Whiskey on the Tailgate

SNAKES and Snake-breaking Your Dog

Today we discuss snakes and snake breaking, and what to do if your dog is bitten by a venomous snake. Jason Clark, of Southeastern Reptile Rescue, gives us pointers of wh

Random Thoughts #1

I talk about the "why" of doing a podcast, YouTube video, and BLOG. I give an update about JD's training to retrieve and also a little about the dreaded subject of "Hotsp

Summertime- Whiskey on the Tailgate! New Podcast Name!

Moving into summertime and force fetch training JD. Also, I will change the name of the podcast to Whiskey on the Tailgate. That more accurately describes the character a

NM Blue Quail and AZ Mearns Quail! Jan 2023

With a new puppy and 3 old campaigners, I head back to the desert.   BLOG: www.abirdhuntersthoughts.com YouTube: A Bird Hunter’s Thoughts Books: Endless October/Endles

Prairie Chickens and Pheasant in South Dakota 2022

Randy  moves on to South Dakota and Prairie Chickens and Roosters (Pheasant)  Listen as he chases the noble Prairie Chicken on the wide open Grasslands. Also, he gives hi

Montana! Sharptail Grouse and Hungarian Partridge Sept 2022

Randy and his Brittany pack head to Montana to be on the ground for the opener September 1st.  Listen as he encounters heat wave that restricts his hunting and what he do

Picking a New Puppy #2 Driving Home with Jade

Randy gets to go down to the breeder's farm and pick out the puppy he wants.  He has "pick of the litter" for two litters born a week apart.  Looking for a  liver, female

Dog PAIN Management

Randy finds 2 ways to help the old guys cope for one more year.  Please like, subscribe and share!   www.abirdhuntersthoughts.com. This is the first Video Podcast.  On Sp

Picking A New Puppy! My method. #1

Randy takes you along as he looks for another puppy. We talk about genetics, picking the puppy out of the litter, and many other and various things. Please LIKE but,mainl

2022 Georgia Region NSTRA Championships.

Randy and three of his Brittany bird dogs compete for the annual “best bird dog in Georgia” title. Of the three, one dog has a surprise for Randy in the three day competi

Revenge! Gambel's and Blue (Scaled) Quail in New Mexico and Arizona Jan 2022

Randy and his pack of Brittany bird dogs return to New Mexico and Arizona, in January 2022, to match wits with the running desert birds- Gambel's and Blue Quail.  His two

Mearns Quail hunting Arizona December 2021

Wally, Vince, John, Dave, and I take to the southern Arizona mountains to look for Mearns Quail. It’s a good year for rainfall, this year, and we found more birds this ye

Desert Southwest Arizona and New Mexico Dec 2021

We hunt for Gambel’s and Blue Quail throughout the desert southwest. The Brittany crew of Cap, Ruby, Shack, and Blue and I wander through good areas and bad. We encounter

South Dakota Prairie Chickens and Sharptail Grouse Nov 2021

I take the Brit crew back to South Dakota looking for Prairie Grouse. So far, this season, we’ve harvested Blue Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, and Sharptail Grouse. After getting

Hunting Wisconsin Ruffed Grouse October 2021. Busting brush and chasing Ruffs in Wisconsin.

This is a great year for Wisconsin Grouse (2021). While I've never been able to figure out when the good years are coming, I listen intently when the announcement is made

New Book Samples! Endless October Season 2

I've been working hard to get my second book published- Endless October Season 2.   Right now, the paperback is on Amazon Books with the Kindle (e-book) and Audible book

Arizona and New Mexico- Mearns Quail, Gambel’s Quail, and Blue Quail.

Heading West Arizona and New Mexico in search of Mearns Quail Gambel’s Quail, and Blue Quail. #abirdhuntersthoughts #endlessoctoberbook

Cleaning, Transporting, Cooking Gamebirds

After the harvest, when your dog puts the bird in your hand, what's the plan to take care of it until you eat it?  How should you cook it? Get some suggestions for cleani

South Dakota and Wyoming!

I give a day-by-day account of my trip to South Dakota for Sharptail Grouse and Prairie Chickens followed by a hunt in Wyoming for Hungarian Partridge and Chukar. Nov 202

Dr. Tim Hunt and Dr. Tim’s Dog Food.

We discuss Dr.Tim’s background with sled dogs and their nutrition. Finally, his interest in maximizing his dogs’ potential via nutrition led to his developing his own for