October Setters
We are recently home from our annual Wisconsin Grouse and Woodcock hunt. Grouse numbers were still spotty in the region we hunt, but up a little from last year and maybe a bit more consistent. Not so many covers where you didn’t see any or maybe only saw a couple, and we had…
Sugar Creek English SettersHello (again) Ryman Setter friends! Some news for you from New York State coverts. We had a great September running Josey and Chica in the field for exercise and scouting work in September. Looking back at last month, I realize it’s a really under-appreciated, maybe even totally unrecognized, part of the season. While not great…
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…
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…
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…
We have been very busy here raising Belle’s litter born on July 14th. The pups are now 5 weeks old and doing great! Heads are taking shape, color and pigment is coming in nicely and the personalities are really starting to show. We have 7 pups, 5 females and 2 males. We currently…
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…