Andy hunts grouse, volunteers for upland events, and operates S.E. Michigan bird dog rescue.  

Sandra is another northern Michigan bird hunter and dog trainer.  She operates Windy Ridge Farm Dog Training LLC.  

Brent and I like to talk and the off season is the perfect time to catch up.  We cover kids, conservation, recent trips, the Wildlife Counsel, Pyke Gear, and a little about ethics and publicity.  

There is a bit of adult language as sometimes happens on passionate subjects but nothing that hasn't been said before.

Burt Barker warned me that he didn't have much to talk about but he'd come on the podcast anyway.  I'm always enthralled by the stories that come from a life spent afield and Burt is the kind of guy you'd want around the fire.  

I wish my editing skills were better as Dez and I talked for quite a bit longer than this episode.  

His TV shows Hunting with Hank and Dash in the Uplands brought bird dogs and bird hunting into many 

living rooms over the 11 seasons on air.  

Berg Brothers Setters has been producing elite English Setters for over 30 years. Scott Berg talks about Ruffed Grouse and the challenges that Ruffed Grouse dogs face in hunting these difficult to handle game birds.

Lisa talks about her desire for quality food, her dogs, and her experience of learning about guns and hunting.

Bruce is the Gladwin Unit wildlife biologist for the Michigan DNR and avid fan of George Bird Evans.

Our conversation touches on forestry, hunting grouse and woodcock, hunting ethics, and of course GBE and Old Hemlock.

I sincerely hope you enjoy the conversation.

This is a wandering conversation much like you'd have around a campfire.  We talk about what feathers to save for flies, how some men have a way with words, and the short span that is our lifetime.  Look for the 2nd offering from Lost Branch Sportsman's Club, Volume 2 Another Day Afield--Hunting, Fishing, and the paths that take us there featuring more of Jon's writing. 

We wander around in conversation with Travis Powers about habitat creation and hunting with rescues.