(The following appeared in the Fall 2003 Issue of Field Trial Magazine. NSTRA continues to thrive while THE FIELD has struggled without their support.) At some point this summer, Wes Barr, president of the National Shoot-to-Retrieve Association received a letter from Bernie Matthys, editor of The American Field. In the letter, Mr. Matthys outlined a […]

Here’s the thing, over the last 25 years I have had a lot of bird dogs come and go. Some I’ve bought, some I’ve been given, and some I’ve bred. Most of them have spent at least part of their lives with me as house dogs as well as being hunted and field trialed. They […]

The mild winter is being kind to the grouse of Northern New Hampshire. This time of year we usually are just running dogs on a dead end road to start getting them in shape. This year there is so little snow that we are running them in the same place we usually use, but were […]