Ep. 368 Upland Social: Off The Rails with Jim Burris

Jim Burris is a passionate outdoorsman who recently relocated from North Carolina to Wisconsin.  He’s hunted with bird dogs for over 25 years going back to his time grouse hunting the Appalachian hills of West Virginia with his Ryman English Setter.  Currently, he has a pudelpointer named Manu that he travels the country with hunting any upland bird they can find.  He is a lover and collector of rare upland hunting literature and fine shotguns.

Jim is the founder and chairman for the Bird Dog Society, a non-profit dedicated to providing education, outreach, and events to bird dog owners to support an enriched and healthy lifestyle with their dogs.  Professionally Jim is the director of a large aquaculture research center studying the physiological processes of fish.  If there is anything that can top Jim’s passion for upland hunting it would be his passion for fishing, but it’s a close competition for his time.

Topics Covered:

• Jim's recent move from North Carolina to Wisconsin


• The hunting style of a pudelpointer


• The thrill and challenge of hunting snipe and rail


• Simple methods for cooking dark meat birds


• Jim's heart and mission behind The Bird Dog Society

Check out The Bird Dog Society:

⁠https://birddogsociety.org/⁠

Follow Jim and The Bird Dog Society on socials:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/birddogs.and.flyrods/?hl=en⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/birddogsociety/?hl=en⁠