It’s almost 9:30 in the morning and I’m still lounging around drinking coffee and catching up with the Internet.  This is only the second day off I’ve had this month and it felt good to watch the sunrise out the bedroom window and not be getting supplies ready for the day and loading dogs in […]

After 12 days of hunting and one day of field trialing so far in October things are looking good.  We are way ahead on the number of woodcock flushed and a little ahead of last year on grouse flushed.  As is often the case early in the season, the shooting has been tough due to […]

Wild Apple Jack was the best dog I’ve ever had the opportunity to have as a companion, hunting dog, and field trial competitor. In his field trial career he won five championships and one runner-up championship all on grouse and woodcock. His first win was the 2007 Grand National Grouse Championship run that year 15 […]