Mustang Sally’s highly anticipated litter sired by October Mountain Heath arrived on Nov 18th. We have 9 puppies; at this time we do have males available to hunting companion homes. This is our 6th generation and we have high expectations for them as wild bird dogs. Updates will be on www.FirelightBirdDogs.com once…
Zak's English SettersTHE RYMAN SONG The true hunter/hobbiest makes hunting more than a sport and their appreciation of watching their setters in the field or woods is what takes them afield. Each precise creep forwards. Each sway of the head, as they scent for their birds. Each pose. Each point is etched in their brain.…
Sugar Creek English SettersHello everyone, It’s Sunday evening on November 1, with a dark sky and hard winds that promise to lay maybe one last flight of fresh woodcock in our Finger Lakes coverts. Hopefully everyone had the October we all wish for and some more days of the same are coming in November. A friend and his son…
Hello, so here we are, 7 weeks and 2 days since Josey whelped the litter sired by October Mountain River. On their 7 week birthday, everyone went to the vet’s office for wormer, vaccinations and microchips. Do we know how to party or what? So, for most of us, that’s really early for…
October SettersWe are having an unusually good year on Sharptails locally here in E. Idaho. My last morning chasing them was in an area that was pretty good for Sage Hens back in September. I hadn’t been seeing many of them recently though- one here and there is all, and no coveys. Our Sage…