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Puppy Update: a Griffon named Griffen in RI

November 21, 2010

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Sorry for the blog neglect, I’ve been fighting off the seasonal illnesses.  I did receive a great update from Stephen in Rhode Island about the pup he called “Griffen”, known as Male 2.2 of my 2010 litter.  Here’s what he had to say:

“Griffen is doing great. He is a very happy and active 6 month old. I have been training him all summer for hunting season, he is very smart and catches on quickly. I take him in the woods as much as possible he loves it. Only been out hunting a couple of times so far this season, he did well for a young dog. Here are a few pictures of him. I will send you more during hunting season .”

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Griffen (Male 2.2 2010 litter) at 6 months

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Griffen in the forests of Rhode Island

For the breeding being a complete outcross, I am very happy with the uniformity of the three pups that I have seen recent photographs of.  There are photos forthcoming from Sean and Amber in Wyoming that I am also very excited to see.  I hope that the owners keep the updates coming!

Charles did get a nice buck out in the Sandhills and went out for deer again here in Eastern Nebraska this weekend, but didn’t see anything that met his liking.  He was more excited to flush up a woodcock on his hunt yesterday than anything else.   Our freezer is near capacity anyway, so I was not upset.  He was going to head out for birds today, but decided to stick around the house for a change.

Give thanks for our hunting heritage!

 

Pupdate: Winston

November 4, 2010

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Winston aka Male 3 of 2010 Litter

I finally broke down last night and e-mailed my owners looking for six-month photos of the pups (except for Pete and Whiskey, naturally).  Nancy and Kelvin in Minnesota were nice enough to provide an updated picture of Winston.  They just finish obedience class and I think he is looking quite handsome!  Thanks Nancy and Kelvin!

Sounds like Charles is heading back down south in search of more birds this weekend.  He was nice enough to invite me, but I feel like I need to stay home and catch up around here.

Nebraska Pheasant Opener

November 2, 2010

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Sue retrieved the lone pheasant of the morning

The morning of Saturday, October 30th was spent by Charles and the dogs on the Brinkman farm in Johnson County, Nebraska.  Mid-morning, Sam pointed this rooster, it flushed and Charles shot it.  The bird came down between the two dogs and began to run.  Fortunately, Sue was there to cut his run very short, about 5 yards.  She made a good retrieve  in thick cover.

All but two of the birds sighted that morning were hens, with nine pheasants seen in total.  I thought that sounded like a good number, but Charles considered it down from previous years.  They also got into a couple of coveys of quail, both pointed but none bagged.  Last winter was a rough one for quail.  Charles and the landowner’s son were both concerned about working the quail over and hope to let the quail population recover adequately before they focus on hunting them.

All in all the hunt was considered a success.  Every bird that was put up was worked by the dogs and flushed in range.  An accomplishment when hunting wild pheasant.

Thank you to our friend, Marvin Brinkman, for hosting the hunt and providing the picture!