I think if you go to the AKC website, and look for Boykin Clubs, that should turn up local clubs. I don't know about Boykins, but I did spend a bunch of time with field bred Springers, and I would caution you to make sure you end up with field-oriented breeders, not show dogs

Matt Check out midwestboykinclub.com or Boykin Spaniel Society 803-424-1032 Danl

MAYBE-in re Boykin Breeder
 

This may be a bit of a long shot, but a fellow named Sherwood Londree (sp??) of Scottsville, Va. may be, or know who might be ,what you seek.
My experience and exposure to him was as board member of NWTF, Va, State Chapter.
He did fantastic job with training them (primarily for turkey) return guarantee if not satisfied, which makes me think he could be an option.
If not, I tried and am sorry.
You'll have to research for reaching him on your own.
Good luck.

I have been in that area 20-25 years ago to visit a man named "Elmo Londree" to look at English Setters and Brittanys . It would stand to reason that this fellow of whom you speak may very well be his son .

Elmo had the Bandee line of Brittanies back then and my grouse hunting buddy was hung up on them for some reason .

Interesting chain of events. Small world in terms of "connections" amongst the hunting and shooting community.
Sorry it didn't work out.

My Boykin was 2 Monday and goes to the vet. Thursday to have her hips x-rayed for OFA certification. She hunted sharptails, prairie chickens, and pheasants in South Dakota at 9 months. This fall after dove season we were invited by a fellow PGCA member to join him in Vermont for woodcock and ruffed grouse. Later we met in South Dakota for prairie grouse then on to Wisconsin for more grouse.( retirement is fun ) I live 7 miles from Prairie Wildlife an Orvis endorsed shooting preserve. I enjoy shooting, but sometimes I just pick up for the tower shoots. Bay my Boykin picked up over 100 birds in 2 shoots last weekend and we go again this weekend. That is priceless training ! During her 2nd. year she has over 300 birds retrieved about 75 of them flushed. I love my Boykin but there are some duds out there. There are no brilliant breed of dogs only brilliant dogs within that breed.

I agree that retirement (semi in my case) is like a "new leash" on life...pun intended.
In my case turkeys remain the primary passion with quail a distant second .

I think it is a wonderful gift that folks like us are blessed with health sufficient to allow hunting well past retirement age.

Hopefully that won't end any time soon!!

Sterling Love all bird shooting. Killed my first turkey in 1972 since then I seen the sun rise in the woods on many a spring morning. none of them wasted.

Wasn't a matter of working out !

I had decided several months ago to give up on the idea of a Boykin for the time being .

Jim Kinnear,retired CEO of Texaco has bred Bs for 30 years and uses them on his plantatiopn on the VA/NC border.