Birds, Dogs, Outdoor life.
By Michael
The last couple of weeks in 2010 and most of January 2011 provided some really great mornings to be out in the field with the dogs and friends. We had some great hunts and decent clean up days. I do not believe we had a day this year where we didn’t see birds. [monoslideshow id=”15″] […]
By Michael
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 […]
By Joe
Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 2 pheasants (about 2 ½ pounds each 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 medium onion, halved 2 teaspoons salt 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed or minced Filling ingredients: 6 Tbsp butter 1 large onion, diced (about 1 ¼ cups) 3 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal 3 celery stalks, thinly […]
By Joe
What you need: 1 pheasant; breasts are easiest, but a whole bird would work too if you want to deal with the bones. 1 quart buttermilk 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons of your favorite orange marmalade 2 oranges (4 tablespoons of juice and zest) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 tablespoons teryaki sauce 2 cloves garlic […]

By Michael
Ingredients: 2-3 pheasants 1 medium onion diced 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed or minced 3 cans (15 oz) Great Northern beans 2 cans (14.5 oz) Chicken Broth 2 cans (26 oz) Cream of Chicken soup 1 can (7 oz) chopped Green Chilies 2 tsp Salt 2 tsp Ground Cumin 2 tsp Dried Oregano 1 […]

By Joe
Are you new to AKC hunt tests? Are you a seasoned competitor taking your 15th dog through the ranks? Those of us at BirdDogLife have been in both places and we have been working to compile as much helpful information we can into one mega-hunt-test-info post! Our general hunt test intro article can be found […]

By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
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 […]