by Steve Smith You turn away from the truck and cut the dog loose. She streaks toward the horizon, which is a long way off because this is the Ft. Pierre National Grasslands, and it’s the opening [...]

POINTING DOG POINTERS February 2018 By Bob and Jody Iler Last in our series of first season challenges is the issue of retrieving – one that often causes great concern in some of our dedicated [...]

The Magic of Puppies By Tom Davis Dear Young Hunter… By Jim McLennan Puppy Tips By Steve Del Rossi Will I be a Grouse Hunter, Grandpa? By Frank Jezioro Good Years, Bad Years By Steve Smith Bona [...]

The Natural By Tom Davis Graveyard Coveys By Tim Talbert Altai Hok Grouse By Ken MacDonald Season’s Last Hunt By Frank Jezioro Stuff We Should – and Shouldn’t Do By Steve Smith [...]

A Feeling Like Victory By Tom Davis Decision Time By Steve Smith The Beaten Path By Tracy McClain Photo Essay Tough Everyone Has a Favorite Hunting Buddy By Frank Jezioro The Traveling [...]

By Dave Smith This update to our 2017 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. These surveys measure the recruitment of young birds [...]

Strange Days By Tom Davis 2017 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast By Dave Smtih GEMS: Michigan’s Grouse and Woodcock Jewels By Drew VanDrie First Point Essays Anticipation of the Season’s First [...]

July/August 2017   The Mansion on the Hill Part 2 By Tom Davis The Traveling Wingshooter Nebraska By Matthew Bluett The Empty Collar By Travis Thompson A Different Bird By John Shewey What [...]

The Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the World, Honorary Wall The stone wall honoring the town of Grand Junction as THE BIRD DOG and FIELD TRIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD has been completed. The wall [...]

The 2016 chukar hunting story in a single word: Nevada! Once a decade or so, things turn just right with a combination of a mild winter, nice winter green-up, and good moisture throughout the [...]