Interview September 21, 2018 with: Chuck Robinson, Parker Hollow English Setters, NJ Thank you Chuck for doing this interview. Can you tell us a little about your occupation and interests/hobbies? I am an IT solutions architect. I work as a consultant where I design, implement and migrate complex corporate directory and email systems.…
Interview August 17, 2018 with: Mark Altemann of Rum Creek Setters in Michigan Thank you Mark for doing this interview. Can you tell us a little about your occupation and any other hobbies or interests? My first career was to work for GM as an industrial engineer in their manufacturing plants in…
Since our beginning in 2015, the group RymanSetters.com has had an amazing and supportive response from hunters who love the ryman-type setter and also the bird dog community in general. Our group has grown from just 6 Founding kennels to nearly 20 Breeder Members. Each Breeder Member has joined because they are…
One of our Founding Members of RymanSetters.com is Walt Cottrell, DVM, of Vermont. Walt not only has a long history in breeding and hunting ryman-type setters but he is also a veterinarian, a wildlife biologist and a regular columnist for the magazine Upland Almanac. His column, “Healthy Dog” is a long standing tradition for the…
Wild birds, wild birds, wild birds, wild birds…”Our dogs handle wild birds”…”We prove our dogs on wild birds”…etc etc. We’ve all heard it before but what does it really mean? Does it really matter? Is it just an advertising tactic? In short, yes it really matters. But why and how it makes a…
Hello Everyone, I wanted to introduce Stoney Brook Outfitters. We are from the great state of Wisconsin. We are more focused on hunting than breeding. The majority of our hunting consists of hunting Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in Wisconsin. We also spend around 90 days a year taking advantage of 10,000 acres of…
First I want to state that I am not claiming to be a professional trainer with decades training dozens of pups. However, I no longer consider myself a “beginner” either, as I’ve successfully trained a few of my own setters as well as friend’s pups. There have been many books and articles written…