Iron Point Kennels

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Final bird of the 2025 upland season! We managed to thin the population down by 54 roosters and a bunch of sharpies and...
01/05/2026

Final bird of the 2025 upland season! We managed to thin the population down by 54 roosters and a bunch of sharpies and huns.

Timber really got gray in the face over the last year. She managed to succeed in her life's goal of killing a porcupine. Hopefully, now she'll leave the damn things alone but I'm not holding my breath.

If you know what you're looking at you'll know that's not fruit punch. During the hunting season I get odd looks from pe...
12/02/2025

If you know what you're looking at you'll know that's not fruit punch.

During the hunting season I get odd looks from people when I ask them to save blood from their big game animals.

I use it for training big game recovery. This picture contains most of the tools needed. I also use a chunk of deer hide and the lower portion of any legs including the hooves.

Some hunters worry about contamination with fur and gut juices. I would rather have that in there too help with the scent profile. When you no longer have blood to follow that hair and juice plays a critical role for the dogs to follow.

Timber and I had the opportunity to go help a hunter recover a deer he shot last night. The track ended up being just s...
11/25/2025

Timber and I had the opportunity to go help a hunter recover a deer he shot last night. The track ended up being just shy of a mile (.95). We had decent blood early on but that stopped about a quarter mile in. We found one small spot about the half way mark then nothing.

Game recovery is based on trust in the dog and trust in your training and prep. Being able to read the dog and know what he or she is telling you. Timber has had the chance to try 5 "real" tracks this year but this is her first recovery. I was extra proud because Timber has been getting over pneumonia so she was working with half her normal breathing capacity.

Why?Because I own Drahts that's why and if we can we do. I love birds and I love helping them out. Predator management ...
11/20/2025

Why?

Because I own Drahts that's why and if we can we do.

I love birds and I love helping them out. Predator management and habitat work are two of the main things to have a healthy bird population.

9 months of work and it's finally payday! Miss Mango really put in some surprising work and ended up finding a bird tha...
10/12/2025

9 months of work and it's finally payday!

Miss Mango really put in some surprising work and ended up finding a bird that we were just about to give up on. It's always incredible how many birds you find that without a dog would be written off as "still alive". We had one drop and cover 154 yards before Dogg caught up to it.

Family photo!!!Timber (far right) had three litters. She birthed 48 puppies between those three. She's a fertile myrtle...
10/09/2025

Family photo!!!

Timber (far right) had three litters. She birthed 48 puppies between those three. She's a fertile myrtle and does nothing halfway. In this picture starting on the left and going to the right we have 5 pups from her 3rd litter, 4 from her 2nd and 1 from her 1st.

Left to right.
Ridge, Echo, Bear, Cash, Flint, Chief, Dogg, Linq, Stitch, Pepper, Timber (save the best for last)

I own some bad ass hunting dogs, but they spend the majority of the year not hunting. The boys never really dressed up t...
10/01/2025

I own some bad ass hunting dogs, but they spend the majority of the year not hunting.

The boys never really dressed up the dogs. That has not been the case with our little girl.

Being able to train your dogs to chill out in and around the house and play dress up then cutting them loose and having them just dominate in the field is the best ever!

The difference in size between these two birds is incredible! On the left is a sage grouse on the right a sharp-tailed ...
09/22/2025

The difference in size between these two birds is incredible! On the left is a sage grouse on the right a sharp-tailed grouse.

We spent the last three days walking behind a lot of dogs looking for sage grouse. They get a bad reputation as table fare but as with most wild game, field care is key to providing a really good meal. We were hunting in 80-plus degree weather. Getting them cooled off quickly isn't the easiest thing sometimes but it's very important. Similar to their speedie friend the pronghorn antelope, people who have good field care have some incredibly tasting meat people who toss them in a truck and clean them at the end of the day will not.

If you are going to hunt, learn to take care of it to provide the best outcome. We are going to try making a breakfast sausage since that is a recipe that leans heavily on sage as an ingredient. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out.

12 hours apart from each other. Timber is an outstanding animal. She went hunting with my boy for doves in the morning,...
09/03/2025

12 hours apart from each other.

Timber is an outstanding animal. She went hunting with my boy for doves in the morning, then tracked a wounded deer for a hunter after dinner. The main reason I got into Drahts is because of the versatility and I have never looked back. While tracking she pointed a rattlesnake and found a shed. I was very happy she didn't choose to destroy the nope rope.

I will be honest I was really worried about online school for them. After a year of it... this is awesome. Both boys a...
08/21/2025

I will be honest I was really worried about online school for them. After a year of it... this is awesome. Both boys are excelling and learning so much! Plus we get to go camping in a field and then hunt on a random Wednesday morning.

Sweet home North Dakota, where the skies are so big!!! Last night we had a 360-degree sunset with a bonus rainbow. ...
07/30/2025

Sweet home North Dakota, where the skies are so big!!!

Last night we had a 360-degree sunset with a bonus rainbow.

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