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  1. Prairie Drifter

    Kansas English Setter Puppies

    Torch and Quill whelped a litter of 9 on August 11, 2023. This is a collection of the renowned "Smith" kennel bloodlines with The sire being a grandson of Tomoka and the dam being a granddaughter of Brannigan. I have 2 of each gender available. $600. 620-532-5900.
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    Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing!

    Idiotic attempt by one of our elected officials to pull a bait and switch move with our funding for wildlife conservation in America...
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    Kansas English Setter puppies

    Trapper and Rain put together an octet of these beauties Thursday, May 12. 5 males and 3 females took a good part of the day arriving but all are well and holding momma down by the keel! These bloodlines should hold true to their heritage. All 8 are tricolors. Males available.
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    English Setter Pup in Kansas

    I had a puppy buyer catch covid when he was supposed to be picking up his pup. As a result, he bowed out of buying her. So, I have 1 masked tricolor female for sale that is 11 weeks old come Monday, June 7. Sire and dam are on site. This pup is 6th generation of my breeding on the bitch side.
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    Neonictinoids in the news

    With these new insecticides suspected of being part of the honey bee and pollinator crash, makes a guy skeptical of what the effect is on the insects that gamebird chicks so depend upon. I think this story will get bigger in time.
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    Good read

    Here is some recent research on what habitat bobwhite have greater population success in. https://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2019-08/new-approach-quail
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    Other Habitats

    Should be burning, but the Lord is providing much needed rain. While I am delayed from burning, I figured I ought to protect some other habitats. Just last fall I finished a North American Wetland Conservation Act grant remodeling and improving the wetlands on the area. We added 13 acres (50%...
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    Hey Everyone

    The richness of this site comes from over 9,000 members exchanging ideas and tales. Right now there are 609 people on this site and only 2 are members. Please select a name that is either your own, or represents you in the field, pick an avatar that is a favorite and join this forum in a...
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    English Setter puppies in Kansas

    Quill whelped 6 female and 2 male pups on July 20, 2019. There are 4 orange and white females, 2 tricolored females, and 2 tricolored males. The sire is a son of National Champion Shadow Oak Bo out of a granddaughter of Grouse Ridge Reroy. Dam is a granddaughter of Brannigan out of a...
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    Mesopredators and Quail

    https://wild-wonderings.blogspot.com/2018/06/spotlight-on-quail-predators-coyotes.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR2AjocMhBEfJGNE_1Meuea0UIZgGSIFvZaqaWL1-xrV4me5G5iaIJXJ8OA Here is a link to a new study of how removing coyotes affects mesopredator populations and thus quail populations. Interesting read.
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    English Setter Puppies

    Flicker whelped a litter of 4 female and 3 male setter puppies on January 29, 2019. All pups are tricolors. I have 2 males and 1 female available. Flicker is the product of some of best recent grouse champions, like: Pennstar, Terhaar's Rocko, Cooper Mountain Pepsi, Grouse Ridge Reroy, and...
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    English Setter Found

    Jeff Rue, private land wildlife biologist working out of the Marion Wildlife Area office picked up a young, tri-colored, intact male English Setter that had a Sportdog shock collar and Sportdog beeper collar on, but no tag nor chip. The dog was found near the intersection of 260th and Jade...
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    Succession Battle

    As land managers trying to maximize our land's productive potential for wildlife, we are in a constant battle with plant succession. When our grasslands are not managed correctly, grasses tend to dominate the stand and the brood-rearing potential drops as the forb and associated insect...
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    Got your quail W-2?

    Another year has come and gone and soon another quail season with it. The W-2's have arrived and it gets a guy thinking if a refund is coming or if Uncle Sam is going to ask for more. Well, quail managers are also doing the math for the season, trying to decide if good investments were made...
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    Lightly started English Setters

    Due to health problems with the wife and myself, I have several lightly started dogs for sale. I regret having to let these go, but am way overstocked for the time I have to invest in them. Males and females available. I know this is limited information, but PM me if interested.
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    Gun Purchase Advice

    After all these years of attending banquets and never winning anything but the dog food that the ants wouldn't carry off, I finally won a gun. A Henry Big Boy .44 caliber lever action. Well, figure that I wouldn't hit many birds with that, so I sold it. My intent is to roll that money into a...
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    Prairie Drifter English Setters

    Four male and four female tricolored pups whelped 3/20/17. Sire and dam exceptional hunting dogs from proven lines. Flicker is the product of 3 champion grandparents and it shows. Mesa comes from a well-bred Wrong Way male and is a fourth generation in my kennel. Pups are $500. Call Troy...
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    Changing Habitat

    If I can get these pictures up, I'd like to expand on the changing habitat discussion that has come up on the Thinking of November thread.
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    Milford Wildlfie Area Management Input Meeting

    Manager Kristin Kloft is holding a meeting to discuss management concerns on Milford Wildlife Area on October 26, 2016. It will be held in Wakefield though a time and place have not yet been set. Watch the website, newspapers, or sporting outlets for flyers. You can also call the Milford...
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    English Setter Puppies

    I have a litter of 6 female and 2 male tricolored setter pups for sale that were whelped June 18, 2016. All pups are masked and will have had dew claws removed and shots up-to-date. Both the sire and dam are in my kennel and are excellent hunting dogs. This is the first litter for both...
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