Sometimes you zig and the grouse zag.  It’s like that movie from the 60s “The Endless Summer” — every time they would get to a new beach that was supposed to have super surf the ocean would be like a mill pond and some local would say you should have been here yesterday (or last […]

It’s sort of a long running joke between Tony and me that we are driving by more good cover than we actually hunt and train in.  So far this summer we’ve found three new covers.  One was by chance as we found a number of birds in a cut as we passed through it to […]

For way more years then I’m willing to admit, I’ve worn the same boots — Danner Sierras uninsulated boots.  I have worn out a number of pairs but they fit well and gave great support.  So, when it came time to replace my current pair that had started leaking, Tommy, who may spend even more […]

If you watch one of the top grouse field trial dogs in the country run and pay close attention you should notice two things that they all share.  First is they run to the front and secondly they check in with the handler on a fairly regular but not to frequent basis.  That is not […]