Megan - Irish's Megan of Gravel Creek (CH Irish's Northwyns Navigator CD JH x Irish's Gravel Creek Molly). Looks like she is the senior member of the album this year. Megan turned 12 back in July, co-owned with Connie & Elbert Rush. This is from opening day in Michigan where Molly retrieved a total of 14 birds for her group of hunters.
Carlos - (GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out x CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch) Owned by Mike & Stacey Bernethy. Carlos gets the top spot this year with the most retrieves this season. As of the last report ( late October), Carlos was at 500 ducks and 110 geese.
Cooper - (Ch. Irish's Marsh Monarch x GCh. Irish's Tigress of The Knight). From October, Cooper is just a year old and this was his first time out hunting with owner Dan Kvocka.
Jake - GCH** Irish's Master Jake (Irish's Cuculain Chieftain x Ch. Irish's Eastern Sea Maiden) 10 yrs old. Co-owned with Jeff Soulliere.
Mackenzie (GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out x HR Irish's Great Lakes Nor'Easter SH CGC WDX) She was 2 1/2 during the 2015 season. Mackenzie is owned by Alan Schupbach. Al says - wish I had pictures of the birds she got behind our blind in the bogs we couldn’t even get out of the boat 5 to 6 foot high grasses and no bottom! Without her they where no find Cripples !
Foreman - GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out (CH Irish's Gallant Sailor x CH Irish's Crown Princess) Wood Duck season was slow this year on the Thornapple River, but Gary and Foreman managed to get a few.
Winston - (Ch. Irish's Marsh Monarch x GCh. Irish's Tigress of The Knight). He's just a year old and this is his first hunt. Owned by Mike & Becky Domingo.
Sage & Moose. Sage (CH Irish's Gallant Sailor x GCH** Irish's She's The One) and Moose (CH Irish's Marsh Monarch x CH* Irish's Lady of Clover Leaf) They were 6 & 5 years old this season and owned by Jeff & Anne Meyers. They hunt mostly in Wyoming.
Boss - (GCH** Irish's Master Jake x CH Irish's Queen Oakley of The Marsh) Boss started the 2015 season at about 18 months old. He is co-owned with Mike St. Pierre.
Jesse - (CH Irish's Gallant Sailor x GCH** Irish's She's The One) At 6 yrs old, Jesses is just getting started hunting, but doing great. He is owned by the Rubles in Ohio.
Storm - HR Irish's Great Lakes Nor'Easter SH WDX CGC (CH Irish’s Mystical Merlin x CH Irish’s Ultra Classic Lady) owned with Jim & LInda Grabinski. She's one of the more senior dogs this season at 8 1/2 yrs old.
Splash - Irish's Splash Hopewell (GCH Irish's I'm A Knock Out x CH Irish's Macha Gaiscioch) and co-owner Jim Hagar.
From mid October. . Jim reports -
last Thur. Splash & I flushed 5 woodcock got 2 shots, then 1 grouse which he retrieved in <1.5 hrs, then in another covert put up 8 woodcock -- 5 shots should have gotten 1 in 1 hr. -- all on the club. 2 wks. earlier at Stag, Splash & I put up 4 woodcock got shots at 2 should have killed 1, flushed 8 grouse, shots at 4, killed 4 including a double all on club.
From mid October. . Jim reports -
last Thur. Splash & I flushed 5 woodcock got 2 shots, then 1 grouse which he retrieved in <1.5 hrs, then in another covert put up 8 woodcock -- 5 shots should have gotten 1 in 1 hr. -- all on the club. 2 wks. earlier at Stag, Splash & I put up 4 woodcock got shots at 2 should have killed 1, flushed 8 grouse, shots at 4, killed 4 including a double all on club.
Ginger - Irish's Princess of The Flats (Fall Flight Fowlnatic x Irish's Galloping Gadwald of Priorview) owned with Robert Townsend.
Sadie - (GCH** Irish's Master Jake x Irish's No Backin' Down). She is 6 months old. Owned by Mark & Meredithe Hyjek.
The second photo is Sadies second day hunting doves. Her owner Mark says - "This dog I believe is smarter than I am so far and that worries me!
She is still a puppy and it is hard to make her sit for a long time. More than like 10 -15 mins. That is. Then she will meander, eat grass, smell old feathers and when she hears a bird she is looking up at it waiting for a shot. Even if it is 100 yards off. Then no shot and she will look at me as if to say “what’s a matter with that one!” I like watching her more than shooting!"
The second photo is Sadies second day hunting doves. Her owner Mark says - "This dog I believe is smarter than I am so far and that worries me!
She is still a puppy and it is hard to make her sit for a long time. More than like 10 -15 mins. That is. Then she will meander, eat grass, smell old feathers and when she hears a bird she is looking up at it waiting for a shot. Even if it is 100 yards off. Then no shot and she will look at me as if to say “what’s a matter with that one!” I like watching her more than shooting!"
Molly - (CH Irish's Gallant Sailor x GCH** Irish's She's The One). Molly is owned by Dean Durik.