Firelight SettersA 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…
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…
FoundersA primary purpose of RymanSetters.com is to help foster an expanding gene pool of healthy Ryman-type setters. An important part of achieving that goal is providing breeders with good information about health issues in English setters and how to deal with them. One of the most challenging aspects of producing healthy dogs is…
October SettersWe have a new litter out of Lizzie x Heath, born early Thanksgiving morning. Happy Holiday! Video, info, and updates on our blog. OctoberSetters.com/blog
Firelight 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…