Firelight Setters
Temperatures soared into the 50’s today making it a glorious day to enjoy the Kansas countryside. Brief photos tonight as our daily after-dinner Topic Discussion has my attention. Shared information, knowledge and ideas is a huge benefit of this Breeders Group and to be able to have these conversations face-to-face is invaluable. Topics…
Ryman-Type Setters
This is our second Annual Ryman Breeders Gathering & Hunt. The Inaugural was held in January 2017 and was a great success. This year we have 10 Breeders attending along with a total of 50 dogs. Lots of fun, hunting, eating, drinking, laughing and of course, dog care. Breeders attending include: Fran &…
A photo says 1000 words? Here’s a quick 15,000 words from our Breeder Members today.
The 15 Ryman-type Breeders attending are all avid wild bird hunters and serious about the dog work. And everyone again scattered across the countryside all day in pursuit of KS quail and pheasant. However, the camaraderie is a huge part of the success of the Gathering as well as RymanSetters.com in general. Cocktail…
Cold temps but bright sunshine found breeders and dogs scattered across the countryside in quail habitat. Great start to the week!
As the sun sets here in Kansas over a dozen Ryman-type breeders are settling into the lodge or will be arriving soon. We are looking forward to a week of hunting wild bobwhites with each other and dogs from a variety of lines. Good dog work and lively discussions will be plentiful. …
Knowing that in the past I had judged dozens of AKC Hunt Tests (HTs) as well as trained and ran numerous dogs through all levels, I recently had some folks ask me to talk a bit about HTs relative to ryman-type setters. HTs were developed by the AKC about 30 years ago and…