I have posted this before - but for those who have not seen it and are curious about George and Kay, the house and the setters

http://www.oldhemlock.org/

we were supposed to be there today, but waking to a broken furnance yesterday put an end to travel plans. the highlight of our year's social calendar missed :crying:

Rick, I am dissapointed that you didnt get to come down for the OH reunion. It sounded like you were really looking forward to it.Is that event open to the public--would be a grand site to see all those setters. My cousin was George and Kay's dentisit at one time-her office was in Bruceton Mills.
I am just finishing my prep for a colonoscopy today, so this day cant end soon enough. There is a local gun show tomorrow in Moundsville, Wv, but I have to be in Columbus, Oh for a cont. ed. class--on the bright side I will stop at Buckeye Outdoors to pick up a bunch of reloading supplies on the way home.

we are very disappointed to put it mildly, we were relieved to see that storm was not going to keep us away, then this happened. We can't express how much we will miss seeing many of those friends and the dogs until another year passes again.

Sorry but no, the reunion is not open to the public.

Colonoscopy :shock: I guess a broken furnace isn;t so bad after all. :rolleyes:

Take a look at Feb 2010 issue (click on Ryman setter) , good history on Rymans. www.penngamenews.com

GBE
 

My father, brothers and I were hunting turkey along the Alleghany ridge just east of Johnstown PA. It was in the late 1970's. We were at the truck having lunch. A station wagon pulled up next to us. My dad and I walked over. There was an older couple with two large English Setters in the back. The Lady was driving. They asked if there were any birds around. We told them about the turkey. They were only interested in grouse. My father commented, there not from around here.
Ten or so years later I got into grouse hunting. After reading a few of GBE's books the memory of that afternoon came back to me. I'm 99% sure that I met George and Kay. As time went on I bought every book George wrote. The coverts I hunt are just a couple of hours north of WV.
My wife and I made the pilgrimage to Old Hemlock in the early 90's. We spent an afternoon walking and talking with Kay and Manton. I asked Kay about the time we may have met. She didn't remember the details but said it was very likely,her George would sometimes make trips to PA looking for new areas to hunt.
If only our meeting was ten years later, I would have loved to hunt with them. But, after reading all of his books, it seems like I did.