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English Springer Spaniels

Professional Handling

Gun Dog Training

Quality Pet Care

Pheasant Hunts

Field Trials

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Pine Shadows News

May13, 2012

Congratulations!

 

Linda and JP Martin’s Neala was handled by Morgan to First Place in the North Dakota Sporting Spaniel Club Open All-Age Stake on Saturday.

 

Facebook users; We encourage you to: friend Mark and LIKE Pine Shadows for other current updates and photos.

 

News Notes:

·         Page 21 of the Pheasants Forever journal Summer 2012 a photo of the Due North/MN Bound crew in the Pine Shadows Daybreak hunting bus.

·         See a Spear x Wallace pup, Oakley, on page 18 of the current issue of USA Hockey magazine

·         A great photo of Morgan and Tanna appears on page 48 of the Fall 2011 Ruffed Grouse Society

·         A number of video clips can be seen of the Pine Shadows dogs. Check into You Tube to watch these videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pineshadows1

·         Take a moment to LIKE Pine Shadows on Facebook. 

·         Take a look at Pine Shadows, the feature kennel in the last issue of Today’s Breeder by Purina. See the article online.

 

 

May 6,2012

A super day at Pine Shadows yesterday hosting the NMESSC 2nd fun trial of the year. We had 39 dogs entered plus about 15 kids for all the kids’ events.

 

Thanks to Bob and Morgan for judging, Bruce and Terri for planting, Jeff, Steve, Greg, Mark R for gunning, Joannie for organizing the kids events, Grant and Cole for doing the dog handling part of the kids events, Tony as head cook, Lynn P. as the camera man and Lynn C as the ribbon organizer.

 

A very special surprise was to have Linda and JP Martin come by to have lunch, celebrate Neala's AFC/FC titles and be here with the puppies. A great day indeed.

 

 

May 3,2012

Casey and Mark

Mark and Howard

Mark, Carl, Steve

 

We had a most pleasant evening last night at the Northern South Dakota Chapter #77 Pheasants Forever banquet in Aberdeen. This chapter was having its 25th anniversary banquet – what an amazing history of conservation these folks were celebrating. Support included 40 life members, over 100 sponsors, (21 have been sponsors for over 20 years), and about 350 attendees.

 

We spoke with a number of friends including Steve Briggs and Carl Moberg from the SD Wheat Growers, AJ Hoffman of SoDak Sports, Casey Weismantel of the Convention Visitor’s Bureau, and Howard Vincent, CEO of Pheasants Forever.

 

May 1, 2012

Pine Shadows personnel Char Venne, Lisa Schurke, & Joannie Peterson have completed the Basic First Aid and CPR course for Pets.  This training follows NSC (National Safety Council) standards.  Class was instructed by Shannon Madden, Education Coordinator/EMT-I, LPN on Monday  in Plymouth, MN.

 

More puppies: the Higgins x Lacy litter was born on Sunday. Looking good.  Dove should be next.

 

NMESSC Fun Trial on Saturday at Pine Shadows.

 

April 26, 2012

A surprise came in the mail for JP and Linda Martin the other day from AKC.  Their dog AFC Lady Neala Savoirfaire officially became an AKC Field Champion The surprise was the AKC Certificate arriving in the mail box. Morgan earned a 4th placed with Neala in the Central Wisconsin trial recently and we all were thinking Neala still needed one more point before she had the FC. But AKC had it right, Neala had earned enough points and the certificate arrived. Congratulations to JP and Linda for getting the FC to go along with her AFC.

 

Saturday training will start again this Saturday as the trial season for April has ended.  Training usually gets started by 8:30 or so and runs 'til lunch!

 

Our next club fun trial is Saturday May 5th. Come on out for that and bring the kids as we have numerous kids events to participate in as well has the various dog stakes.

 

We have puppies going home next weekend. It is always a pleasure to welcome new dog owners into our Pine Shadows Family.

 

April 23, 2012

 

The NMESSC field trial premiered a new stake on Sunday – just for youth, competing with all-age springers. A one round, no brace event it is designed to involve young people in this game. With a little refinement and more frequent offerings, it might eventually  become an approved AKC stake. Medalists included Reece Stallman with Cannon, Rob Shulke with Turner, and Dan Murray, Jr. with Gus and Charlie. Great job Kids!

 

Earning their first placement in a licensed trial were Zell and her owner/operator Terri Mayer, 4th in the Amateur. Other NMESSC members with placements at the weekend trial included Prez and Ed Zahler, 2nd in the Amateur. Penny  and John Miettunen, 1st in the Open, Sota (Traci and Jayne owners) and Morgan, 4th in the Open, Murphy and Joe Stallman, 1st in the Puppy, Rebbel and Steve Krueger 3rd in the Puppy. Congratulations to all who competed.

 

April 18, 2012

Want to watch some good hunting dog action? The NMESSC Spring Field Trial is this weekend in the Brainerd area. About 80 English Springer Spaniels will be competing in this AKC licensed trial at Hunts Point 2142 76th St. S.W., Pequot Lakes.  Events on Saturday from 8 to 4, Sunday, 9 to 11. You are most welcome. Wear something orange for visibility.

 

Come out to the trial and congratulate NMESSC member Ed Zahler and his dog Prez, (in photo), who recently earned her points for an amateur championship.

 

We have a number of guests in for the trial and are training in the mornings. We are also beginning our Wednesday evening training tonight. Weather is clearing, should be great.

 

This week’s rains have wonderfully refreshed the ponds at Daybreak. Waterfowl is loudly happy.

 

 

 

 

April 13, 2012

The Wednesday evening training session will start Wednesday April 18th. The evening open training typically starts around 4:00 and goes until dark. So if you can't make the morning weekday sessions or the Saturday sessions come on out for a Wednesday.  

 

After training we gather under the tent or inside the building for a full evening meal or sometimes just snacks.   Call, 218.829.4736, or email if you can come or just show up anytime in the evening.

 

 

April 13, 2012

A wonderful week of training the past few days, Morgan has been working the gun dogs and preparing the trial dogs for the Minnesota Springer Club trial this weekend. We have had folks here training and looking at dogs traveling from Canada, Colorado, northern and southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is always a pleasure to work young started dogs for people to see the differences in personality of dogs, play with the pups, work the youngsters on birds and having the opportunity to meet new friends from all over the country.

 

 

 

Lisa, ZEE, Jill, Joannie

You will hear and see a new face when you call or visit Pine Shadows. Lisa Schurke from Brainerd has been training for our front desk position as well has working with the care of the dogs. When she has some time she also is learning the puppy training and imprinting process from Joannie and Jill. She brings a bright smile, outgoing personality and an eagerness to learn about the dogs.  

 

The current litters are all growing up and developing on schedule. Reacher pups will be going home in a couple weeks. Sophie is working on getting the current photos up and sending those out to the folks on the list for pups. We have briefly mentioned a litter from Uffda x Higgins. We will be providing more information on this litter in the upcoming days.

 

If you have a chance and are close to Owatonna MN this weekend stop by at the field trial and visit with us.

 

 

April 8, 2012

Happy Easter. Wishing you a most blessed day.

 

Here’s a note from an owner:

Thought you might like to see an update on Maggie.  
She is now the captain of her ship and loves fishing. She also tried eating the fish!!


We did some hunting both in South Dakota and at a local club. She has done very well.


I am very happy with her.

Jim Bennett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 7, 2012

  

About fifty English Springer Spaniels competed in the NMESSC Fun Trial on Saturday. Parking lot was full of cars, good sized gallery of interested parties, lots of dogs and handlers, good gunning, good planting, nearly twenty youngsters involved in the various kids’ activities, and Tony’s fabulous red wine marinated chicken breast on the grill.

 

 

April 2, 2012

Mark and Sophie: 

Below are some pictures of Judy, who will be 14 months old next week.  Judy is quartering well, and responding well to the "heel" command when at a distance.   She is very weak on "hup" at a distance, and only really responds to this when she is close and I can stare her in the eye.  But, she is easy to keep in range, and was doing line retrieves well, so I wanted to see how she would work on some birds. 

 

This past Wednesday was her first hunting trip to a preserve in Columbia, CT with me and a couple of friends.

They put out 18 birds and Judy found, flushed and retrieved 17 of them in fine style.  Judy surpassed all expectations for her first outing, with her training only half completed.  I felt like a parent whose kid just won the state science fair and got a scholarship to MIT.

 

In any event, Judy is a very happy puppy who loves everyone and wants to play with every dog she meets.  She is a most endearing personality, and it is a pleasure to come home and be greeted by her.  If all of Judy's litter mates are working out as well as Judy, you must have a bunch of happy owners.

 

Bob Danaher

 

 

 

March 26, 2012

Hi Sophie,

I thought I would share a few pictures of our Cita.  She is an important member of our family, my kids call her princess because of the way we treat her, and our daughter calls her, her little sister J.

 

Cita is loving, smart, playful, mischievous, full of energy and such a good dog.  When she was a puppy she hardly held still unless she was sleeping, or eating, she loves to eat.  She has this white V on the back of her head similar to one of the black and white puppies. When we hike she loves everyone, and we often hear how beautiful and friendly she is.  She wags her tail all the time, and often times it’s more her whole body. If you can’t tell we simply love her, and have loved all of our dogs.  My heart was broken for two years after we lost Tally, but Cita, in her own way helped me to mend, and then stole my heart away.  Don’t worry there is plenty of love for the new puppy J.

 

I don’t hunt but I love to hear the stories of how well she did.  When Greg and Cita get home from hunting they are happy, content and very tired.

 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Take Care,

Mary Ann

 

March 23, 2012

Mark and Sophie -

This weekend we were at my grandfather's funeral and came across the attached picture of my grandfather with his family's Springer in 1939.  I thought it was interesting how little the appearance of the breed has changed in over 70 years.  My grandfather and Diesel were always good friends.

-Matt

 

March 22, 2012

Dogs had a good week. At the Illinois trial Morgan handled Ryan Lamberg’s Gromit to a second place in the Open All-Age and Steve Krueger’s Rebel to a blue ribbon first place in the Puppy Stake.

 

Meanwhile, in southern Illinois Chris Thole, a training regular at Pine Shadows, handled his Llewellin setter, Mick, to a championship at the National Llewellin Gun Dog Club Trial.

 

Congratulations to all!

Gromit

Rebel

Mick

 

 

March 19, 2012

Pine Shadows Daybreak hunting grounds history:  The Campbell Fur Post was the southernmost outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in North America.  Waneta, a Yanktonai Sioux, born about 1795, joined his father in siding with the British during the War of 1812. 

 

After the war, the British rewarded his loyalty with a captain's commission. He remained sympathetic to the British until 1820, when an abortive expedition against Fort Snelling resulted in a change of heart. Thereafter, he gave wholehearted support to American interests. The U.S. Navy has named two ships after him.

 

This monument is located just off Brown County Highway 6 at Daybreak.

 

March 14, 2012

This is a travel weekend for some of the crew. Mark is at the Kansas and Oklahoma trials, gunning one and judging the other. Morgan and Mark Rysavy are opening the trial season at the Wilmington, Illinois event with a dozen spaniels. Next week Morgan has both the Nebraska and the Missouri trials.

 

We are busy at the kennels with spring break boarding and the new litters. Some of Pilot’s and Zell’s pups have gone to their new homes while the three week old Reacher puppies are doing very well. Here’s one on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

March 6, 2012

 

Dakota pheasant hunting is the ultimate proving ground for our gun dogs. The live upland hunting situations cannot be duplicated in the training field. At Daybreak we rotate a number of dogs from our Brainerd kennels to the hunting camp. Typically we have thirty spaniels in camp. We take from eight to fifteen dogs into the field on the dog trucks and mules each day.

 

The total experience of travel, communal life, wild birds, shotguns, new handlers, and hunt routine rounds out the dog training. We like to include a few young dogs just to get a taste of hunting. Here is Marco, a Reacher x Turner 8 month old pup, taking his first drink from a water bottle. He had a great morning in the field, on the truck, tasting feathers.

 

Last week Morgan had a group of his training/trialing dogs out to Daybreak for several days. Being a return trip to our Dakota ground for most of these, they adapted quickly to the situation. The handlers remarked that the dogs seemed “full of joy” whether they were airing out in the wheat field, camping in the big trailer, or hunting the various covers.     

 

February 26, 2012

Among the awards given at the NMESSC banquet on Saturday was the 2011 Midwest Interclub High Point Amateur Stakes, earned by Lady Neala Savoirfaire, owned and handled by JP Martin. The trophy, sponsored by the Northeast Wisconsin Spaniel Club, was presented by NWSC representative Lynn Christen. 

 

This beautiful trophy is in memory of NWSC members: Emmett Anderson, Corky Jarstad, Fred Neville, Ralph Sheldon, and Vance Van Laanen.  It was designed and made by the company in Chicago that does the Oscars. The trophy is an Antique Silver Cup which is hand spun from solid brass and electroplated silver. It is on a round black base with a dog on top carrying a bird. The trophy is awarded to the dog with the highest points accumulated in the Amateur Stakes in the Midwest Interclub area. Congratulations to Neala, and her owners Linda and JP Martin.

 

February 19, 2012

We had a wonderful day yesterday with dog training. Many new folks up to check out Pine Shadows, visit about their dogs and get some instructions on how  to proceed in training to make productive family members out of their dogs. The weather was super, the hobo fire was welcomed and it was even cold enough to have ice cream bars which are a special treat from Steve.

 

The Zell pups are sure getting active and will be going to new owners within a couple weeks. Reacher is due with her litter the end of this month and we have Denali that just got bred to Wallace this past week. Spring time is coming at Pine Shadows.

 

 

 

February 13, 2012

We appreciate the vote of confidence provided again this year with the dual Orvis endorsement of our Hunting Dog Program and our Wingshooting Grounds at Daybreak near Frederick, SD. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2012

 

Sophie and I are attending the 7th Annual ESS Hall of Fame Classic Field Trial in La Grange, Tennessee. Here is the Town Office.

 

What a quaint town, with historical markers everywhere.  Many of the buildings are dated around 1830. Occupied by the Union Army during the war, it has an amazing number of stories that are still being told.

 

A thriving town in the 1800’s, the population is about 140 now. They have an interesting website with photos and descriptions of a number of homes that are nearly two hundred years old. http://lagrangetn.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 6, 2012

With the very nice winter weather we are having here in Minnesota our training schedule has been wonderful.  Morgan consistently has weekday morning training session with people stopping by to gun, work their dog, walk a side with a pup and just enjoy this mild winter we have had. The cover is very good, birds are plentiful and training has been wonderful.

 

Looking ahead for Saturday training dates. Our trial season starts the weekend of March 17th.  That means the next five Saturday's we will be having the training sessions then the trials take up the weekends. The weekend trials go through April. In May we will again start the Saturday training days through the summer with our fun trials scheduled in there in May and June. Fun Trial dates will be determined shortly.

 

Training schedule  for February and March

February 11 - Mark will be gone this day but Morgan will be here for training.

February 18 - regular training

February 25 - Northern Minnesota Club Banquet so training will be shortened to be done by noon

March 3 - normal day of training

March 10 - normal day of training

 

Remember Morgan is training on weekdays as well so for some that can make it during the week come on up in the morning. Give us a call 218.829.4736 or email.

 

February 3, 2012

 

 

 

Hunting report from the Dakotas:   In for training, this is Bailey, a Dove x Buster pup about a year old. She just completed her first pheasant hunting season with the Skjei family in North Dakota. 

 

Bailey was in the field 43 of the 93 day season and was personally in on the harvest of 89 roosters and 4 sharptail grouse. She hunted with a group of springers that tallied over 250 pheasants during the fall. What a grand little springer! 

 

January 31, 2012

 

One of Morgan’s regulars is Chris Thole who brings Lewis, his springer, plus a couple of Llewellyns for dog training. The black and white, Mick, has performed excellently at trials, accumulating huge point totals in Puppy and Derby. 

 

This is his new pup, Nixon, which is just beginning his schooling, and appears to have what it takes also. Chris is indeed a trialer, but he always takes his dogs ruffed grouse and pheasant hunting.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 22, 2012

 

 

PF VP Dave Nomsen introduces NRCS Chief Dave White

 

While at the PF state convention we visited with our old friend Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever Vice President.  He’s our man in Washington with the inside track on the farm bill. Dave brought with him from D.C. Dave White, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, who delivered a keynote address full of hope and accomplishment for natural resources in compatibility with modern agriculture.

 

Regarding habitat and wildlife Chief White’s message was, “We can bring them back in harmony with ag production.”  

 

It was gratifying to hear from a “bureaucrat” who is winning some of our battles.

 

We know the ring-necked pheasant is a very hardy species. Individually the pheasant has a number of daily threats, but the population as a whole has only two super threats, weather and government.

 

January 21, 2012

 

At the Pheasants Forever banquet tonight we were joined by our friend Bob St. Pierre, Vice President of Marketing for PF. We had a great visit about the potential of social media to spread the conservation message and influence of our PF mission not only to “the choir” but also to a new audience. 

 

 

 

 

We not only need people to carry shotguns and go pheasant hunting but we folks with information, action, and passion like these hundreds of wonderful PF volunteers here at dinner tonight.  We can use social networking as a strengthening tool.   

 

January 20, 2012

 

I had several duck hunts this fall at Daybreak with my granddaughters. They were so very interested and loved watching their springer Rigby retrieving.

 

Be sure to include some young folks with your hunting and fishing. Whenever you come to Pine Shadows bring your children and grandchildren. We enjoy their visits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 18, 2012

 

I bought a started dog, Plum, from Sophie in March ‘10. Decided to keep her original name, it’s unusual, like the dog. Plum is a hunting/retrieving machine. No field trials, I’m not a professional trainer, but this dog has been a delight in and out of the field.

 

She is my third generation of springers, I won’t say she’s the best because the others were outstanding as well, (when I bought her you said you remember Allie, from Jerry Barrett),  they are all unique, more than any other breed I think, that’s why we always stick with springers. Anyway, her long legs, energy level and perfect pleasing attitude make her a pleasure to live and hunt with.

 

Thank you for her and just wanted to let you know she is well and happy.

 

David Muchow

 

 

 

 

January 16, 2012

 

Mark and Sophie,

 I noticed some of the other owners' pictures of their springers in action on your Facebook wall.  The girls and I decided we needed to let you know what Charlie has been doing in the field.

 

 Now that it finally snowed, we were able to take Charlie out hunting snow flies.  Yes, snow flies.  After all, Charlie’s a bit more "artistic" than the other dogs and pheasants, ducks, and grouse are too easy.  As you can see from the attached pictures they are very hard to find in the snow since they are white.  However, Charlie was able to point and flush out a couple.  We managed to fill our tag for today.  If you look closely at the shovel you will see there are 3 snow flies. 

 

We are looking forward to taking him out to WY to hunt Jackalope later this summer.  Hopefully, we can introduce the female that we get this spring to this style of hunting as well.

 Earl and Molly Sichterman

 

 

 

January 15, 2012

Escaping Minnesota winter as it finally arrives; Steve Krueger leaves this week for his annual Texas swing of the springer spaniel field trials.  Thor will be competing in the Amateur All Age, while his young roommate, Rebel, begins his trialing career in the Puppy Stakes at these three events.  We wish them safe travels and great performances.

Photo: Pine Shadows RW Rebel and Steve

 

January 13, 2012

 

Grant’s Rigby will be twelve this year. He put in another good season of hunting including ducks on the Nokasippi to Daybreak sloughs with Grant’s daughters. Here he proudly presents a brace of grouse he and Grant took out of the North Woods last month.

 

January 12, 2012

Hunt report from Colorado:

Hey Mark these are some pictures from opening day in Colorado, It was amazing! The first guy limited out by 7:30.  Chester has turned into the most amazing dog and the only thing i can take credit for is Sit,Come,Stay.  He even hunted ducks with me over decoys in early October.

Hope you guys are doing great and I really enjoy the pics that get posted.  In the pics, Chester is the black and white springer and Radar who's 12 but doesn't know it and has a huge hunting problem, is the White and Liver and I'm the guy in the yellow shirt.

Charlie Cooper

 

 

 

 

 

January 7, 2012

A wonderful training day for the first training day for 2012. Each Saturday we start the hobo fire, gather up the birds, fix some eats and train dogs.

 

No snow here in Minnesota, 40 degree temps and good cover. It made for a great day of dog training and telling stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 4, 2012

Happy New Year to all.

As we wrap up 2011 Morgan Sophie, Joannie and our staff think about the upcoming year including new puppies, spring trials, Saturday training and the new people we can meet and the regulars who come by all the time. 

Our Daybreak season has ended for 2011 and we are planning new and exciting things for the 2012 hunting season with habitat projects, spring bird releases, housing upgrades and hospitality amenities.

 

 Saturday Training begins this week. Stop by for some good eats, conversation, and training.

We have two litters in the kennel right now with Zell pups born December 20 opening their eyes yesterday. Pilot pups are 6 weeks old and heading to new homes in another 4 weeks.

 

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year.

 

 

Pilot’s pups, just over a month old, are getting acquainted with the Place Board.

 

 

December 26, 2011

Mark...

I just had to drop you a note about our remarkable day in the field today.  I was invited to hunt Viking Valley with individuals from Atlanta, New York, Cleveland and Mpls.  I did not carry but was able to work Beth.  She was 14 of 15 with one bird mid-air.  We had one water retrieve, one she broke thru the ice, one on the ice that could still run and Beth kept sliding by(that's the one we lost) and the one I am most proud of - she kept going back to a klump of grass when we were probably 15 yards past it with the line, so I stopped the guys  and sent her back and sure enough out blast a rooster.  She is much better than her handler and at 2 1/2 she is amazing.  You have never heard me say that before I'll bet.  I AM the proud owner of a Pine Shadows partner.....

Merry Christmas...

brad

 

 

 

December 24, 2011

Mark, Sophie, Morgan and the staff at Pine Shadows wish all our customers and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We thank you for your connections to Pine Shadows and look forward to a blessed upcoming year for all.

 

God bless

 

 

                                          

 

 

December 22, 2011

With the end of the National Open last week and shortly prior to that the end of the National Amateur we are starting to think about the spring trial season.  The 2012 trial season starts in January in Texas.  Looks like our first trial will be coming up in March. We are looking forward to continuing the work on our current trial dogs: Tanna (seen “training up” her handler), Sota, Neala, Diesel, Turner, Wallace, Gromit, Rueben, Thor and Rebel along with some new youngsters.

 

Saturday training days will start in January and will go until the trial season starts in late March. If you are thinking about training or are looking to keep your dog in shape throughout the winter, schedule some time to visit Pine Shadows.

 

 

December 20, 2011

 

Morgan and our dear friend Dan Langhans, youngest and oldest handlers competing at the recent ESS National Open Championship in Michigan. Photo thanks to Mary Kemper of www.essft.com .

 

 

December 12, 2011

 

We were witness to the lunar eclipse Saturday morning at Daybreak. See the entire album on the Pine Shadows facebook page. 

 

 

 

 

 

December 6, 2011

 

These last few days Morgan has been fine tuning the springers he will be handling in the National Open Championship.  With him are Wallace, Gromit, Turner, and Neala.  Wallace and Gromit are owned by Ryan Lamberg. Gromit is making his first trip to the National while Wallace has some experience as Morgan placed him fourth in the nation two years ago. Turner, owned by Bob Schulke, makes his first appearance after posting a fine trial season, recently placing second at the Iowa trial. JP Martin’s Neala has been performing very well having earned her Amateur Championship this fall.

 

The National Open is being held in Onested, Michigan and will begin this Saturday morning. Morgan and JP are leaving with the dogs early Thursday.  We wish them safe travel and great performances at the trial. You can follow the trial on the ESSFT site.

 

 

 

 

December 5, 2011

 

  Jetta

Mark:

Two in an hour on public land in Minnesota. The energizer bunny still has it.

:)

 

Brobergs

 

 

December 2, 2011

 

While participating at the National Amateur Championship in Nebraska last week, JP Martin and Neala were honored at the banquet with the Pro-Plan Performance Award for the Midwest High Point Amateur Dog title for this year.  Congratulations to this great team.

 

Other members of the NMESSC: Gromit handled by Ryan Lamberg also competed in the National Amateur last week as well as Tracie Wilson with Sota. Both had good series work but did not get called in the fifth series. Paul Johannes and Gem had a good showing also. Ed Zahler with Prez attended his first National and received his first time participant pin, likewise Joe Stallman with Cannon had his first. Another Northern Minnesota Club member, Jeff Johanns was on the National Gun Team for the National Amateur. It is quite an honor to be asked to be on that team.

 

 

November 28, 2011

The National Amateur Championship begins today in Nebraska. Good luck to all, especially to our NMESSC members and their springers who are competing.

 

More Daybreak fall hunting picture albums are being added daily to our facebook site. Check it out at this link, Pine Shadows facebook.

 

November 21, 2011

Mark...just finished the second half of my SD license near Summit, SD.  2days of sun and one day of 6" of snow and wind.  Beth has got it.  She may not be the brightest bulb to come out of all your hard work, but she is mine.  We hunted with 4 other dogs, all pointers.  Beth was able to steal some finds from the pointers but all got along.  Beth had 15 retrieves, one from 125 yards across a plowed field.  She never gave up a bird to other dogs this trip and I was complimented by the guide for her behavior and quartering when his dogs were 20 yards ahead of her.  There was a professional photographer in the group that captured some pictures of Beth that made me quite emotional.  If you remember, this if the first hunting dog I have ever had since me and the cat went hunting when I was growing up in SD on a small farm.  Life is good, Beth is good, and I wish you a bountiful Thanksgiving....thanks for all your help...brad 

 

November 20, 2011

Morgan is on his way back from the East Central Iowa field trial this afternoon with both the first and second place winners of the Open All Age Stake. He handled JP and Linda Martin’s Neala to the blue ribbon and Bob Schulke’s Turner to the red ribbon. Congratulations!

 

 

 

November 15, 2011

More hunt reports:

Hi Pine Shadows,
Thought of you guys.  I was in South Dakota for a couple of days hunting. Jetta will be nine in February and I haven't done any water work with her.  Shot a bird over a pond on a windy day. Wasn't sure what she would do. She made a bee line for the water and swam thirty five yards out and brought the bird right to hand. What a great first hunting dog for our family. Thanks to Morgan for all he has taught me. Have a great week. 

Ron Broberg

 

Mark:

Once again Joey Mae had a terrific hunting season with 15 grouse retrieves along the North Shore and 25-30 retrieves with rooster pheasants.  While she still remains a devil dog at times (probably because of her master), I am very pleased to have her with me.  Thank you! 

Tom Reaser

 

Mark:

I just wanted to thank you, Morgan and all of your team for an unforgettable experience last week. I’d heard of this kind of experience before but really had no idea of how much fun it would be. Between the camaraderie of fellow hunters, the patience and professionalism of your staff, the cuisine from Jake and Mary and of course the pure joy of watching your 4 legged stars flush birds, it was truly a wonderful 3 days. On behalf of all of us at Bay State, we wish you the best in your endeavors both at Pine Shadows and with your dogs and hope we get to meet again in the not too distant future.

Best Regards,

Brian Rothwell

 

November 12, 2011

 

At Daybreak this weekend we are hosting Eric Mathiowetz and his brother Todd Dahna of Mountain Lake, MN. Eric was the winner of the Million Dollar Bird Hunt promoted by Ron Schara’s Productions (RSP), the Aberdeen CVB and Pine Shadows Daybreak.

 

Eric became aware of the contest through Pine Shadows Facebook. Besides the Pine Shadows huntsmen and springers Eric and his brother are hunting with Minnesota Bound personality Bill Sherck and his associates. RSP is filming the entire weekend for stories to be presented on Minnesota Bound, Due North, and Pheasants Forever Television over the next year and a half.

 

We had a fabulous hunt today, hunting the Elm River Valley. We will head to our miles of cedar tree rows and CRP tomorrow.

 

Look for new photos from Daybreak on the Happenings Page. 

 

November 10, 2011

News from Southern Iowa:

 

Hey Sophie and Mark,

 I just returned from a couple days of duck hunting in Riverton, Iowa. Our dog Pen Pen was awesome (turns two years at end of month). This was his first full-on duck hunt with several gunners, other dogs, and yes the first of the Mallard migration. I was nervously excited to get going, and he did great. Earlier we've done training type hunting at our place: small blind, small water.

 

Lots of retrieves both seen and blind. So pleased! Another great dog from your Kennels.

 

Have a great autumn.

 

Tommy Ghrist

Murray, Iowa

 

November 8, 2011

Our pheasant hunting at Daybreak proves to be an excellent experience for our springers, young and old. They become familiar with travel, both long distance and field, communal living in the camp, performing for a variety of handlers, proper manners and discipline in the field, and happily smiling.

Here’s a photo of Marco, a Reacher x Turner 8 month old pup, taking his first drink from a plastic bottle.

 

 

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October 30, 2011`

Another nice day on the prairie. After church we hunted again with Don and his pup Jack. Nailed three nice birds from good finds, good flushes, good retrieves. No Million Dollar bird this day though.

 

Arriving today were folks from the Wheat Growers to hunt with us for three days. Also in camp overnight is Mark Maddox, Ripley and Thicket’s owner. He is on his annual travel to Canada for wingshooting. His family flew up from Alabama and he is meeting them tomorrow. Morgan has had Ripley and three of his pointers in for training for the past several months.

 

October 29, 2011

 While hunting at Daybreak today one of our guests, Don Spilseth and his springer Jack , (a Reacher x Wallace pup), bagged a Brown County million dollar pheasant! Guided by Joannie Peterson and her dogs Hadley and Pelli, they were working a thick grass cover up from the river. The dogs flushed a bouquet of roosters and Don scored a double. Hadley retrieved one rooster while Jack brought the money bird in to his master.

 

The special rooster had a contest leg band. Don wins $100 and a chance in a drawing for a million dollars, see contest details at http://www.milliondollarbird.com/

 

 

More NMESSC members performing very well at field trials this fall: Ed Zahler and Prez placed second in the Amateur Stake of the Minnesota Trial and Lyn Swartout and Scout placed second in the St. Croix Valley Puppy Stake. Congratulations.

 

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We have a new Field Champion in the Northern Club! Congratulations to Neala and JP Martin in winning the All Age Amateur Stakes at the Minnesota Trial this weekend. This is Neala’s (a daughter of Dansmirth Tomahawk and Pine Shadows I Spied-Her) second blue ribbon this month which earned her Amateur Field Championship.

 

October 18, 2011

All of Opener was great – friends, families, weather, dogs, birds, fellowship, laughs, smiles, memories. We thank our guests for choosing Pine Shadows Daybreak, our hard working huntsmen, our fine chefs, the steady performance of our springers, and you for your continued interest and support of Pine Shadows.

 

Remember, TWO weeks remaining to enter the contest to win a free hunting trip to Daybreak this fall.

Pine Shadows Daybreak, Ron Schara’s Minnesota Bound and the Aberdeen CVB are partnering to bring you this great hunting adventure. You merely have to enter the contest before the end of October. Details are found on the Minnesota Bound website.  Enter today!

 

 

 

 

 

October 15, 2011

We hunted our Truck Country friends in two teams headed by brothers Morgan and Grant. Dogs were great, birds flew, shots were fired, all roosters shot were retrieved. Limits for all. What’s more exciting than a pheasant opener?

 

Tonight a sirloin roast dinner followed by another moonlit campfire and some football and some Nascar. Tomorrow we go again.  Follow us on Pine Shadows Facebook 

 

 

 

October 14, 2011

The eve of South Dakota Pheasant Opener at Daybreak. The Truck Country boys are in, great dinner, campfire under the nearly full moon. Nearly 30 Pine Shadows springers in camp along with a half a dozen huntsmen.

 

Follow the crew this weekend on Pine Shadows Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 13, 2011

The Ruffed Grouse Society has been conducting its annual National Grouse and Woodcock hunt in Grand Rapids each October for the past 30 or so years. Basically a fund raiser banking over $100 grand annually, the hunt provides an even bigger wealth of information on these birds. Imagine a study done for three decades on the same grounds, analyzed by wildlife biologists, with all kinds of data recorded from flushes to gender to habitat to crop content to current weather to seasonal weather – amazing.

 

Pine Shadows has been represented each year with volunteer huntsmen.  Mark, Travis, Grant, and Morgan have all participated guiding the visiting hunters with the Pine Shadows Springers. Morgan, who has won the huntsman award several times, is there again this year.

Today he and his springers flushed a dozen or so of both ruffed grouse and woodcock. The hunters did bag some. He will be guiding another team Friday morning before he heads west for the South Dakota pheasant opener at Daybreak. Here’s a photo of him and Tanna from last year’s National Hunt.

 

 

 

October 11, 2011

Mark-Sophie

Thanks for the advice on the K-9 Top Coat.  Ordered one for Hutch and used the first few days of Pheasant Season.  At first I thought it might be too small but after reading the lit that came with it, was much more comfortable with the size.  And Hutch seems to really enjoy it as well.  When I get it out, he just sits and wants to get "dressed". 

 

One word - BRILLIANT.  We were working some old tree rows on Saturday and without it, I am sure we would have been going to the Vet already.  Plus he already has hit some old abandoned barb wire and the coat looks like it has been through some combat but the dog is fine and that is a testament to it. 

 

A couple of other hunters happened to drive up and noticed Hutch in the Top Coat, stopped and were asking me questions about it.  Gave them the web-site.  They too have had experience with trips to the vet and really liked what they saw so hopefully they make the purchase.

 

Thanks again for the great advice.   

Good FRIENDS don’t let their friends cheer for the Sioux, Packers, Wild ……..
Jon

 

October 10, 2011

 

Congratulations to JP Martin and Neala in winning the Amateur Stake at the St. Croix field trial.

 

October 7, 2011

Warm and windy on the Daybreak prairie. We are hosting companies from Brainerd and Fargo and enjoying some fine wingshooting. Because of the heat and wind we are hunting primarily in the morning and rotating the dogs frequently. We have seen nearly two hundred birds each day and flushed more than enough within range to bag limits.

 

Our huntsmen are guiding the guests into action with each drive. Besides ringnecks, we pushed up a couple sharptails, (not in season yet), quite a few deer, and one muskrat.

 

Morgan is back home preparing for the St.Croix field trial. We hope to see the continued good showings of the northern club dogs. Congratulations to NMESSC trialers Ed Zahler guiding Prez to a blue ribbon and Traci Wilson handling Sota to the third place award in the Amateur stake last weekend.

 

Remember you can win a FREE hunting trip to Daybreak. Enter on the Minnesota Bound website.

 

October 3, 2011

Grant took his girls duck hunting at Daybreak this past weekend. They were guided by Rigby.

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

Sure you want to hunt at Daybreak this fall. Put yourself and your favorite hunting pal in this picture with Mark overlooking the Elm River valley. Make it happen by winning a free trip for two.

 

Pine Shadows Daybreak, Ron Schara’s Minnesota Bound and the Aberdeen CVB are partnering to bring you this great hunting adventure. You merely have to enter the contest before the end of October. Details are found on the Minnesota Bound website.  Enter today!

 

 

 

 

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