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George Bird Evans (28 December 1906 – 5 May 1998) was an author, an artist, a dog breeder, and a sportsman. Evans' most notable contributions are in the area of upland gunning with English Setters. Over the course of his career, Evans authored over two dozen books and several hundred magazine articles on this subject, becoming one of the world's foremost authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. Evans' career also included success as an artist, providing illustrations for ''Cosmopolitan'', ''American'', ''Woman's Home Companion'', and ''Redbook''. As a dog breeder, Evans created the Old Hemlock line of English Setters whose progeny continue to be prized by hunters across the United States for their bird hunting abilities. ==Early life== George Bird Evans was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on December 28, 1906 to George Washington Bird Evans and Eve Hunt Evans. He grew up as an only child. Evans' father was a tailor by trade; it was from him that Evans learned to hunt and work with bird dogs.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Bird Evans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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