Jim Zeigler set up a pheasant and chukar hunt for his son Tim and friend CJ Goldstein.  I brought out Curly, a German Wirehaired Pointer to start the hunt in the Clubhouse Field, she found the birds and the hunters knocked ’em down.  After the birds got spread throughout the farm, a pair of English Setters, Mac and Doo, got the job to track down the escapees.  At the end of a beautiful, warm, sunny, spring hunt the Zeiglers and CJ ended up with almost all their birds.

Mark Nitsche gave his son Wyatt an overnight hunt for his birthday.  After an evening around the fireplace watching hunting shows and discussing the next day’s hunt, Wyatt was ready for his upland bird hunt birthday gift.  Steve Sanders brought out his English Setter, E and two English Pointers, Sue and Rose to do the guiding.  A beautiful warm day got the pheasants moving around the Clubhouse Field, but the dogs did their job and Mark and Wyatt were able to knock down some pheasant, quail and chukar.   Pretty sure Wyatt will tell you the best birthday present ever.

Kurt and Kevin Diekroeger came out for a quail hunt with Kevin’s two dogs, Ina and Penny.  They started out with some mini-coveys placed around the old pond at the Tinkerfarm field.  Penny and Ina found the coveys and worked the singles scattered through the brush and woods.  Little break for some lunch and the four were back for some more quail coveys and tracking down the singles lost that morning.  Check out some nice rises and a possible triple by Kevin, although Kurt took credit for one.

Mike Beckett set up a quail hunt with Burl Brumfield and Larry Jones who brought their English Pointers, Buck and Dot and Bill and Julie.  I put out some five bird mini-coveys and the hunt was on.  The four pointers found the coveys and singles with some nice points with three dogs backing.  Good dog work followed up with some nice shooting, the guys only left a couple quail for seed.

Burl Brumfield set up a quail hunt with Blain Pinkston and Charlie Bowlin and whole pile of English Pointers  A couple of five bird mini-coveys were placed in the Clubhouse Field and Cherry Blossom, Jack and Dot, a brace of young English Pointers got the first shot at the birds.  For round two, more mini-coveys were stocked and the more experienced pointers, Jesse, Buck, Jake, Abby and Lucy held the birds for nice rises.  Some really great dog work by some classy dogs and  good pictures and video of the action.

Chuck Johnson brought out his English Pointer, Shed and a pile of kids, Griffin and Nick Lindsey, Jacob Squib, and Kyle Arnold for an upland bird hunt.  I packed the Clubhouse Field full of pheasants, quail and chukar and Shed found them all.  The afternoon got warm and the shooting was good.  The boys made short work of the birds and got all but a lone quail left for the next group.

Pat Johnston brought out his two English Pointers, Rascal and Gage for a quail hunt over in the Cabin Field.   Rascal got his chance at a mini-covey and then the pup Gage on his own covey.  Then both together for a couple more coveys.  The hunt for singles produced a bonus rooster pheasant.

John McIntosh brought out Joel Jessup and Eric Bonham for an upland bird hunt.  John came with two English Setters, Mickey and Mo.  The hunt started with pheasant and chukar on the Clubhouse Field, the dogs did their job and found the birds.  After a little snack, back to the Clubhouse Field for a couple of big quail coveys.   Mickey and Mo found the coveys and Mac helped clean up some singles.  First upland hunt for Eric and some nice video proof of some nice shots.

Bill Warix set up a pheasant and quail hunt with friends Alan Feezel and Randy Gray.  Bill brought out his German Shorthair pup, Whip.   The four went to the Cabin Field and had a nice hunt chasing the birds through open fields, into the woods and back to the prairie.