Magnum De L’Escarbot

John, His pointing is beyond excellent. Couple weeks back he was out of sight, but the GPS showed him pointed a grouse in a rock band at 2300 feet. We were descending off the top of a mountain and he winded the bird in ground I would rather avoid. I had to go around....

Selby L’Escarbot

Hi John, Sadly Jody and I had to say goodbye to Selby last Monday.  She was three weeks shy of her 18th birthday.  She was a tough old lady who won hearts wherever she went.  During the procedure there were many tears including all of the vet techs from Animal Care...

CA hunting mountain quail

John, I’m in northern CA hunting mountain quail this week.  I have been on a bit of a quest to complete the quail slam of all 6 North American species and the mountain quail was last on the list. Hunting these birds is tough! Steep, rocky country, thick cover, and...

Jolie De’ L’Escarbot

These photos and text are a great example of a L’Escarbot dog showing their versatility. John I hope all is well with you and your family. I have been meaning to let you know how Jolie is doing for some time, she is Jaspers liter mate. She is awesome, swimming deep...

Brie

John – Brie finished the season well – we shot 25 quail, 9 chukars, and 5 pheasants over her yesterday .  She was hunting with 3 English Setters and still retrieved all but 4 quail!  When the setters were ready to lie down and quit , Brie kept going back...

Patch

Greetings It is humbling to learn that your dog is smarter than you are, especially two days in a row. This time Patch pointed a pheasant and when flushed, it caught a strong SD prairie wind. I shot and it sailed down with the wind 60 yds away. I carefully marked it...