Ruff Country Gun Dogs

04/28/2026

from Janice Baker DVM's course at via Lost Highway Kennels' post.

03/18/2026

Winter bird dog camp 2026 in Rose Hill NC - management tasks and miscellaneous photos. Prescribed fire to improve quail habitat, "beaver deceiver" installation to protect road culverts from washout due to damming by beavers, while keeping beavers in the system. Beavers create great habitat for wood ducks and many other wetland dependent species.

03/15/2026

More winter bird dog camp 2026 in Rose Hill NC - photos from the field trial we hosted end of February. We had 52 entries for the trial held at H3 Farms February 27-March 1. Joe Edwards developed a wonderful training and trial grounds over several decades while he was developing his famous line of Come Back red setters. Big thanks to new owner Steve Howard for supporting the trial, and to him and his family for preparing a fantastic NC barbecue for lunch!

03/14/2026

Winter bird camp 2026 in Rose Hill NC

02/07/2026

-1F this morning in central NY, dogs piled up listening to the wind whipping 🥶...dreaming of Carolina quail?🐕 ...next week!

02/05/2026

I'm heading down to North Carolina next week to work dogs on wild and released quail for 6-7 weeks. I've got room for a couple more dogs (6+ months old but would consider younger pups). Photos are from last winter's bird camp. Message me or call six oh seven 793&4832

02/05/2026

I hate when this happens, but it happens.
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A weeklong freeze led to a mass die-off of American woodcock in Cape May Point.

Local birders documented unprecedented losses following the Jan. 25 snowstorm and extended cold.

Read the full story: https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/over-100-american-woodcocks-killed-by-week-long-freeze-in-mass-death-event-e4ac679b

12/10/2025

Good level-headed thoughts on e-collars https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AABJnhESQ/

12/07/2025

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People are so quick to blame hunters for the market-hunting era… but the truth is, the entire population was responsible. Hunters were only one cog in a massive economic machine. How come no one ever points the finger at the furriers, the restaurant owners, the fashion designers, the makers of felt hats, or, most importantly, the customers whose money drove the whole system? Blaming the hunters alone is like blaming Amazon warehouse workers for the entire consumer economy. It’s lazy, it’s convenient, and it ignores reality.

The market-hunting era was powered by demand, by cities wanting cheap meat, by fashion trends built on feathers and fur, by industries that turned wildlife into profit long before conservation existed. Hunters were simply the labor force feeding a system the public funded. And when that system finally collapsed, it wasn’t the general public who rebuilt wildlife… it was hunters. We’re the ones who pushed for regulations, seasons, bag limits, habitat protection, and science-based management. We’re the ones who put our money into conservation through licenses, taxes, and stamps.

So here’s the real truth:
Todays hunters don’t deserve blame for destroying America’s wildlife, we are removed from the economic machine that destoyed it. The sins of the past are not ours but we can claim the legacy of those that rebult what was destroyed because we continue to rebuild and work towards better habit and better wildlife.

12/01/2025

Excellent message (same goes for the Northeast) -- watch the video.

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11/07/2025

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10/26/2025

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