Birds, Dogs, Outdoor life.
Spring will be here before you know it! As we wrap up the bird seasons in the Midwest our thoughts begin to turn to figuring out what comes next; spring hunt test and field trial season! Whether you’re totally new to the AKC hunt test world or you and your dogs are seasoned competitors out […]
The Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois had a training day for its members. They had some left over quail to share with all who could make it out to John and Mary’s place. It was a warm and windy day but perfect place to learn more about how to train dogs. I saw them help […]
These grilled pheasant skewers are a quick and easy Asian twist on what to do with pheasant breast! We normally serve these lightly sprinkled with sesame seeds on top of a bed of vegetable fried rice. You might want to double what you think you’ll need; these go fast! Serves four. Ingredients: 4 pheasant breasts […]
Ingredients: (serves 2-3 people) 2 – 3 pheasant breasts (cubed) 1/2 medium white onion (diced) 8 oz mushrooms (small bin, sliced) 1-2 cloves garlic (minced) 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup sour cream 1/3 cup pheasant stock (or chicken stock) 1/2 lb egg noodles 1/2 teaspoon tarragon 1/2 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon parsley To prepare: […]
Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 1-2 Pheasants (about 4-5 lbs total) 3-4 carrots, coarsely chopped 3-4 celery stalks, coarsely chopped 2-3 onions quartered 1 head of garlic (use whole cloves) 25+ cilantro stems 2-4 teaspoons salt 2-4 teaspoons black pepper 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California 1-2 teaspoons chipotle seasoning Finishing the soup ingredients: […]
This year’s convention has closed up and we’ve made it back home. Attendance this year appeared to be in the 20,000 ballpark which was similar if not slightly larger than last year. We spent the weekend talking to dog people of all sorts as well as getting a number of wonderful shots of the dogs […]
That’s right… BirdDogLife has moved to a new server in a new data center! We’re mostly back online now but please pardon our dust as we work on adding thumbnails to posts that didn’t previously have them and while we clean up some other small bugs. At any rate: Please have a look around and […]
Saturday was even busier than Friday at Pheasant Fest 2012! There were A LOT more dogs and even more people! We even spent some time talking to the man, the legend Delmar Smith! More photos are streaming in as I write this so don’t forget to check back frequently as we continue to add photos […]
