Ruffed Grouse Forecast 2016: The Traveling Wingshooter

Ruffed grouse populations in the Lake States appear to be on the long-anticipated rise in their 10-year cycle. Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were up 18 percent statewide this [...]

As reported in the article, 2015 Pheasants Wrap: Trending Up (June/July 2016), pheasant populations spiked up dramatically across most of the range last year, following a healthy increase in [...]

by Dr. Dave Erlewein If you’ve ever owned a dog with allergy-based itching, your veterinarian may have used one of the cortisones during treatment. Cortisone is another name for cortisol, the [...]

by Dave Erlewein, D.V.M. The flu is certainly in the forefront of the news the past few months, especially the H1N1 virus affecting humans. While human, avian, swine, and equine flu viruses are [...]

POINTING DOG POINTERS March 2016 By Bob and Jody Iler You’re the proud owner of a pointing dog—and you know that one of the great pleasures in life is getting out there with your dog in the [...]

By Chris Preston It has been a tough six months. Kristi was diagnosed with cancer in August of last year, was operated on, and is now in her fourth month of chemo. The holidays have come and gone [...]

by Steve Laney Iowa rooster success! It was late November, near or just after Thanksgiving. My English pointer Koda, some friends, and I had pheasant hunted the previous month with decent [...]

Pointing Dog Pointers by Bob and Jody Iler   Creeping on point is a common problem that can sometimes occur in the development and training of pointing dog pups and young started dogs. Your [...]

POINTING DOG POINTERS JANUARY 2015 By Bob and Jody Iler   No one likes to be labeled a “slow learner!” And after researching bloodlines, choosing a reputable breeder, and picking [...]

Pointing Dog Pointers, February 2015 by Bob and Jody Iler   Last month we talked about the slow learner and how some of these dogs can turn out to be the best bird dogs you’ll ever [...]