These are longhaired working mini- dachshunds, descended from Teddy Moritz’s dogs, like the late Diamond Lil but with a different coat; these will resemble short legged tazis. Watch this space. Babies Relatives, hunting with Teddy:
Tag: Hunting
Punt Guns
I have been in touch recently with Pete Humphreys, son of the man who brought Roaring Emma, the sporting writer James Wentworth Day’s 140- year old magnum 8 bore Joseph Lang, back to England. Pete is an all- round sportsman himself and heir to a rich heritage, especially in wildfowling, and a font of what …
What is this man DOING?
And how long is he likely to be doing it? From the cover of a new issue of a venerable outdoor mag that employs several friends, a “re- creation” of a 1912 cover. Well, sorta, kinda… But: how many times has this man been on a horse? How long do you think the horse’s ears …
“New” Petroglyph
… from none other than Andrey Kovalenko— see below. Andrey says: “This rock art is located in (تیمره) Golpaygan, Isfahan in the central part of Iran. GP Location is: 33° 38′ 31.43″ N 50° 19′ 27.30″ E. There have not been any scientific examination (Magnetic Polarity Chronology, Uranium Thorium, Carbon 14 HL) to date the …
Friend’s Adventures, Urban and Rural
Patrick Porter’s survival kit for Sandy, in Natick, MA: Cole Brooks, Malcolm’s* son, takes his first elk in Montana: “… kid drew a lottery cow elk tag for this week. Second day out at 3 in the afternoon we hiked up the side of a ridge where we’d spotted cows the evening before. I walked …
Hunting Quotes
Teddy Moritz sends two lovely ones from a German hunting site— her translations I think: “Who denies that love and hunting are related passions, has never hunted.” She likes this one even better: “Who never hunted, and never loved, never sought the scent of flowers, never trembled at the sound of music, is not a …
Self Explanatory
“Rigby .275”, Jonathan Hanson of Constant Apprentice , with a message.
Bad news for houndsmen…
.. and all hunters. David Zincavage reports, furiously, here. From an unremarkable story, earlier: “California Fish and Game commissioner Dan W. Richards travelled deep into the wicked terrain of Idaho’s Flying B Ranch to fulfill a long-held goal. “It was the most physically exhausting hunt of my lifetime. Eight hours of cold weather hiking in …
Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903 6.5 X 54
Thanks to readers, especially Malcolm in Montana, I have just gotten one- a unique one at that, and at a good price. Tools and loads are coming in from him and Steve in Washington, and another rifle was offered by the Atomic Nerds. Sometimes I love the Internet… For non- rifle nerds (or as John …
“Dirtwinger” videos
Warren Spencer, seen here at the wedding below, has been putting up videos of our falcon- tazi- lurcher teams at “Dirtwinger”. Most if not all dogs here bred by us or “granddogs” of our stock… Here are two of them of Warren’s breeding (we own all grandparents) with Terence’s late Gyr- Prairie tiercel Cog on …