Cove Mountain Kennels

Do it as much as possible.

Puppies are due first half of October. Get in on the ground floor. $200 deposit holds a pick. These dogs are hunting and competition dogs. Between them, they have 13 documented AKC hunting field trial placements (9 for sire, 4 for dam).

Pups are located in Inkom, Idaho, about 2 hours from Salt Lake City, SLC, Utah.

SIRE: HIDEAWAY’S WHITE SMOKE (9 AKC field trial placements)- Smoke is an accomplished bird hunter and field trial dog. This is a special stud dog who had proved himself time and again in front of AKC field trial judges. He has 9 official AKC placements to his name and multiple points in both Open and Amateur divisions. Cove Mountain Kennels recently acquired this dog to add to our breeding and hunting program. Smoke started doing well even when he was young. He was the 2013 Western All-Age Futurity 4th place and continued to impress judges throughout his career as a competitor. His was sired directly by NGDC FC/AFC San Dee Blazing Shane. His mother was FC/AFC Hideaway Red’s Bess Bet. However, most importantly, this dog not only has the genetics, but he has proven himself as a stellar competitor and hunter. The more recently in the line that the dogs have been proven through AKC field trial competition or hunt tests the better the chances of producing quality hunting or competition puppies.

DAM: Jeb N Ducks Orange Roughy Rouge – “Rouge” (4 AKC field trial placements)

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Rouge is a stellar female with a build that we really like out here in the west. She is leggy and fast and has an incredibly hard point, a trait she passes to her pups. She was campaigned on the AKC field trial western circuit for a short period of time and was able to take four placements. She runs a very thorough pattern that is perfect for the foot hunter. She is a sweetheart, loves kids, adults and other dogs….but most of all she loves birds!

Call or text Nick at 314-954-5424 for more info.

For the past several years I have been cooking some game in the field. It is a great way to enjoy a snack or meal and feel like a hardcore caveman at the same time. I have tried a few methods and have found one I like a lot. I use it for grouse, deer, elk, antelope heart or tenderloin, and even some dangerous game on African hunts.

The simplest way to cook is just putting a stick through meat and putting it on a fire. This tends to really dry out the meat, however, so I generally do not do this much. My recommendation is to take some tin foil and a dry marinade mix of your choice. Put the meat in tin foil with the spices on it, wrap it up and put on a small fire with a flame or even just the hot coals. Flip it after a few minutes, then take it out and enjoy. Tin foil and a small baggie of spices weigh next to nothing, but can really make a nice snack in the field.

Bring out your inner caveman (or cavewoman) and cook some meat over a fire in the field. Wipe your greasy hands on your pants, and then keep hunting.

Sporting Classics recently published an article I wrote on an Australian Water buffalo hunt. It was a pretty wild experience. Here are some highlights if you are not a subscriber.

This is Gus, an American Brittany we trained a couple years ago for a client. The client was in town picking out a puppy from our Bella/Smoke AKC Brittany litter at my place near Pocatello, Idaho. I couldn’t resist giving Gus a little “test drive” in the pasture on some training birds….like riding a bike!

SIRE: HIDEAWAY’S WHITE SMOKE- Smoke is an accomplished bird hunter and field trial dog. This is a special stud dog who had proven himself time and again in front of AKC field trial judges. He has 9 official AKC placements to his name and multiple points in both Open (pro handler) and Amateur (non-pro handler) divisions. Cove Mountain Kennels recently acquired this dog to add to our breeding and hunting program. Smoke started doing well even when he was young. He was the 2013 Western All-Age Futurity 4th place and continued to impress judges throughout his career as a competitor. His was sired directly by NGDC FC/AFC San Dee Blazing Shane. His mother was FC/AFC Hideaway Red’s Bess Bet. However, most importantly, this dog not only has the genetics, but he has proven himself as a stellar competitor and hunter. The more recently in the line that the dogs have been proven through AKC field trial competition or hunt tests the better the chances of producing quality hunting or competition puppies. Anyone can say, “this dog is a great hunter and has good lines,” (and they may very well be correct and be selling nice pups)…However, few can back it up with actual competitive placements earned in front of judges, which is the gold standard of a “proven” dog and gives the new owner the best chance at a quality dog.

DAM: KARAMOJO’S BELLATRIX LESTRANGE- Bella is a daughter of 3x Am Fld Ch 3x Ru GFC FC Stayley’s Orange Outlaw Mr. Cooper and Karamojo’s Dragon Tattoo JH (Stella). She has everything we look for in a quality hunting dog and producer: extreme bird drive, trainability, hard point, hard running/great pattern, among other traits. Bella is a product of our breeding program which is based on the above traits. We breed for hunting and competition and she fits the bill on both. And she is a sweetheart at home!

Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho.

If you have questions, or would like to put a deposit down, or would like to talk brits, call or text Nick at 314-954-5424.

I was recently published in the May/June 2019 Sporting Classics Magazine. It is their annual dog issue. It is the story of a huge Idaho mountain lion solo treed by a hound of mine and killed by my friend Courtland. In it, I take a deep look at why pursuit hounds do what they do. It was also neat to see my name in there by Gary Paulsen….a guy who loves dogs, adventure and writing.

Here is Jake, a puppy from a previous breeding who has been a joy to work with. He is very trainable with the hard point that we breed for.