Wingshooters Rest

04/05/2026

Jesus died on the cross and rose on the third day. We serve a living God.

04/04/2026

Hanging with the grouse hunters today.

03/25/2026

Field trials are in full swing. Everything here in Georgia is greening up. I've got these 5 dogs under 2 (Matthew 7:1) and I we are about to start whoa post training per the teachings of the Smiths (see Delmar, Ronnie, Rick) . My favorite way of teaching the command ang getting the proper response.

Keep your powder dry

03/17/2026

03/04/2026

"the magic that happens when a puppy first picks up a scent he’s never smelled and reacts with instincts he didn’t know he had, freezing into a point in the direction of a bird he cannot see but which generations of breeding tell him he’s born to find." - Kevin Tate

03/02/2026

Down time.

01/31/2026

Well folks it has been a great season here in Kansas. First thanks go out to Rob and Clayton. Those men showed up when I had no where to turn and put the house back together that a bad contractor left in a shambles with no electricity. Without them there would have been no season at Wingshooters Rest. I hunted from Nebraska down thru central Kansas, all public land. I didn't experience the uptick in pheasant numbers like some folks did. Killed 4 roosters all year and didn't miss many opportunities. Never saw a prairie Chicken on the ground (last year I found a bunch). Quail were not everywhere I went but when I found them I found them in good numbers with large coveys. Several 8 covey days and many 4,5,6 covey days. My first two weeks of the season was tied up with house rehab and cleaning but after that I got after them pretty steady. 8 GSPs / T**e 13.5 yrs old, Jack and Ruby Turned 6yrs old in December, Annie and Virgil Turned 2 in November, Merle, Sis and Waylon were 7 months old when the season started. My guests were less this year than previous yrs. One large group and 3 singles. I am thankful for the continued support from friends and the new folks that give us a try. I am back in Georgia today and we have a few inches of snow that fell last night. I am thankful for the opportunties that I have chasing wild birds with the dogs and the mercy God shows me on a daily basis. If I can ever be of service to the bird hunting community just reach out. I have a month of wild bird season left in Georgia if I decide to chase them down south and I will be guiding some hunts on preserves thru February.

Till next year. May your dogs be steady, Your shotgun swing like a wizards wand and your game bag hold just enough and never too many.

God Bless

Reece

01/28/2026

Can't help but love Dixielands Ravishing Ruby.

01/23/2026

Snow and 2 degrees. The season was incredibly mild weathered this year but the next week Kansas is saying " remember me".

01/07/2026

The moon was amazing the other night