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. […]
I recently had the time to add some more trial reports to the page http://wildapplekennel.com/field-trial-reports/. It was interesting to note that the first entry on that page was the 2004 report of the Miss Leslie Open Derby in which Wild Apple Jack was the runner-up while still a puppy. The most recent entry is the 2015 […]
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 […]
You know things have been a little hectic and you’ve neglected things when a blog follower calls you up to see if you’re still alive. The previous post is dated June 29, almost six weeks ago. So, I guess you are all entitled to know what’s been going on. Obviously my plate has been full […]