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Reflections of a Mountain Grouse Hunter

Reflections of a Mountain Grouse Hunter: An Introduction

What follows in these pages is a collection of reminiscences from the Appalachian grouse coverts that have shaped my dogs and me.  Fair warning:  I am an opinionated man.  My good wife Anna chides me for my perfectionist nature.  But when a man is passionate about something, he should not settle for anything but the best he can do. I do not pretend to have all the answers on grouse, grouse dogs, and grouse hunting...but nearly forty years gunning for ruffed grouse in these mountains have given me stout ideas about what has worked for my dogs and me and for some of the good men who have shared their knowledge and time with me over those years.  I have been relentless in seeking out those people who have made their love of grouse hunting into an art form, and I am indebted for their sharing.  I hope you will enjoy reading a little about what these mountains and ruffed grouse and great Llewellin setters have taught me about this grand sport. 

 
Eye On The Prize

MAY

04

Eye On The Prize
Breeding hard-hunting companion gun dogs of intensity on game is as much art as it is science.  Breeding primarily for the color of a dog's coat ...
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OCT

22

Jake Gets His Start!
Jake, born in our London, Kentucky, kennels in late March 2019, to Rock X Bella has gone from precocious 6 week old pup to nailing grouse ...
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OCT

21

Every Picture Tells A Story
This time of year, the Hero Shot ( a generous bag of birds in front of a tired dog, a favorite shotgun, sometimes a proud dog handler) is ...
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OCT

05

Tis the Season...At Last!
Tis the season in name only across the United States.  Yes, the calendar weighed against the game laws tell us it is legal to shoot a ...
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SEP

22

To The Good Life!
When Eric Jacobs forwarded the photo and email excerpt below, I wanted to stand up and cheer, more for what it doesn't say than maybe what it ...
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AUG

23

Starting Fast, Starting Naturally
Who doesn't love a precocious puppy, the one that starts easily, naturally?  The Jacobs family prides itself on producing that kind of prospect, ...
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AUG

22

Signs and Portents
It is one of my all-time favorite puppy portraits, this photo of Blizzard's Huntmore Rocco. Rocco belongs to the Eric and Anna Jacobs family. ...
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AUG

13

Foxy Lady: Chestnut Tri Color Female, ...
 Eric describes this one as "a class act," and it's easy to see why.  He has been high on her from the start, with her sleek and athletic ...
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AUG

13

The Throwback - Olde Tyme Llewellin ...
 We've seen this male by Parker out of Laurel before, at least an artist's impression of him in his hunting prime.  Osthaus, Foster, ...
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AUG

13

The Athlete: White and Black Male - ...
From the videos and still photos, he stands out as an athlete in a litter of beautifully collected and robust puppies.  From his high tail set ...
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AUG

11

Chapter and Verse
A story begins the minute a mating of Blizzard's Huntmore bloodstock is planned.  From conception to birth to socialization to placement to ...
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AUG

11

Faces
Those of us who've never recovered from the promise and the joy and the innocence of a Llewellin setter puppy face understand a couple of things. ...
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JUL

14

When A Blizzard Hits...and We're ...
Every litter of Blizzard-strain Llewellins born here Huntmore Kennels is a true labor of love.  All hands pitch in to see that the mother and ...
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JUN

12

When You Think You Know
A litter of Blizzard's Huntmore Llewellin puppies is an investment:  a lifetime in the grouse woods, measuring the performance of a succession ...
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JUN

01

Postcards, Report Cards, Letters From ...
One of the more difficult aspects of placing a litter of puppies is the knowing that some of these youngsters will go off to their new homes ...