Bob, thats a nice looking Shorthair.

Here's Heiko ,a Drathaar from Vom Willow Rock Kennel's here in Newfoundland...hand's down the best buddy I ever had ,and he will do it all point ,retrieve ,track big game and run fur,he's tough as nail's in the thick stuff, but a real baby around the house.

is that your son chris in the picture...i was about that young following my dad a hunting...that picture brought back memories... charlie

Yup,that's my boy Jack he's 8...his gun is'nt real ,just a toy sxs .

It might be a toy but it's still a SXS toy:). How is the Woodland Caribou population faring?

Hi Rich,the Caribou are still in a pathetic state,they still put out licence's which I can't comprehend (I have not applied in almost 10 year's ) I blame it on mismanagement and I always will.

The same thing happened in the early 1900's (don't quote me ) due to massive over hunting,but the herd did recover over time ...and they are recovering now ,I've enclosed a photo I took a couple year's ago ..note the lack of nice head gear ,I have an opinion about that as well !

Although I'm a grouse hunting fanatic,and I truly enjoy and appreciate a plate of Moose ,
The Caribou and Ptarmigan are Newfoundland's true sporting king's!

Substandard headgear could be attributed to overhunting of those animals with superior headgear thus drastically reducing the gene pool that produces big antlers.

A lot of excellent advice in this thread. I started with a field-bred Golden and then moved to setters. The analogy to women is humorous but very true. You are making a commitment for a lifetime. It's best for all involved not to make an impulsive decision.

Yeah ,when a distinct island herd consistently has it's prime animal's removed by the highest bidder you don't have to look too far to see what's going on

A Woodland caribou has been on my "list" for a very long time. I should have gone years ago but did other trips instead.