Hunting Dog Thread

All you trainers of hunting dogs I know you put alot of time and energy into training them. I am sure your proud of them. So post pics of your pride and joy hunting dogs.

When I was younger I trained Beagles and competition hunted them. I was a certified AKC judge for UBGF Beagle Trials. Then got into English Setter Bird Dogs. Here in Southern Indiana we have Hoosier National Forest home to some good grouse hunting. I had a Ryman Setter and an Old Hemlock Setter the more old fashioned type Grouse hunting English Setters. My best setter I owned was my Ryman Setter. Here is a good picture of a Ryman Setter not my Ryman but this one was the Great Aunt of my Ryman setter and they looked exactly the same you wouldnt be able to tell them apart.

Human population is getting such that there arent alot of places to hunt anymore. Especially with bird dogs. No habitat left. Its a dying old sport. Afraid to say.

The Rymans and Old Hemlock English setters where the Gentleman's Shooting dog throw back to the old setters before field trials bred them to be wide hunters and very energetic. These setters where ones you could walk behind and hunt Grouse and Quail. Bred mostly in Northern Pennsylvania for rich clients out of New York City. George Ryman was the man famous for these dogs. Then George Bird Evans created his Old Hemlock breed from select Rymans over the years. As GBE grew up hunting over Ryman setters with his Father. Then GBE became famous with the Bird Dog community for his Books he wrote about his adventures training dogs and hunting Ruff Grouse in the Mountains.

George Ryman would take wealthy clients up into Canada hunting Grouse over his best Setters, thats one way he made a living.

I just found that there is a book out, that I need to add it to my collection as I have several of GBE's books signed by him. This new book is by someone else and its about the evolution of the Ryman Setter.

I miss my setters they really were a special breed of English Setter.

http://www.bonasapress.com/A_Gentlemans_Shooting_Dog.cfm





Then here is pic pic of George Bird Evans and his wife and a couple of their dogs.

Well I guess no one has Hunting Dog Pics to Share.

This type of Hunting dying out quicker than I thought, LoL.

I think everyone is into Deer hunting, as thats what I have seen around my area.

I dont hunt as much anymore either, always cutting wood in the woods instead.

Must be , as you would think Wood Stove , Wood Cutting people grew up with Hunting Dogs and they may have, but if you spend alot of time out cutting wood you dont have much time to mess with Training Hunting Dogs.

As my grandfather would say to train a dog you got to wear out a pair boots or two.

Dogs dont get trained sitting around the wood stove.

Before I got into Bird Dogs I followed around alot of Beagles. I competition hunted them in United Beagle Gun Dog Federation Trials.

Here is a nice pictorial slide show that was done at the local beagle club I used to frequent back in my Beagle days.

Dogs get pretty smart. They know the tone of your tires humming on the road. If I ever lost my Treeing Walkers I would just get in the truck and drive around they would come to the sound of the tires. Or you can leave your hunting coat laying on the ground and next morning they would be sleeping on it. You would get so before you went to the Kennels you drop the tail gate and open the dog box you then go to the kennels and just open the door and they sprint and jump 3 feet high up onto the tail gate and right into the dog box, like lets go!

Dave, those 3 have looks on them that are so serious, Lol.

Plus I see your in Maine, I always wanted to visit Maine. I might some day.

I know a person that moved there as its supposed to be a very pollution free area of the country. Maybe they were wrong but thats what they said.

I watch that Maine Conversation Law show on Animal Planet. Lots of Moose up there I see from that show.

Here is a pic of an Old Hemlock Blue Belton English Setter Bird Dog.

The black runs thru their hair such that in person it looks blue-ish.

This pic reminds me of the one I had who I called Jackson.