We had a pretty warm day to hunt and so the dogs got limited action, but all in all it was a nice hunt. Lots of finds and some great work by the dogs – that’s the entire point of going for me – some interesting displays of shooting skills, but that’s pretty much par for the course. I swear that the dogs look back at us and shake their heads sometimes.
Ruby:
I heard today that Ruby’s Dad, “Rev” has passed away. He was a heck of a dog to hunt with, and I’ll miss the chance to do it again. Lots of great memories of this dog, but the one that stands out was when Ruby was a pup and I took her down to run with him in some of his training. She couldn’t have been more than seven or eight months old and his harness caught on her back leg.
Kevin said “whoa” and Rev held like a rock while this puppy yipped and flopped behind him trying to get loose. We got her loose, no one was worse for the wear (except maybe me) and she took off out ahead of us like nothing had happened. I could have sworn Rev gave her a look and then went on about his work.
Great genes and I’m lucky to have a dog sired by him.
B and H Clyde’s Revenge
Hazel was Ruby’s dam and I think Ruby gets her durability and toughness from her. I always enjoyed hunting with her and the hunts in Central Illinois will most definitely be a lot less fun without her.
She was liver and white like my dog, so that always won a spot in my heart for her.
You can read more about Hazelnut here
We had a couple of fun hunts this year. The first was with a few guys from town at a place out in Dundee, Illinois at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation. Pretty amazing place, a fun morning of hunting, patient guides. 
A few week later we went out to the Sugar Grove, IL area and hunted at Millbrook, a private club. We were the guests of a dad who’s son played freshman football with my oldest. There were ten or so of us, some of which were somewhat inexperienced, but we had a fantastic time. Ruby ran well, my oldest shot safely and well as usual, and the hunt was a lot of fun. 
We had a pretty warm day to hunt and so the dogs got limited action, but all in all it was a nice hunt. Lots of finds and some great work by the dogs – that’s the entire point of going for me – some interesting displays of shooting skills, but that’s pretty much par for the course. I swear that the dogs look back at us and shake their heads sometimes.
