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In September I took a trip back to my home state of NY, I grew up in the far north area of the state. The great pointer breeder had a home in Henderson NY on Lake Ontario, it is now a state park. I am a Vizsla guy but there is just something about those pointers. ;-) Here are a few pictures form our trip to the park. Let me add the Bob Wehle was also the sculptor of these bronze pointers.

My stack of Gun Dog books 📚 is getting smaller!!! Only two more days for a chance to win book  #4  from my book collection. What do you have to do for a chance to win one of my books? Just make a post on Gun Dog Chat [https://gundogchat.com] before Sunday morning.

Books still available, three Limited Edition hardback copies of Mouthful of Feathers (https://www.reidbryant.com) with an illustration by Frederick Stivers (https://frederickstivers.com). A signed copy of A Little Competition by Tom Word. I also have A Millionaire’s Dream by Bret Wonnacott, Building a Grouse Dog by Craig Doherty and Bird Dogs and Field Trials by Jack Harper. I also have Idaho Upland Days : Reflections on Bird Dogs, Banner Days and Other Roadside Revelations by Andrew M. Wayment, Home of Champions by David Grubbs - Hardback and Wing and Shot : Gun Dog Training by Robert G. Wehle.

None of these authors are affiliated with or endorse Gun Dog Chat. I personally purchased these books with the intent for this giveaway.

I recently made some major updates to the site, fingers crossed 🤞

Lots of years ago fresh out of college guiding on a cool day in South Texas.
"Bones" on point

Shooting clay targets with the wife and boys yesterday, when the Brodie decides to break out the AR-15. He asked for me to throw him a target … thinking this would be entertaining, I released one of the clay target. He shoots once at the target when it gets about 50 yards out and POOF, the target disintegrates in mid air. Not to be out done brother Aiden, decides it’s his turn. I throw him a target, one shot, target explodes in mid air. Sadly we didn’t catch either shot on video… but it was pretty amazing!!

I am tired. Traveller and I have been chasing ducks and pheasants for the last couple weeks. With every trip there always comes some sort of challenges or difficulties, such as zero wind most days or the almost 80 degrees temps. But just as most things in life, you have to take it as it comes and adapt. Can’t change the weather anyways, so might as well make the most of it.

I decided to rest Traveller more this year than I have in past years. One reason is because I’ve definitely been guilty of over hunting him in prior trips due to my excitement; insert EGO here. What I found is that while I get immense amounts of joy watching him carry/drag a Canada goose in a sidestep way back to me, or flush a rooster out of cover that there’s no way in hell I’d step into, I also thoroughly enjoyed watching other dogs in the field. Even more so, I loved watching their handler’s enjoyment when their dogs had success.

I may only see the majority of my cohorts on the trip once, maybe twice a year, but we are able to make a lifetime’s amount of memories in a few days. As Traveller and I make the all day drive back home, I’m looking forward to a celebratory 🥃, a nap in the recliner, and looking forward to the rest of hunting season.

New NetKennel website up for https://fullerranchkennels.com/

This week's featured article on Gundog Central is from Danny Bardwell, 'Not all sinners go to hell'- A true tribute to a dear friend, with amazing artwork contributed by Kate Hall. You can read Danny's tribute here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5288/not-all-sinners-go-to-hell

About Danny : Danny Bardwell is a construction superintendent who builds large commercial buildings in the Baton Rouge / New Orleans area. For peace of mind and escape from the stress of building, Danny raises and trains pointers with his thirteen year old grandson, Lane.

Danny is a story teller at heart, and often when relaxing he is inspired by some little event or phrase. Lane appears in most of Danny's stories. His stories have appeared in local publication as well as national circulations such as Sporting Classics Magazine.

About Kate : Kate Hall is an outdoor artist who resides on an Angus cattle farm in Tennessee, where she began hunting at an early age. During her 13 years as a flight attendant, Kate visited 27 countries and all 50 states. She now spends her time traveling across the country in search of rising trout and upland birds with her husband and their English Setter. In his first two seasons they hunted on public lands in MT, KS, SC, AL, NC, KY and TN for quail, ruffed grouse, sharptail grouse, woodcock, pheasant, prairie chickens, and hungarian partridge. Upland hunting has enriched Kate's life and influences much of her colored pencil work.

12 month old puppy

Congratulations to Valerie Kessler ( @riverbendbraccos ) on winning this weeks Gun Dog Chat Gun Dog book giveaway. This weeks book is an author autographed copy of a `Little Competition` by Tom Word.

In case you missed the first three weeks, I’m giving away a new Gun Dog related book from my own personal book collection each week until the end of the year. I still have a lot of great books available and you still have ten more chance to win!! To be eligible for this book giveaway, you only need to create an account on Gun Dog Chat ( https://gundogchat.com ) and make a post. A winner will be randomly selected at the end of each week based on posted created during that week.

These are the books I have available, Limited Edition hardback copy of Mouthful of Feathers (https://www.reidbryant.com) with an illustration by Frederick Stivers (https://frederickstivers.com), A Little Competition by Tom Word ( author signed edition ), A Millionaire’s Dream by Bret Wonnacott, Building a Grouse Dog by Craig Doherty and Idaho Upland Days : Reflections on Bird Dogs, Banner Days and Other Roadside Revelations by Andrew M. Wayment, Home of Champions by David Grubbs - Hardback , Bird Dogs, Field Trials by Jack Harper, Wing and Shot : Gun Dog Training by Robert G. Wehle.

Disclaimer: None of these authors are affiliated with Gun Dog Chat or endorse this giveaway, these are books offered from my personal collection. Gun Dog Chat is a new social media style website focused on the hunting dog community. The site is new and I make changes to it daily. The appearance may change from day to day or you may experience problems making your post. Your involvement helps me find issues, create fixes and fine tune the site. If you attempt to create a post and it isn’t successful, please let me know and I’ll include you in the weekly drawing.