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Northwoods Blue Ox

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Northwoods setter puppies flushing bobwhite quail

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Northwoods Chardonnay

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Northwoods Blue Ox and Jeff Hintz

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Northwoods Parmigiano and Northwoods Prancer

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Northwoods Cedar named Runner-Up Champion at the 2025 Invitational

CH/2X RU-CH Northwoods Cedar (RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon, 2019) was named Runner-Up Champion at this spring’s Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship. Cedar is owned by Eric and Lindsey Saetre of… >

Thursday, April 17, 2025

American Woodock (Scolopax minor)

On a cold, cloudy day in late March, Jerry and I took our one-year-old female setter Dilly (CH Woodville’s Yukon Cornelius x Northwoods Redbreast, 2024) to a nice woodcock spot of young aspen and sparse… >

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Living in southwestern Georgia in winter

Jerry and I have reached the age when many of our siblings, friends and clients are retired. Some head off to winter places in Florida, California and other warmer regions with a couple pieces of… >

Friday, February 28, 2025

What if I’d said “WHOA”?

The video shows two young setters working wild bobwhite quail in southwestern Georgia. The dog in front that stopped looks, at first, relatively sure. But then he starts to move. He and the backing dog… >

Friday, February 7, 2025

Be an advocate for your dog

Be an advocate for your dog. Jerry and I needed this advice recently as we struggled with a serious injury with Rudy, our big, handsome, two-year-old pointer male. Not all veterinarians are created equal. As… >

Northwoods Bird Dogs is a pointing dog breeding and training facility located in east central Minnesota. Our focus is on English setters and pointers used in the pursuit of upland birds — particularly ruffed grouse and woodcock.

We are adjacent to thousands of acres of wild bird habitat that offer excellent training opportunities. Our training programs are designed to develop a dog’s natural instincts and our proven techniques and plentiful bird exposure bring out of the best in each dog.

Our breeding program has been honed through multiple generations of English setters and pointers. Puppies and dogs from Northwoods Bird Dogs have it all—physical conformation, instinct and temperament—that make them ideal companions in the field and in the home.

~ Jerry Kolter & Betsy Danielson