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New reading on a cold day. Thank you Jeff & Gun Dog Chat.

After a romp in the 16-degree day, which 9 yr old Jaz loved, it's time to sit down with a new book. Thank you Jeff & Gun Dog Chat.

This week's featured article on Gundog Central is from Edgar Castillo, aka Hunt Birdz, on hunting ringneck in the snow ... a fitting article considering the current weather. You can read Edgar's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5385/ringnecks-in-the-snow

About Edgar. Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

Thank you Jeff and Gun Dog Chat♥️

Someone asked me this weekend "what got you started in field trialing"? Well, I got this puppy as a hunting dog and started doing a few hunt tests at 6 months old. Hunt tests went well, and we hunted in the fall. The following March the VCA NGDC was being held in N. CA. A buddy of mine asked if I wanted to go, YES. I entered Jaz in the puppy stake and to my surprise she took second place, we even took home a good bunch of cash from the puppy calcutta, (don't ever let somebody else win your dog in a calcutta). It was all craziness from there for the next 6 yrs. FC CK Bull's Little Jazmin Rose.

The first bird of the 2023 season came from the MT prairies. I thought there was no way a sharptail would be sitting in the middle of this field when the dog hit point and there wasn't a prayer that a covey of huns would sit that long. Sure glad I made the walk out to her, been wrong too many times when I don't trust the dog.

The 2023 MN season came to an end yesterday but could not have asked for a better ending. Put a limit in the game bag one final time over a couple hardworking ladies. Will be back out in a couple months getting ready for the cover dog trials.

From the last day of season in Wisconsin. First season with the first dog I’ve trained. Definitely a work in progress, but overall doing pretty good. What’s everyone’s opinions on their pups whining? Should measures be taken to try to stray away from it? Will it go away or lessen as they get older?

Congratulations Ben Fleischacker (@birdogn) on winning the grand prize in Gun Dog Chat Gun Dog Book mega book final giveaway. Ben won “Bird Dogs and Field Trials” by Jack Harper, “Home of Champions” by David Grubb, plus a pretty nice bookmark - a $100 gift card to Gun Dog Supply.

As it’s the final week and I still had ten books, consolation prizes are going to Michael Thompson ( 2nd place ) and Mel Lueck (3rd place ) who both won copies of “Bird Dogs and Field Trials” and “Home of Champions.

Also Brandon Fowler, John Lewis, Ryan Browning and Jesse Brown will all receive copies of “Home of Champions".

I appreciate everyone that participated and I wish each one of you could have won a book. The 13 week book contest was a lot of fun, but much longer than I anticipated.

First woodcock experience went awesome! Good dog work, crazy flushes, full bag!