Month: January 2026

A Little Brown Dog’s Winter Pheasant Hunt

Jackson is 2 1/2 now. He is both quite content as a family dog and a very driven bird hunter.

Yesterday we had the opportunity to do a pheasant hunt at Muzzy Pheasant Farm with two other Boykins and a few other people. I walked behind with those not hunting and took a few pictures which I am sharing here.

Jackson, waiting for us to get ready for the 1+ hour trip to Muzzy Pheasant Farm.
It was cold — 20 degrees, but felt like 7 with the wind. I stayed warm under 3 layers of clothes with an ice fishing parka and an orange bird vest as the outside layers.
Start of the hunt.
The dogs range several yards in front of the hunters, working side to side to flush the birds, and check back in when promoted by their humans.
Jackson doing the Boykin bounce as he goes after a downed bird. When the grass is tall they do this at times, to get a look around. He looks like a bobber. 😊
Jon receiving the pheasant. The hunters got 7 out of 10 birds, and Jackson was excited to retrieve several.
After retrieving the bird, Jackson had a roll in the snow. The cold weather didn’t seem to bother him a bit!
By the end of the hunt, snow balls had been removed from his paws several times, and his rear had several icy chunks to be removed.

I wish I had taken a video so you could see just how fast and how often Jackson’s butt and tail were wiggling!

It was good to get outdoors, and fun to watch Jackson and the two other Boykins (Cove and Dot) and the hunters do what they enjoy.

As we begin 2026, I am grateful for life and health, and to know that God loves me. I pray that you will know him and experience his blessings in this coming year. As the Apostle John says:

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.”
‭‭3 John‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬ ‭AMPC‬‬