Don
Hi John,
Here are a couple of shots of dogs you know well. The first picture is of Magic locked in on a nice covey with member Dan moving up to be in position on the flush. She is a steady valued member of our team and has produced a number of nice dogs in our group including Ken's dog Mitzi and my dog Dot . Dot is shown with a nice point of her own in the next picture. These two have hunted together for many years and point,honor, manage, find dead birds as well as any dogs I have owned over the 40 years I have had pointers. They work well together on pinning running birds-whether they are Kansas Milo runners, sneaky southern Iowa roosters or just mind blowing flocks of running birds like we encountered in South Dakota. We were just up there on an annual hunt with a number of friends - and as you and I have visited on - it is extraordinary to see the numbers of birds - hunting in a big bunch and driving and shooting is not what I really crave. It is being with one or two great friends working hard for a handful of birds in rough Iowa, Missouri or Kansas - getting some very special dog work, having a steak at a local bar and couple drinks, sleeping in a cheap motel and doing it all over again the next day. That reminds me - Ken and I leave for Kansas tomorrow. Will check in with you more. As always really value the great staff you have and the hard work by you and your team in getting us very excellent ground to hunt. Thanks and Merry Christmas to everyone on the Mid America team.
Don
