Last Chance Wachtelhunds

01/06/2015

Lots of snow and cold makes me think of summer irrigation. I wonder if the dogs think about it too? Duke Enjoying himself

01/05/2015

57 porcupine quills + 1 pound of burrs + 10 inch tower of dog hair = 1 pheasant.

01/05/2015

Went back to the same spot - even colder, but hunting was just as good. It was Ella's turn today.

01/03/2015

Had to throw in a few more photos from this morning's awesome - albeit cold - duck hunt

01/03/2015

New Year's duck hunt.

01/02/2015

Poor Ella. Poor Kraig. 2 hours of burr removal. This has to be the worst I've seen her. The metal horse comb worked pretty well though. Except in the most matted areas. Those places required scissors. Quinzy will have to wait until tomorrow.

01/01/2015

New Years Day pheasant hunt - returned to a hunting spot that I haven't to been for a couple years. I remember why now. The burrs are horrible. My wool pants don't look much better than the dogs. And every time I've hunted here - Ella has gotten a face full of porcupine. You'll see that despite the quills and burrs - Ella kept on hunting.

11/16/2014

The cold front is moving out. It got up to 15 today. Didn't stop a great pheasant hunt though.

10/23/2014

Finally! I have updated (OK - totally redesigned) our website. It will still undergo some fine tuning to work out some bumps (I'm experimenting a little) - but it's launched....
http://www.lastchancewachtels.com/

Last Chance Wachtels is located in Helena, Montana. Our dogs enjoy life on a small 60 acre farm. They enjoy sharing space with a variety of livestock and getting to run behind tractors or four wheelers depending on the farm chore at hand. We are bordered on one side by Lake Helena – so the dogs enjo…

10/23/2014

An amazing October hunt in Alberta. Quinzy earned her keep, retrieving a seemingly nonstop supply of birds. She snuggled in cozy with me while waiting in the blind for the birds to come in as well.