Q: My dog started off well during the season in terms of conditioning, but now, he seems not to be able to go as long during the day when we pheasant hunt. With cooler temperatures, [...]
Features There Aren’t Two of Him By Tom Davis The Partnership By Craig Kirsch The Survival of Big Red By Dennis LaBare The Final Stage By Steve Smith Cliffs, Cougars, and Coyotes By John Shewey [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler One of the most important commands your pointing dog learns is Come. This is the command that can save his life, teach him to reliably retrieve a bird to hand, and help him [...]
This update to our 2021 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, [...]
September 2021 By Bob and Jody Iler Our hot Iowa summer limits the opportunities to get our English Setter Bonnie over to our “farm” for a good workout. There, we have pasture acres for her to [...]
Upland gamebird populations are on the upswing in many regions of the country, but this will be a year to put in the extra homework and planning. by Dave Smith Upland gamebird hunters, as a [...]
Roosters for the Rest of Us By Tom Davis A Woodcock Hunt By Steve Smith 2021 Upland Gamebird Forecast By Dave Smith Tick of Time By George Bird Evans Out West Quail By [...]
Identifying your dog’s gait patterns, and how to spot problems by Jason Smith As is often said about the aging process, it ain’t the years, it’s the mileage. Our dogs are the ultimate in [...]
by Steve Smith There is a subject that all shotgunners are familiar with, maybe even talk about, and yet very, very few of us ever do anything about, and as you can tell from the title, it’s gun [...]
Features The Rising Tide of Sound By Tom Davis The Upland Houdini By Jon Osborn Word of Mouth By Jon Osborn Woodcock in the Rain By Frank Jezioro Today’s Nontoxic [...]
