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As many of you know we opened DAYBREAK this
past fall. DAYBREAK is our own signature hunting lodge located near
Frederick, South Dakota. After nearly 30 years of guiding hunters in
South Dakota and North Dakota we made arrangements with an Aberdeen land
owner to lease land and lodging facilities on 6200 acres of prime hunting
land 25 miles north of Aberdeen. The groups that had been with us
followed us to DAYBREAK plus a few new groups. We sincerely hope that all the folks
who hunted with us had a wonderful time.
We added some new staff members
including our house cleaning crew, Patty and Tara, our bakery expert
Margie, our fill in cook for a weekend, Karen Rysavy and our bird
cleaning man in Daryl. My sister Kathy Olmsted and her daughter Abbey
filled in as kitchen and cleaning help through the fall. These additional
crew members plus our great huntsman teams all worked hard and long hours
to provide you with an enjoyable stay.
It has been a pleasure for Sophie,
Morgan and me to bring our “dog people” with their dogs out to DAYBREAK. Friends
like Mark Rysavy, Michael Blassey, Seth Merkins, Tony Cyr, John Pauly, Dave Snesrud, Trevor Sumption,
Steve Krueger, J.P. Martin, Mark Sheflo, Bruce Eide and Dan Hogfoss. Our
sons Travis and Grant were able to provide their expertise in dog handling
and guiding for a few days as well.
And a very special thank you to my good friend Lynn Peterson who
stepped in as head cook after the opening
weekend and stayed with me the whole trip. His wife and our right hand
lady at the kennel, Joannie, spent some good
time at DAYBREAK running dogs, cleaning birds and helping Lynn cook. It
was a team effort and a successful first year.
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We plan to continue with
another fall of hunting at DAYBREAK. We will be planning some
improvements to the Campbell house, some additional remodeling of the
barn on the Hudson House and more food plots and hunting habitat.
The goal of our hunting
operation is to be able to provide a quality experience for our guests
along with showcasing the Pine Shadows dogs.
Our son Grant will be
heading up the “to do” list this winter and throughout the spring and
summer. Projects include getting the basement in the Campbell house more
usable, remodeling the first floor of the barn for more usable space and
better organization, and upgrading the Post so it is more functional.
There is quite a list of projects to complete. Watch the DAYBREAK web
site for updates on the progress.
As always, if you are
looking to book a pheasant hunt with us and our dogs contact Mark as soon
as possible. Most of the groups have rebooked for the fall 2011 but we do
still have some open spots on the calendar.
Field Notes
This past summer we had
the honor of being selected as the Purina Breeder Profile and made the cover of the
Purina Breeder magazine that was just published in January.
Last summer the writer and
photographer, Adam Williams came to Pine Shadows and spent a couple days
visiting with us, talking and interviewing us and learning about the
history and philosophy of Pine Shadows. The article and photos as
published brought a smile of satisfaction to both Sophie and I but also a
great deal of humility in that there are many good breeders of fine
quality hunting dogs in this country and for us to be a part of that
select group is an honor.
Our goal all along has
been to establish Pine Shadows as a good place to know and be involved
with when dealing with hunting dogs. The Pine Shadows brand is who we
are, what we promise and our ability and willingness to keep that
promise. We sincerely hope that we have met your expectations in dealing
with Pine Shadows whether it is for a puppy, a started dog, training,
hunting or just general dog knowledge.
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