.: Random Fall Pics from MN-WI-PA

Puppy News

Information on expected litters! Contact Craig Peters for more information or as listed below. It is best to call early to get high on the list for puppy picks. Keep checking in for details on succesful breedings or call us about future plans.

April 2012 Litters:
CH Keystone's Red Rage has been bred to an IL-Missouri wild quail hunting bitch on 4 February who is directly out of CH Pennstar and the bottom side is Tekoa Mountain Sunrise/Tomoka. Call Roger Clark in Benton, IL for information or pedigree - 618-927-2171.

John Thereault and his friends liked their 18 month old pups out of CH Keystone's Red Rage so much he brought his buddy Bryan Daughtry's female, who is a littermate to his, to Mickey to be bred. The first litter made some real nice bird dogs they are having a lot of fun with, all tri-colors. This female was bred to CH Keystone's Red Rage on 7, 9, & 11 February and should be April pups. Call John Thereault at 202-365-3038 for puppy info.

Stud Dog Information

CH/RUCH Keystone's Red Rage (10-16-81) was whelped 2/18/04. Red Rage is an intelligent, class bird dog with an insatiable drive for game who is physically gifted with impeccaple confirmation that makes him powerfully athletic as well as extremely stylish. He is proving the real deal with his pups as he is producing the same qualities. He has produced the 2008 Cover Dog Futurity winner, the 2nd place winner of the 2009 Nat Walking Futurity, the 2009-10 Flanagan Setter Cover Dog Derby of the year, the 2010 Venango Puppy Classic winner, 2010 Blakely Derby Classic winner, 2010 Ruel Henry Pietz Derby Classic Winner, as well as other winners all from bitches of different backgrounds. His pups commonly find, pin and handle grouse before a year of age and tend to do it with a ton of fire! Red Rage himself has championship and classic placements in both wild bird and planted quail trials, and wins in both walking and horseback stakes. He is DNA gold star registered with the Am Field and was x-rayed in Dec. 2006, receiving an OFA 'Good' Rating on his hips. His sire is CH Chip's Torquato and his dam is our 4xCH/2x RU-CH Keystone's Red Ryder. Stud fee $600/$700 shipped. Fozen semen or fresh chilled available on a limited basis, call Craig Peters for further info. or to discuss breeding arrangements. RU-CH Montera's Rock (7-0-0) was whelped 6/1/05. This young male is a RU-CH on wild birds at less than 3 1/2 yrs of age. Stud fee $600/$700 shipped. Contact Bill Henke or Craig Peters for stud service information. 2CH/RUCH Peacedale Duke (67-23-116) Whelped 2/18/04. He has championship and classic placements on both wild birds and planted quail trials and wins in both walking and horseback stakes. For information on stud service contact Richie Frisella in Peacedale, R.I.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Random Fall Pics from MN-WI-PA

The first week of October in WI was quite warm. Things were mostly restricted to short jaunts early and late in the day. It was interesting to see (now almost 9 months old) Cliff grow mentally as well as physically on the trip. I think he gained at least a 1/2" of leg and we got to see his light switch flip for birds. Cliff got pounded the hardest and got to see the most birds for his efforts. By the end of October he was finding and pointing birds by the dozen on his runs.

Over in Minnesota by the middle of October the weather cooled and the leaves were long gone. Here Lacey had a grouse in our first run in Minnesota. See the other pictures below of Crappie Camp in MN.

Back in WI for the last two weeks of October and the woodcock flights were in. This is what brightened the light for Cliff. After a few jaunts in the middle of a flight of woodcock, Cliff was nailing both grouse and woodcock each time out. Here Mickey has a woodcock deep in typical popple cover one morning, he is in there but tough to see.

There's the proof.

And there is a bowl full of WI woodcock fillets from Sig, Howard, and myself over the course of a week during the flights. The pattee was good but it lacked some flavor, have to work on getting those spices right.

Back in PA Mickey wasn't missing a beat finding grouse. Didn't take long to realize this year's beech crop was astronimical. The brown leaves are the beech thickets. The beech not only supplies a food source but the leaves hang on late into the fall, the leaves of the young tree thickets hanging on into the winter to provide the birds the best food and cover in the pole timber. The PA Grouse CH saw the benefit of the beech this year with over 100 grouse moved in the first 4 days.