Gray's Feist

My name is Marc Gray. I have been huntin' squirrels basically my whole life with my Dad and other members of my family. I grew up in Central Virginia and have family in North Central Missouri, where I also hunt.

I am a 2006 graduate of Unity College in Maine with a Bachelor's in Wildlife Conservation. In 2009, I completed my Master's in Wildlife Science at South Dakota State University.

Currently, I am back in Virginia working as the Wildlife Disease Biologist responsible for the entire state.

If you would like to get together for a hunt or just "talk dogs", I would truly enjoy it!

I try to be as active as possible in "The Squirrel Dog World" by being a member and forum moderator on Squirrel Dog Central (SDC) as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Old Dominion Squirrel & Coon Club (World Tree Dog Association) and the American Feist Breeders Association (AFBA). I am also a member of the American Treeing Feist Association (ATFA) and subscribe to Full Cry Magazine.

I strive to breed versatile dogs that will use their eyes, ears, and nose to locate game.

Although I mostly hunt for squirrels I also hunt rabbits, 'coons, and upland game birds with my dogs. I primarily hunt recreationally with my dogs but have begun to dabble in the competition realm.

While hunting ability in my dogs is my primary focus, I also breed to balance the admirable breed characteristics that also make the Mountain Feist a desirable companion for an active rural family. My dogs excel at both.

Mountain (aka Treeing) Feist are a very adaptable breed of dog. The breed also excels at other activities such as hiking and skijoring. My feist are introduced and socialized to many different environments so that they are overall well rounded dogs.

The pedigrees of my dogs include some well-known bloodlines such as: Cadillac Jack, Buckley, Sport Model and Kemmer.

My feist dogs came DIRECTLY out of the Appalachian Mountains!

I ALSO HAVE 1 FEMALE JACK RUSSELL TERRIER NAMED CRICKET THAT I WORK!