Arizona Quail Hunting: Javelina Scouting
Sunrise It’s usually around Thanksgiving that I found out whether I drew a January archery javelina tag. It’s pretty convenient that javelina and Gambel’s quail habitat overlap, so during the month of...
View ArticleArizona Quail Hunting: End of a Season
Montezuma’s Quail Hunting with Pat Flanagan on his guide’s day off is no picnic. After walking through Mearns country all day, I began to imagine that if he took off his boots, you’d see goat hooves...
View ArticleArizona Quail Hunting: My Opening Day
First Gambel’s quail of the season It is only now that I realize, I’ve worked myself into a real corner. I try to blame my wife, but with what little I know about the birds and the bees, I’m pretty...
View ArticleArizona Quail Hunting: Mearns Quail
Arizona Mearns Country There is nothing quite like watching dogs work the grassy hills of Southern Arizona in search of Mearns quail. So when my good buddy Pat from Border to Border Outfitters invited...
View ArticleSunny Dog
Sunny girl As I stare out my new wood shutters, I remind myself that I’ve been wanting a hunting dog ever since I was a boy. That longing has grown infinitely stronger over the past years as I’ve...
View ArticleArizona Quail Hunting – Gambel’s School
Tough to smell when you’re tongue’s hanging out Arizona quail season has finally arrived. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to let Sunny run around and chase Gambel’s. We were out early and...
View ArticleA Mearns Point
Sunny on point Sunshine and I took a solo trip down south to chase Mearns quail a couple weekends back. In spite of all of the things that I do wrong as a dog owner and all of the missteps I take in...
View ArticleSnowbirds
Sunshine The day dawned bright, cold and dry. Sunny was hesitant to leave the warm confines of her kennel, and I had every article of clothing on as we left the truck. About halfway through the...
View ArticleA bird dog
Sunny and I after a successful day in the field Every time she hunts, she gets better. She hunts wild birds and gets to hunt with other experienced dogs. Racking up miles and miles in the field, she...
View ArticleDaydreaming – Arizona Gambel’s Quail
Gambel’s Quail The sun cuts the chill out of the desert as it slowly peaks over the horizon. The gravel crunches under my boots, and as I crest the small rise in front of me, I can see Sunny’s rigid...
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