2014 Gallery
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Long Gone Wally ( 6x CH Stillmeadows Jim frozen semen ex. Ch Kellys Rainbowe Daisey )hunting grouse Dec. 29, 2014...with 11 year old Will Sumple, Steves son
also.
Lloyd with Long Gone Mersadies ( puppy by 2x Ch Long Gone Boston ex Grouse Ridge Comet) and Will Sumple ( Steves son ) with "Jessie" she by Grand National Grouse Champion Long Gone Buckwheat , ex Grouse Ridge Comet. Jess is a derby. We had grouse in this cover...but none died this day......
11 year old Will Sumple with 2x RU Grouse CH Long Gone Studley two days before new years, 2014.....We just finsihed hunting him, where he had a good grouse find, and Will MISSED it!
Steve Sumple and his 11 year old son Will, with Grand National Grouse Champion, 3x CH Long Gone Buckwheat grouse hunting, Dec 26, 2014
Tony Bly with my pupppy, Long Gone Mersadies ( CH Long Gone Boston ex Grouse Ridge Comet ) with a grouse we had just shot over her point. Nov.25, 2014
Ruthie Murray holds up her new puppy, "Mugwai" who is a Morkie...he will get to the whopping weight of 5 pounds!!!! Nov 17, 2014
Thank you Dr Bruce Muller for bringing him up from PA.
Dr Ryan Canalis holds a grouse shot over our puppy,Long Gone Mersadies, (CH Long Gone Boston ex Grouse Ridge Comet) Nov. 16, 2014
2014 Grand National Grouse Champion Winner, 3x CH Long Gone Buckwheat
Lloyd with legendary Punk Rock Star, Jonee Earthquake at a Concert at Lloyds facility, The White Mountain Chalet Nov. 15, 2014 Check Jonee out at www.joneeearthquake.com
Paul Fuller of " Bird Dogs Afield " and his trusty camera, with old friend, Kellie Short. We hunted and filmed all day on Nov. 13, th, 2014 for an upcoming episode of BIRD DOGS AFIELD ( google it ). Paul has some fasinating stories of his days fishing with Ted Williams, as well as hunting with Wollner and Tap Tappley.
The Famous "Grouse Bowl " with the 2014 Grand National Grouse Champion; 3x CH Long Gone Buckwheat, and handler, Dave Hughes
2014 PA. Open Grouse Championship ( 62 dogs )
Phillips Half Moon, or Remmi, Runner up, Mark Hughes , Handler.
I have shot many birds over this female, she is special!
2014 National Amateur Grouse Championship (60 dogs) Runner Up, two year old, Phillips Half Moon, setter female, by 2x CH Long Gone Boston. Doug Macmillan handler, Matt Phillips Owner
2014 National Amateur Grouse Championship (60 dogs) Runner Up, two year old, Phillips Half Moon, setter female, by 2x CH Long Gone Boston. Doug Macmillan handler, Matt Phillips Owner
Steve Levesque and Lloyd with Lucie and Studley and several limits of Roosters
2x RU CH Long Gone Studley backing Lucie, Steve Levesques nice daughter of 2x CH Long Gone George....Northern NH pheasant hunt...Oct.2014
Ruthie and Colleen Murray with Senator Jeff Woodburn at The White Mountain Chalet ( Lloyds bussiness ) for a social for Gov. Maggie Hassan, Oct. 27, 2014
Ruthanne and Colleen Murray, with New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, at Dads bussiness, The White Mountain Chalet, Oct. 27, 2014
Lloyd and Tony, hunting the elusive ruffed grouse, 2x CH Long Gone Boston was in the woods on the left...Oct. 30, 2014
Tony Bly, Quail Trap Ginger, Long Gone Wally and Lloyd with two limits of woodcock, Oct. 30, 2014. Good Shooting boys!!!!
Auggie (2x CH Long Gone Boston ex Grouse Futurity
Winner Long Gone Conway) pointing, Oct. 2014 Age 7 months Owner Dr Ryan
Canalas
Bob Lang with his nice setter......Dillion, with a grouse I shot over him, Oct. 22, 2014
Long Gone Studley at the famous Glen Dorn Lodge in Bradford PA. (google it) pointing a pheasant...prior to me running him at The 2014 National Amateur Grouse Championship, in Marinville, PA. Oct. 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2014
Head shot...John Dillenger (Harbour City Hummer ex Long Gone Zena) owned by Bob Lang Oct. 2014
Dr Bruce Muller, cleaning "many" pheasants after a succesfull hunt with Steve Levesque, Thom Richardson and Lloyd, Oct.17, 2014...we all limited out!
Steve Sumples son, Will, shoots his first woodcock on the wing, over their daughter of 2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat ex Grouse Ridge Comet, Northern NH ) Oct.., 2014
2x RU CH Long Gone Studley ( 2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat ex CH & RU CH Allie Cat )
pointing, fall 2014
2014 International Amateur Woodcock Champion and Ruthanne Murray with the Townshend Throphy. We have won this three times as handlers, and once as an Owner as Tony Bly won it for us in 1998 with 8x CH Long Gone Agnes. We won it in 1997 with Kalamity Cover Girl.....2010 with 7 x CH, 7x RU CH Long Gone Madison, and now 2014 with 2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat.
2x RU CH Long Gone Studley with Lloyd and his daddy, 2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat with Ruthie Murray. This father and son team has won three championship titles and several classics on wild birds in 2014 alone, from PA. to Canada.
Long Gone Wallace; Age 2 ( 6x CH Stillmeadows Jim ( frozen semen ) ex CH Kellys Rainbowe Daisey ) 2014 Winner, New England Open and Amateur Derby of the year. Pointing/ Fall 2014
Gallery 2014
2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat, 2014 International Amateur Woodcock Champion. Winner, Fogg Award, 2014 New England Open Walking Shooting Dog of The Year. Winner 2014 Kilkenny Open Shooting Dog Classic
Please put on the bottom of Buckwheats page, and on Gallery 2014,
Caption....2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat, 2014 International Amateur Woodcock Champion. Winner, Fogg Award, 2014 New England Open Walking Shooting Dog of The Year. Winner 2014 Kilkenny Open Shooting Dog Classic
Please put on the bottom of Buckwheats page, and on Gallery 2014,
2x CH Long Gone Buckwheat with a mess of woodcock and a few grouse shot over his points, and last hunt before we ran him in the International Amateur Woodcock Championship ( and he won ) Oct. 8, 2014
Dave Hughes with Long Gone Brookie ( CH Long Gone Boston ex double futurity winner, Long Gone Zeena , she out of 7X CH Long Gone Madison ) with her first woodcock, shot over her point, opening day, Oct. 1, 2014 ...Just under 8 months
Steve Levesque with Long Gone Wally, 2014 New England Open Derby of The year, with a limit of woodcock shot over his ponts, Oct. 2014
Ruthie Murray on the longest Covered Bridge in the world...Hartland, New Brunswick, at The International Amateur Woodcock Championship. Oct. 11, 2014
Ruthie Murray at The International Amateur Woodcock Championship, Debec, New Brunswick, Oct. 12, 2014. Near the breakaway of course 1 and 2. Ruthie helped scout Buckwheats championship run !
Ruthie Murray at The Longest Coverd Bridge in the world...Oct. 11, 2014
2x RU CH Long Gone Studley with Rick Despins and a limit of woodcock, Oct. 13, 2014
Ruthie and I went here when we were at The International Amateur Woodcock Championship in Debec, New Brunswick, Oct. 11 and 12, 2014.
Rick Despins shoots his first woodcock over his pup,
Fagin...by CH LOng Gone Boston ex Long Gone Zeena..Oct., 2014
Bill Kearns Memorial Open Derby Classic Winners. 2014
Both winner and third place dogs are sired by Long Gone Boston, Owner Steve Levesque
2014 Winners, 90th New England Open Grouse Championship, Sept. 24th, 2014
Champion ; Fireaway, with Dave Hughes ( this was Daves 100th Championship win, the only man in history to do this, as he did it on foot, no horses!)
Runner Up Champion; Long Gone Studely with Lloyd Murray
This was Studleys second championship title win this year.
Dave Hughes recieving setter print from stake manager, Bob Lang, from the Northern NH Bird Dog Club. Sept. 24th, 2014..on Gallery 2014 and trailing page
Dave with CH. Dew Sweeper and Lloyd with CH Long Gone Buckwheat, Sweep had a woodock Shot and Buck a grouse and woodcock killed on this hunt, over his points Oct. , 2014 ( I won't talk about how many were missed !!!!)
Lloyd with Long Gone Wally ( and three grouse we shot over him on this hunt ) and Dave with a very nice young winning setter female, "Bailey" ( sired by 2x CH Long Gone Boston ) in The "Exploding Grouse Cover" Oct, 2014. Bailey had a grouse and woodcock shot over her also
Thunderhills Ghost Rider ( or Cash)The New 2014 Northern New England Open Woodcock Champion, with a grouse shot by Lloyd ( my limit, of 4 that day ) on Oct. 2, 2014, Northern NH
Grouse Ridge Srage and Highlanders Holly with grouse and woodcock shot over their points, with Mark and Dave Hughes, Oct. 2014
2013 Tutle Grouse Classic Winner, Grouse Ridge Sarge, with a grouse Lloyd shot for her Oct. 1, 2014, Dave Hughes Trainner/ handler
Dave Hughes truck, at the first cover of the day...each day we are waiting for it to get light!!!!!
Oct. 2014
Mark Hughes approaches CH Long Gone Buckwehat pointing a pheasant, Oct.3, 2014 ( we shot this bird, it was way down over the river bank !!!)
CH Long Gone Buckwheat being backed by CH Grouse Ridge Luckee, on Bucks first pheasant hunt, we shot this bird!!!! Oct. 3, 2014
Mark Hughes, enjoying a Pheasant hunt in northern NH, Oct 3, 2014
CH. Long Gone Buckwheat with a couple of Roosters we shot for him ( we shot 4 over his points this day ) with Lloyd and Mark Hughes, Northern NH, Oct. 3, 2014
George Johnsons young winner, "Holly" with a woodcock shot for her opening day in NH by Dave and Mark Hughes
Long Gone Wally, Winner of " The Tip Top Mollie Award " 2014 New England Open Derby of the year, and Wally was also, New England Amateur derby of the year....and he just turned two in june ! Wally is way off age, and a TRUE derby, not one of these 4 year old derbies thast seem to be so popular these days!!!!
Multiple CH Strightforward with going into first year shooting dog, Long Gone Wallace, with Dave and Lloyd respectivly, Sept. 3, 2014, Northern NH, working on wild birds
Multiple CH Full Blast with Dave Hughes and Multiple CH Long Gone Boston with Lloyd, getting ready to breakaway for a workout in the famous " Monster Cover" Sept. 3, 2014
" Remmi " with Dave Hughes, a daughter of CH Long Gone Boston, who did some real good winning as a derby last fall and spring with CH Long Gone Buckwheat and Lloyd in Northern, VT. Sept, 2014, getting ready to go on an hour plus push for grouse. Remmi is out of Grouse Ridge Comet, we rebred that and I kept a female pup who I really like, she will get "The hunting treatment daily" this fall !
CH Long Gone Buckwheat was just named winner of The Phil Fogg Award, 2014 New England Open Walking Shooting Dog of the year at The ANEFTC annual meeting in R.I., . His wins of the Kilkenny Open Shooting Dog Classic over a strong and talented field on wild birds, plus Runner Up in The Fogg Classic, on quail at the Cape in March pushed him to the top in points for the walking shooting dogs in New England Many of our dogs have won this award previously..RU CH Class Attack, .Long Gone Bill, CH Long Gone Agnes, CH Long Gone Nixon, CH Long Gone Daisey ( Bucks mama )CH Long Gone Madison,CH Long Gone Boston and Now CH Long Gone Buckwheat
Dave Hughes with multiple CH Dew Sweeper getting ready to turn loose with 2014 RU Ontario Grouse CH Long Gone Studley...The "Abblebees Cover " Sept. 2014 we pointed both multiple grouse and woodcock in an hour and 15 minutes .
A SELFIE " Lloyd, Mark and Dave Hughes working dogs on grouse by a mountain stream, in Northern Vermont, Sept.2014
Long Gone Wally, Winner of " The Tip Top Mollie Award " 2014 New England Open Derby of the year, and Wally was also, New England Amateur derby of the year....and he just turned two in june ! Wally is way off age, and a TRUE derby, not one of these 4 year old derbies thast seem to be so popular these days!!!!
Multiple CH Strightforward with going into first year shooting dog, Long Gone Wallace, with Dave and Lloyd respectivly, Sept. 3, 2014, Northern NH, working on wild birds
Multiple CH Full Blast with Dave Hughes and Multiple CH Long Gone Boston with Lloyd, getting ready to breakaway for a workout in the famous " Monster Cover" Sept. 3, 2014
The Murray Family and Friends with New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassen, center, and Senator Jeff Woodburn. Aug. 28th, 2014. We are a very proud Democratic Family.
Dave Hughes on the left, Paul Fuller of Bird Dogs Afield on the right, with Freezeway and CH Long Gone Bostron respectivly, end of July, 2014. Dave was up for a week working dogs on wild birds, we pointed a LOT of grouse and woodcock. Pauls new DVD, Grouse Guns & Dogs is just coming available, a two disc set of over three hours of Grouse hunting, dogs, trainning etc.! Go to Bird Dogs Afield and you can buy it there.
Grand National Grouse Futurity Winner, Long Gone Conway, pointing a
brood of 6, July 19, 2014. Connie is coming off a litter of pups bred to CH
Long Gone Boston
Murray Family at "Grease ", Ogunquit Maine, June 2014
Ruthie Murray, getting ready to march with her high school band on Memorial Day, 2014
Ruthie and Lloyd/ First dance/ Prom 2014
Gallery 2014, Ruthie Murray and her "Special " friend, Brandon Joy, Prom, 2014
Colleen "Snoop" Murray and Dad, Semi Formal, May 9, 2014
Ruthie and Dad at the prom, May 3, 2014
3x Classic Winner Long Gone Wally (frozen semen son of 6x CH Stillmeadows Jim ex Grouse CH Kellys Raibowe Daisey) pointing , Northern NH, late April, 2014
White Mountain Open Derby Classic Winners April 26, 2014
First; Backstep Rudy ( Wallys littermate brother)
Second, Long Gone Wallace; Lloyd Murray Owner/ Trainner/ Handler
Third, Remmi, Dave Hughes / Trainner / handler ( she by CH Long Gone Boston )
Note; Wally also placed in the Open Shooting Dog with 3 broke finds and a back even though he will not be 2 until june, and he is still only a derby
25th Kilkenny Open Shooting Dog Classic. April 26, 2014 Winner CH. Long Gone Buckwheat
Lloyd Murray/ Owner/ Handler, Dave Hughes posing the dog
Second, CH Long Gone Boston
Lloyd Murray Owner/ handler, with Lloyd
Third ; Doodle Ridge Jigs, with Dr Bruce Muller
Dave Hughes handler, Bruce posing the dog
( she is a winning daughter of Boston )
A winning daughter of 2x CH Long Gone Boston pointing, Northern NH , April, 2014
3x Classic Winner Long Gone Wally ( 6x CH Stillmeadows Jim ( frozen semen ) ex CH Kellys Rainbowe Daisey ) backing his older brother, Chaz, April 24th, 2014
A "selfie " of the Murray family on a picnic at The "Rocks Estate, State Park, April 13, 2014.
Lloyd, Snoop, Tammy, Ruthie, and her special friend, Brandon!
Colleen "Snoop " Murray holding Thom Richardsons grandson , Whitefield NH, April 2014...hope he doesn't look like Thommy!!!
Lloyd with Grand National Grouse Championship elected Director and old friend, Roger Johnson from Michigan at Pete Flanagans, April, 2014. Roger and I judged the Grand National Grouse Puppy Classic together in April 1991 in Gladwin, Michigan 23 years ago!
Lloyd Reporting The Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship for the American Field magazine, April 9, 10 and 11, 2014 at Grouse Ridge ( Oxford, N.Y.) pictured here with the Judges, Mike Spotts from PA. and Dave Terhar from Michigan
Film of Pete Rose in ther Hall of Fame.. April 2014
Lloyd and Thom Richardson ( former sec. of The Grand National Grouse Futurity ) at The Baseball Hall ol Fame, Cooperstown, NY ..April 2014, standing next to Hank Arons uniform he was wearing when he broke the all time home run record. It was 40 years to the day prior.
Long Gone Mersadies......picking her up at Grouse Ridge kennels in NY April 11, 2014...her brother is in the background. 2x CH Long Gone Boston ex Grouse Ridge Comet
8 week old Long Gone Brooklyn next to a Ross Young painting of her Grand Mother, 7x CH 7 x RU CH Long Gone Madison, April, 2014. Brookie is by 2x CH Long Gone Boston
Grand National Grouse Futurity Winner ( and Grand National Puppy Classic Winner ) Long Gone Conway, whelps her first litter of pups, Sunday April 6th, 2014...Sire of pups 2x CH Long Gone Boston....Three female , one male
CH Long Gone Boston backs CH Long Gone Buckwheat, pointing spring, flight woodcock, northern Mass. April, 2014. This is one of Steve Levesque secret great spring covers!!! It is a GOOD one! Full of birds!
Ruthie Murray holds our new 8 week old female puppy out of Long Gone Brooklyn. Brookie is by CH Long Gone Boston out of double futurity winner, Long Gone Zeena ( who is out of 7x CH Long Gone Madison ) April 5th, 2014. Brookie sleeps in the house and raises hell with our Golden Retriver and the Cat !!!
Long Gone Wally pointing woodcock, Northern Mass. April 2014. Wally Won the Florance Harwarth Open Derby Classic the week before on The Cape.
Long Gone Wallace, At The 2014 Setter Club of New Englands 85th spring trial.
Winning The Florance Harwarth Open Derby Classic, Cape Cod, Mass. March 29, 2014
Wally won the amateur derby the next day also.March 30, 2014
Wally scored 6 broke finds over the two events, and he is a way off age derby as a June Whelp!
Lloyd with Chelsey, daughter of CH Long Gone Boston, First, Setter Club of New Englands spring trial...Puppy Stake...March 30, 2014
CH Long Gone Buckwheat....second in The Phil Fogg Open Shooting Dog Classic...March 29th, 2014 at The Setter Club of New Englands 85th Spring Trial on Cape Cod ( Buck also placed in the Amateur Shhoting Dog Stake the next day!)
Kellys Rainbowe Fly ( 2x CH Long Gone Nixon ex Kellys Rainbowe Lucille ( Lucy placed in BOTh Grand National Grouse Futurity and National Grouse Derby with wild birds in both ) pointing woodcock, southern Ohio, March 2014. We brought her home to breed her to CH Long Gone Buckwheat this spring
CH Long Gone Buckwheat pointing woodcock, Southern Ohio, March 2014 being backed by CH Rocky Point Lily
My good friend George Johnson at the very exclusive sporting lodge " Glen Dorn "
in Bradford PA....in the shooting room....where you pick the shotgun that fits you....most begin at $ 6,000.00 if you wanted to buy one ! George handles the grouse hunts for Glen Dorn. March 2014
Just over a year and a half old, Long Gone Wally, backs his mama, Grouse CH Kellys Rainbowe Daisey,( sire is frozen seman, 6x CH Stillmeadows Jim) Kelly Shepherds Kennel, Southern Ohio, March 2014
Dave Hughes working dogs in southern Ohio, March 2014...The briars are bad! But that is where you have to flush to get the birds up...Dave got cut on the nose, and bled a lot, his hands got cut up also! He got the birds up!!!!!
2x CH Long Gone Boston, pointing woodcock, southern Ohio, March 2014, being backed by NH Amateur Puppy Classic Winner, Long Gone Wally
3x Classic Winner Long Gone Studley pointing quail in Southern Ohio, March 2014, being backed by his daddy, CH Long Gone Buckwheat
South Beach, Miami. at sunset..as we pull out of Port for our Cruise.
Getting off our Cruise Ship..".The Carnival Victory " in one of our Island stops on our family week long cruise...this was in Jamacia. Feb. 24th, 2014
Snoop, drinking from a fresh coconut, with dad, in the water at The Bamboo Beach Club, Jamacia, Feb. 24
Colleen Murray meets a Native, Jamacia, Feb. 25th
Tammy, Ruthie and Lloyd at Sting Ray City , Grand Cayman Islands, Feb 26, 2014
Snoopy ( Colleen ) shot the picture
Long Gone Wally ( CH Stillmeadows Jim ex CH Kellys Rainbowe Daisey ) pointing quail on "The Cape " Jan. 2014
Long Gone Studley pointing Quail on Cape Cod, Mass. Jan 2014