John, Russ and Burl, Quail Hunt

John Cavaletto came out with his friend Russ Kimmons and his pointer Burl for a quail hunt.  I set some quail coveys around the Cabin Field and Burl found them.  They knocked some down on the rise and chased the singles through the timber.   Nice work by Burl and some good shooting to back him up.

John and Burl, Quail Tower Throw

John Cavaletto and his pointer, Burl came out for a quail hunt.  John likes to hunt singles, but sometimes set quail don’t preform as well as they can.  So, I took his quail and scattered them into the field by releasing them from the Continental Shoot tower.  The birds worked great and gave John and Burl a lot of good bird work. 

Central Prairie Field Trial Club Spring Trial

     The Central Prairie Field Trial Club will hold its spring field trial at Sandy Run on Saturday, March 25th.  The Jim McNutt Memorial Shooting Dog Trial will start at 8 am. Followed by lunch and then the amateur derby, gun dog and puppy trials.  If you are interested in joining in the fun, call Butch Spelbring, 217 343 2871 for more information or to enter your dog.  Drawing for braces will done Wedneday evening March 22.  This is also a good time to come out and watch some nice dog work, bring your horse or ATV and join the gallery following the action.

Brad and Friends, Fish Fry Upland Bird Hunt

Brad Bickhaus had his annual fish fry/upland bird hunt on a beautiful February Saturday.  I spread his groups around the Cabin and Tinkerfarm Fields.  They started early to avoid the heat of th day with Steve Sanders guiding Brad’s group.  Trevor brought out is young springer, Paisley, to guide his own group, while Gary Marco brought his dogs to guide the third group.  Tom Lavelle even brought his shorthair, Jager, to get in on the fun and give Gary a few laughs.  Always a fun day in the field and clubhouse.