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This update to our 2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. This data measures [...]

Bill Romanelli It’s unthinkable for most dog lovers, but traumatic injuries do happen. If anything, our active, bounding Labs are more at risk than their more sedate cousins – whether from a car [...]

by Dave Smith The upward trajectory of upland gamebird populations in many states may make this a magical season for bird hunters. It was on a splendid autumn day more than 20 years ago, [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler No one sets out to train his pointing dog and create problems in the process! As trainers, we’ve had the advantage of working with many dogs and dealing with a lot of issues. [...]

Editor’s Note: This article was published in the January/February 2022 issue of The Pointing Dog Journal, but under the incorrect byline of Don Thomas. Chasing California quail in California was [...]

“Thank you for posting this information,” Martha commented on Facebook. “Our pointer ‘Liz’ was diagnosed with blastomycosis in the femur through a bone biopsy in 2019. She has been on medication [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler Pointing dog owners love their pups and want to develop them into top notch bird dogs. They are eager to learn and try different methods of training. Sometimes, though, this [...]

Something Old, Something New Fans of the traditional side-by-side are an interesting group.  Some are traditionalists to the point that they have both feet planted firmly in pre-World War II [...]

The three Cs of chukar country. By eight years old, Jake had pointed and retrieved about three lifetimes worth of chukars, the beneficiary of boom years and lots of time engaged in the pursuit. [...]

“Load up,” the man asked of the dog as they stood in the garage behind the pickup’s lowered tailgate.  Having anxiously awaited those very words, the rawboned liver-and-white pointer leapt [...]