Any time we get to hunt in December is considered bonus time. The worst year I can remember, it snowed on Veteran’s Day (11/11) and we didn’t see bare ground again until Patriot’s Day (originally 4/19). A very few years in the last 30 we’ve had bare ground right up until Christmas. this may be […]
Monday seemed like a good day to get dogs out in hopes of finding some wary and wily late season grouse. The easy birds of the year that have survived human and animal predation by the time we reach December rarely make the same mistakes that give both dogs and hunters success back in October. […]
My November 13th issue of the Field finally arrived battered and bagged. The report for our Labor Day trial was in that issue. New England Bird Dog Club The New England Bird Dog Club has long been a fixture on the southern New England field trial scene, but moved its fall event to the scenic […]
The 2015 season is not even over yet and we already have a number of days book for next fall. We have had an exceptional season with almost a 1000 birds flushed so far. Our success is due to a number of factors. First we had an excellent year on woodcock with strong local populations […]