You should always jump at the opportunity when you get the chance to talk to someone in the upland space who has been chasing these birds for as long as Walt Lesser has! After all, he literally wrote the book on the Real Ryman Setter. It was a privilege to sit down with Walt in his home and hear his stores and what it was exactly that spoke to him about the Ryman Setters. Watch The Full Interview Here Starting out bird hunting with beagles?!? Getting the first setters from George Bird Evans & George Ryman Tryin to fix a blinking Setter back in the day Not much interest in trials and testing. It was all about the birds and habitat. Continuing the Ryman lines Bringing Turkeys back to Dodrige County, WV The Appalachian Ryman breedes How Rymans range and hunt Hunting the legendary Canaan Valley Thinking of Grouse or WC when planning future dogs? The WV grouse habitat though out the decades The process of developing dogs back then The first beeper collars Maintaining the Ryman type Setters today Presented By: Standing Stone Supply | Check out their Online Courses and Use Code GDIY to save 15% onX Hunt Maps | Use Code: GDIY20 to save 20% Upland Gun Company | Midwest Double Gun Classic - Other Partners: BPro Kennels Eukanuba [What I Feed My Dogs: Premium Performance 30/20] Bird Dog Society - GDIY Links: Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices