Episode 84: Ryan Mulcahy, with purpose

In the Summer issue of Eat Clean Run Dirty Magazine Ryan Mulcahy is the subject of an article titled With Purpose. The article is a part of a regular installment to gain an understanding of other folks that share our wild spaces. The outdoors bring together different people around a common love of fresh air and inspiring landscapes. Ryan was an athlete from a very young age. As a boy growing up in rugged eastern Pennsylvania, he excelled at wrestling, cross country, and BMX. By excelled I mean that his childhood bedroom houses dozens and dozens of medals, trophies, and newspaper clippings. When I ask Ryan about his accomplishments he is humble and starts telling me about his older brother Sean. The Mulcahy boys were naturally talented and willing to do the hard work. Paul, their father, was their greatest coach. Ryan ran cross country in high school, college, and went after a career in coaching and developing runners. This brought him to Flagstaff Arizona and Waco Texas where he coached and trained but also started running bird dogs. He was waking up wild early to work his dogs and then coaching at Baylor University during the day. Ryan has vision and sets everything he does towards that goal. Today Ryan is still very much a coach. He is mentor and coach to a group in Boise Idaho but his dogs are his star athletes. The Q and A article in the magazine and this interview give us a glimpse into bird dogs and the upland bird hunting community. You can learn more about Ryan on instagram by following @Borntorunkennels or by visiting Borntorunkennels.com If you’ve got a bird dog in your kennel please consider sending them to one of Ryan’s training camps. Spring is in Idaho, Summer in Montana, and winter on the Mariposa Ranch in South Texas.