Recent content by macstevej

I'm excited now !! :D I will be picking a male from one of two recent Drahthaar litters :) This litter is the product of Gary Stephen's Lena vom Wiredhaus, and sired by Hans vom Seilerhus.

I've been seeing more woodcock than usual on my walks this spring in western PA. I think all of my sightings have been in or near crabapple trees. Around my neck of the woods there are still a lot of crabapples on the ground, mushy as they are, because we had early and constant snow cover this...

Here is a story from Wildfowl magazine. Hunting alone in conditions such as these is ill advised. None the less, would you risk your life to save your dog? This story gets you thinking: http://www.wildfowlmag.com/destinations/WFnear_tragedy_on_the_pend_oreille_river0510/index.html

The "hose dog, Field dog..." poll got me thinking.:rolleyes: I will be getting my first gun dog in June :)so I'm looking for some advice. I live on a small farm and have always had farm dogs that had the run of the farm. My hunting dog will, obviously, have to be treated a little differently...

Hello All, I guess I better give some info because from the looks of the previous Newbie posts, you are going to ask any way. I'm originally from upstate New York and hunted quite a bit. Joined the Navy and hunted some. I got out, moved to PA, bought a house with some land, started family, and...