Posts Tagged ‘Quail hunting’

The DQH Class Canine Crew!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

We love to boast about our great pointers and top notch retrievers. We’re proud that they provide our guests with countless exciting and safe shooting opportunities and the successful retrieves of shot birds. Our pointers also compete in wild bird field trials around the country. Their extensive experience, excellent manners and exciting posture around birds is what distinguishes them and makes them so popular with our guests. We welcome you to come enjoy hunting over them soon!

Joe (Champion Phillips Time Line)

Mazie about to release Joe at the 2011 Manitoba Open All-Age Championship (on sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge). Joe put down a scorching forward race in the middle of a hot dry day and was named Runner-Up winner!

This is Fin’s (Pal ‘O Mine) third season at Davis Quail Hunts. She competes in (ruffed) grouse trials and was Runner-Up winner in the 2010 Armstrong-Umbel Endurance Classic for grouse dogs in western Pennsylvania.

Fin spent many winters hunting wild quail in Texas. She is a particularly good “singles” dog, nailing individual birds after the covies are flushed.

Field Cocker Spaniel Charlie has also been with us for the past three seasons and has it down pat. Charlie is always a favorite with our guests!

Everyone’s favorite…Libby (Pal’s Sea Pearl) shown here pointing a woodcock at home in Maine.

Libby was born and bred in Texas and like her half-sister Fin, spent many winters hunting wild quail and competes on the grouse trial circuit in the early spring and fall.

Rick (Quicksilver Becrux) gets ready for his run in the 2010 Pelican Open All-Age Classic in Manitoba.

Field Cocker Spaniel Frack is always enthusiastic about doing his job — lightening-fast location and retrieval shot birds!

Her first season hunting at Davis Quail Hunts, Rita is the daughter of 7 x Grouse Champion Hard Driving Bev. She too has hunted wild birds in Texas and has competed in grouse trials throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Spring Quail Hunting – Recap!

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

We had a great quail hunting season. Thanks to all guests…we had a wonderful time with you and hope you enjoyed your stay at Davis Quail Hunts as much as we enjoyed having you. We hope to see you again this coming fall and winter!

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DQH guest, Lee Kinnebrew shoots a single over “Fin”!

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“Fin” pointed over 40 covies and singles for our guests during this morning hunt!

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Lee Kinnebrew and Ed Rogers go in for the flush and shot

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Neil Kinnebrew did some impressive shooting

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Ed Rogers going in for the shot with ”Jack” pointing

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Jacob Kinnebrew…not going to have his dad or brother outshoot him!

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Mazie handles the bird dogs off horseback. Dogs at DQH really go hunting! When the dogs point birds, Mazie raises her cap and the hunting party is brought to the dog’s find. No need to rush though…dogs at DQH are broke and will wait till the shooters arrive, holding the birds mesmerized. When the shooters go in, the pointing dogs remain steady to flush, shot and finally the retrieve by one of the cocker spaniels.

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“Frack” making the retrieve to hand

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Lee going in to shoot one of Fin’s singles