Forged in Tradition,
Dogs,
& Grit
Wolf Creek Bird Dogs was not born because of a formal business plan. It exists because of LeRoy's dad, Dan Bradley. It was born because of the love of a dad for his son — a dad who took his kid outside and said "pay attention." Everything else followed.
The original cowboy country — before everybody wanted to be one.
One Dog.
One Flush.
That Was It.
There was no five-year plan. There was barely a plan for the afternoon.Blame the Lab.
It all started with King — a yellow Lab with heavy British lines, a short compact build, and the kind of nose that made LeRoy realize he was in serious trouble. One dog became two. Two became a conversation about breeding. That conversation became research. The research became a full-blown obsession. The obsession became Wolf Creek Bird Dogs.
LeRoy doesn't do things halfway. He spent a full year studying bloodlines before he picked his first English Pointer. One year. Pedigrees, phone calls, the kind of patience most people reserve for waiting rooms. Then he found Duke at Hackberry Kennels — and that was the end of the search and the beginning of everything else.
Today the kennel runs Labs, English Pointers, English Setters, and Épagneul Bretons — because if you're going to do it, you learn every corner of it. They run BDC, NUCKS, and hunt tests. They've covered fields from Iowa to Montana. Dogs come home tired and happy, which is the whole point.
His wife Sarah is right there beside him — shaking her head with every new dog, but at the same time loving on every last one of them and her family as well. His boys are in the field. His girls are always welcome in it. Ashton, Lexie, and Mikayla like to get out and shed hunt when they can. And his grandson Maverick — three years old — rides with LeRoy in the ranger, shed hunts, and helps with the pigeons. That's about all the convincing it took.
Field Bred. Freedom Fed.
Est. by a LabKing. The one who started the trouble.
A Note on Dan
LeRoy's dad. Always in the field. Still showing up in the quiet mornings.
Dan Bradley · Always Out There
LeRoy · The Original Cowboy
Dan & Marti · LeRoy's Mom & Dad
Dan & Kelly · Sarah's Dad
LeRoy learned to hunt the way most good things are learned — young, outside, and with people who loved him.
It started with hound dogs and coons — running them at night with his dad Dan and his Uncle Lynus. Then rabbits. Then squirrels. A 20 gauge single shot, nothing fancy, nothing wasted. They ate what they hunted and sold the furs. That was the deal. Dan was a necessity guy — meat on the table, no bull. Deer camp every year at Dan's place, family and friends rolling in, the kind of tradition that doesn't need a reason because it is the reason. They fished. They camped. They traveled the country together. The outdoors wasn't a hobby in that family — it was just life.
Dan worked John Deere for 25 years. Then he and LeRoy worked construction together for 15 more. They talked most days. Right up until the end.
As a father-in-law, Dan was steady. He'd tell you straight — and then help you anyway. He'd give you his last meal if you needed it and never bring it up again. He believed in what mattered and he lived in those moments. If you paid attention, you might just learn something.
Wolf Creek Bird Dogs exists because a dad took his boy outside and showed him what mattered. Every dog in this kennel, every tradition carried forward to every kid, every morning in the field — it all traces back to Dan.
Last deer season, on a quiet Iowa afternoon, LeRoy, Xander, and Dan sat together in the same blind — on their own land. The land Dan helped build. All three harvested a deer within minutes of each other. Same afternoon. Same blind. Same family. The next day, Roman harvested his — the whole family together, one last season, carrying on the deer camp tradition Dan started decades before.
Dan's deer camp. Family land — built together, hunted together, passed forward. Nobody talks about that season without going quiet first.
The outdoors in the cool mornings whispers his name. I can only imagine what it says to LeRoy.
The People Behind
the Pack
One family. Eleven dogs. An unreasonable amount of bird seed. Somehow it all works.
LeRoy
Founder · Head Trainer · The Guy Other Guys CallWaylon on the radio. Red Bull in the cupholder. Dogs loaded before you're awake. LeRoy runs an ag co-op by day and eleven bird dogs the rest of the time — not because it's a business, but because four wasn't enough and seven still felt short.
He spent a year studying bloodlines before buying his first pointer. A full year. Pedigrees, phone calls, patience. Then Hackberry Kennels called and that was that. Back-to-back 1st Place Pointers at Harms Hide-A-Way 2024 and 2025. BDC and NUCKS points. Fields run across six states.
Still answers his phone when you call about something dumb. That's just who he is.
Xander
LeRoy's Son · In the Field · Works with SarahXander grew up hunting with his dad and never stopped. When there are dogs to run, birds to flush, and cold mornings to get up for — Xander shows up. He loves being outdoors and it shows every time he's in the field.
By day he works with Sarah at Bradley Insurance Solutions. The rest of the time he's out there with LeRoy and Roman doing what they've done together since they were kids. He was in the blind the day of that last deer hunt — same land, same afternoon, all three of them tagged out within minutes of each other. That's the kind of day you don't forget.
Roman
LeRoy & Sarah's Son · Setter Guy · Always OutsideRoman started hunting at age two. Not a typo. LeRoy put him in the field before he could barely walk and Roman never looked back. He grew up outdoors — it's all he's ever known and all he's ever wanted. He runs Moose and Lady, a pair of Ryman Setters he's training from scratch, patient and steady, exactly the way his dad taught him.
Under a year old and those setters are already crossing water and retrieving long. Moose is third in the kennel for pointing dogs. That's not luck — that's Roman paying attention.
Field trial weekends: Roman runs the dogs. LeRoy watches. Both pretend LeRoy isn't nervous. Nobody's fooled.
Ashton
LeRoy & Sarah's Son · 23 · Back in TownAshton just moved back to his hometown — which means the field crew got one deeper. He joins the hunts when he can, and "when he can" is about to start happening a lot more often.
Full bio coming soon. Sarah's still deciding which stories are legal to print.
Sarah
Wife · Mom · Business Owner · Laptop in the TruckSarah keeps Wolf Creek connected to the rest of the world. The website you're on, the social media, the emails you actually wanted to read — that's her. At every field trial, somewhere nearby, keeping the rest of the universe from falling apart while LeRoy and Roman do their thing.
She also built and runs Bradley Solutions and Bradley Insurance Solutions. Three jobs simultaneously. Won't slow down.
What most people don't know — Sarah loves the outdoors too. She used to get out more, and was a solid bowhunter in her day. Blessed enough to take a beautiful elk, a bear, turkey, and some deer. These days she's deep in mom mode and running two businesses, but she gets out in the field when she can — whether it's playing with the dogs, watching the boys run birds, or just breathing some fresh air. River is her dog. Not sorry.
Maverick
Lexie & Dawsen's Son · Age 3 · Papa's SidekickLeRoy's grandson. Three years old. Rides with LeRoy in the ranger, shed hunts when he can keep up, and helps with the pigeons at Wolf Creek Lofts. That's about all it took.
Nobody had to convince him. He just showed up and started doing it. Sound familiar?
River
Pomsky · Allegedly · 40 lbs · Chaos AgentRiver is Sarah's dog. This is important context for everything that follows.
He was supposed to be a Pomsky. Eleven months and forty pounds later, the jury remains fully sequestered. Found on the side of the road by Dawsen. Sarah took one. Lexie took one. Whatever River is, there is apparently a lot of it running around now.
He is not a hunting dog. He is not a field dog. Every bird dog at Wolf Creek has filed a formal complaint. River has acknowledged receipt and chosen to ignore it. He is loud. He is wild. He is loved completely.
How We Do Things
Around Here
It's not complicated. It just requires patience and a willingness to shut up and watch the dog work.
Year One Is for Watching
Good breeding gets out of its own way. Year one is about letting natural ability come forward. Heavy training starts in year two. Don't rush what God already built right.
Study the Lines First
LeRoy spent a year on pedigrees before he picked Duke. Every dog here was chosen with intent. Know what you're building before you build it — then commit fully.
Run Them Everywhere
Iowa, the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri. Different terrain makes better dogs and better hunters. Get off your home turf at least once a season.
Keep It in the Family
Wolf Creek is and always has been a family operation. LeRoy trains. Roman runs. Sarah organizes. Maverick supervises the pigeons. River causes problems. It works.
