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Old Hemlock Foundation is dedicated to promoting the
writings and philosophy of George and Kay Evans.
"Be worthy
of your game"
"If I could shoot a game bird
and still not hurt it, the way I can take a trout on a fly and release
it, I doubt if I would kill another one.
This is a strange statement coming from a man whose life is
dedicated to shooting and gun dogs.
For me, there is almost no moment more sublime than when I pull
the trigger and see a grouse fall.
Yet, as the bird is retrieved I feel a sense of remorse for taking
a courageous life. About the time
I passed fifty I noticed this conflict becoming more pronounced...
"How then, can you love a bird
and kill it and still feel decent?
I think the answer is, to be worthy of your game. Which boils down to a gentleman's
agreement between you and the bird, never forgetting that it is the bird
that has everything to lose. It
consists of things you feel and do, not because someone is looking or
because the law says you may or must not, but because you feel that this
is the honorable way to do it."
Source: George Bird Evans The Upland Shooting Life (1971)
New to the Old Hemlock web page is a section with favorite
quotes from George’s readers. If
you have a quote that you would like included, just email it to LeJay
Graffious for consideration. Please be sure to include in the
citation the book and the page numbers.
To read the on-line quotes, go to http://oldhemlock.org/quotes/.
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Next Old Hemlock
house tour in July tba, 2012.
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George Bird Evans’s quotes about dogs are still being
published. This one was in The Progressive
Farmer, Cornerstones, p. 64, April 2011.
He is quoted with the
good company of Will Rogers, Mark Twain, the
Bible, Sir Winston Churchill, Woodrow Wilson and many more. Click on the picture to see all
quotes.
If you have a favorite quote by George Bird Evans about
dogs or upland hunting, please share it with me. Send it along with the location which
it can be found. I would like to
start a GBE quote section on the web page. The purpose would be more quotes than
this often used one for those searching the net about dogs. This would continue to keep George’s
work in front of readers.
LeJay Graffious, OHF Administrator
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Old Hemlock Letter: July 2011 Newsletter is on-line.
The newsletter was originally mailed to an exclusive list of friends and
owners of Old Hemlock setters. We are now making the publication
available to all interested in what is happening with Old Hemlock setters
and their owners. It can be found
by following the News link to the left.
Submissions for publication in the Old Hemlock Newsletter may be
sent to the Mike
McDonald, OH Newsletter editor. Next newsletter will be in January. If you have something to submit, get
to the editor by early June for July issue or early December of the
January issue.
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On July 27, twenty-five Upward Bound students and their
instructors from WVU visited Old Hemlock.
The students learned about the lives of George and Kay Evans, and
volunteered community service. These
high school students learned how George and Kay designed their lives at
Old Hemlock through art, literature and English Setters. LeJay Graffious,
director, stressed to the students that they are the designers of their
future. For the complete story follow this link to Reporter Courtney Dunn’s full
report.
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Photo by Courtney Dunn,
Reporter for WBOY TV
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Old Hemlock now has a social page on Facebook. This network of folks who are
interested in Old Hemlock Setters and the writings of George Bird Evans
can post comments and questions within the group. The group is open to all. If you want to post comments, you will
need to apply and be admitted by the administrators. To join search Old
Hemlock on Facebook or go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/oldhemlock.
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Check out the
quality dog boxes built by one of Old Hemlock Family members, “Rick”
Richard C Baylor.
http://www.arlingtondogbox.com/
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Keep watching for
updates and changes. Comments and submissions are welcome.
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