Show me your setters.
 

He, along with my crazy, yet increible hunting Field Cocker, are my best friends and hunting buddies. He is a little light right now due to being sick and not eating, he's on anti-biopics but being picky with his food, he usually is about 55lbs. Show me yours!

Ruby...Gordon setter....
 

Ruby is 4.5 years young...still loves to play...

Let me introduce you to Winston as he performs his impersonation of the Mona Lisa. No matter what angle you view him from he's always looking right back at you.

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Old Hemlock Osthaus and Old Hemlock Griffin


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Ate these guys Rymans?

Shiner , Betty, and Fancy
young Fancy will have her first hunting season this year, and is training nicely. Hope to have some pictures of her on point tommorrow

the gun is a VH 16 1 frame. Both dogs were pointing this bird. the Parker in the earlier picture is my old beat to hell VHE 20.

Harold, a puppy's first season - how sweet it is. Enjoy, for it only comes once.

Old Hemlock is a bloodline of setters, some of George Bird Evan's original stock came from George Ryman - along with other old now long gone kennels. Out crosses to other lines still occur

Griffin is an out cross to DeCoverly

Great looking setters, thinking of getting one out of his kennel for my next one. How is their temperament in the house? My LLewelen is a bit of a nut but I love him!

My boys
 

They are gettin' ready. Uncle and nephew. Usually it is the youngster backing the old man but this time it's the other way around. The year after the youngster was born his dad won the National Grouse Trial Championship and his sister was named Cover Dog of the Year.

they are gentle dogs- as with people you'll find each has a personality, some are very sedate some less so- but I have known dozens of these dogs and none have been hyper, most have been very laid back

Griffin is a bit more active- but never bouncing off the wall - and he settles down quickly after getting excited


Osthaus has ADD according to my daughter - he is likely the best bird dog I will ever own, and is not hyper in the house - but won't sit still- lays down gets up and moves - that sort of thing, looks for something to get into

Gary, this is from this mornings training session on pigeons--she was doing so well, we just took the check cord off of her. Beautiful point and back photo of your dogs. My 2 older setters are backing fools.
Hey Dean, no pictures of Grace??

A good bird dog is a 'well-rounded' bird dog.

Here Grace enjoys boating with her servants.

She does not care for caviar but enjoys grouse and woodcock liver pate.




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A smaller Gordon. Belle about 1.5 years old in is this picture out on her second season last year.

Ken

Dean, I love your dogs attitude on life:rotf:

My Star on Desert Quail

What a handsome and stylish young dog you have there Steve.

Dean,

Has anyone ever accused you of looking a bit like William Tapply?

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Bella is seven years old . This is her and a days work from last season. She really hates posing for pictures.
Dave

Twenty-nine pounds of bird machine --

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7 month old Sophie. To say she is intense on point is an understatement. This was on a planted quail. Breeding is out of Lynn Hill lines and I bought her from East Coast Llewellins in Va.


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Tom, you will have fun with her this fall:)

Not until today Mark.

Now that you mention it, I can see the resemblance in the blue ball cap, the dark glasses, and the overall scruffiness of the white and shaggy facial hair.

Bill was a nice guy and a good writer who had the knack of telling a good story just like he was sitting right there beside you... he is missed. - But I could never understand why he eventually sold most all of his Dad's (H.G."Tap" Tapply) stuff... sporting items, signed books from authors and editors who were great friends of his, guns, hunting knives, etc. (I have a few of those items and cherish them.)
He once told me that he didn't place any value on 'things' but placed the most value on memories.





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My boy Gus on point after a really long hot day.

Dottie. Better than a setter :p. Grouse season opens tomorrow :)!

My favorite artist/painter, who was one of the best at painting English setters has died. Never met the man, but we have suffered a great loss. God be with your family Robert Abbott

I agree Harold!

His style is classic!

But if folks would like to do an Internet search on him they need to spell his name Abbett.





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Not to hog the thread, the setters are beautiful, but Mr. Abbott did a great job with Brittanies as well. His paintings put you in the spot. I have three Brit prints and a pointer print, I bought from a friend who was selling some things after a divorce, that I kept because he did it.

Thanks Dean. I had just finished one of his books prior to you posting that pic and thought I saw a resemblance to his photo on the dust jacket.

Marcus

Sad to learn of his Robert Abbett's passing, I am presently the caretaker of his 8'6", 3/2, 7 wt. Orvis "Light Salmon" cane rod.

What a treasure!





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This is my setter Ace. He is about a year and half now. He's from Hemlock and Ryman lines.

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I have always been a Labrador man and hunted ducks primarily..... But setters wow....fifteen years ago I was exposed and how great it was....This gal is a hunting fool and so biddable .......Classic point...... what a pleasure to hunt with her and her owner.....Special days for sure......they do it the right way......Gonna be with them again this October......

P.S.. The Parker Pages just gets better and better....1st class job Dean!

Thanks Marty!

Wow!... It's hard to pick out that woodcock but I found it. ;)






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good eye Dean, I hadnt noticed it. F or those of you who are visually challenged, click on the picture to enlarge it, and then look left of the setters ear, you will see the cryptic clored little bugger. I generally miss those that I spot on the ground in front of a point, but it is always cool.

I never seem to find woodcock in the open like that. For me, they are always in the most miserable crap you can find. Nice picture!

That bird held tight. I'm guessing he/she was only about 4 feet away from the setter.

I love a good looking, athletic Setter, Gods perfection!

One pic I took on Saturday. Was trying an Astro Collar. Forgive the stacked up look. I normally take her regular collar and the bell off when I run the Astro, but I just threw them on because she was in squirming mode. 8 month old pups are a tad crazy when there are birds to be found. PS. Sophie is 36 lbs.

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This is Lucy, my 4 year old Midwestern bred grouse dog working out the kinks on prairie birds out west for the month of September. She takes better vacations than I do! This point resulted in a covey of very young Huns that were unable to fly. It helps to have a steady dog at times like this.