Field First Aid
If you have a bird dog, it’s not a matter of if, but when. Even a first-time dog owner knows that there is no...
Hunting Dogs
Midseason Corrections
Sunrise had been two hours earlier, but dang if it wasn’t still dark. Rain wrung out of the gray, low-hanging clouds in such a...
Ask A Vet: How Do You Deal with Heat Stress in a Hunting Dog?
Sponsored by: Purina Pro Plan Dr. Seth Bynum is an accomplished veterinarian, writer and photographer as well as an avid outdoorsman. His veterinary practice...
5 Health Tips to Help Make Your Gundog’s Season Great
Sponsored by: Eukanuba Upland and waterfowl hunting takes us to some of the most stunningly gorgeous places around. But they’re often wild and unknown—and...
Prepare to Peak: Getting Your Gundog Ready for the Season
In mid-April 1996, the night before Patriot’s Day, Jeff Doyle told me he wouldn’t be at the dock at 3 am to go fishing....
One Man’s Flushers
A welcome breeze cooled me as I sat on the long-deceased carcass of an evergreen high in the mountains of Nevada. Tucker playfully rolled...
Tracking-and-Training Devices
The distance display on the Garmin Alpha 300 resembled one of those rapidly spinning cartoon odometers: 300 yards, 350 yards, 400 yards . ....
Can You Hear Me Now? The Three Ts of Canine Communication
Mike Stewart, the founder of Wildrose Kennels, which specializes in breeding and training Labrador retrievers, says that one of the secrets of dog training...
On Choosing a Pointing Dog
As bird hunters, we all appreciate the beauty of a classy pointing dog that hunts in control, sticks every point and effortlessly retrieves downed...
Lost Dog!
Few experiences in the field are worse than knowing your dog is out there somewhere yet having no idea where. I’m not talking about...
Cover Dogs to Covet
There have been a lot of changes in wingshooting in the past century or so. Side-by-side shotguns have been joined by over/unders, pumps and...
Breaking, Bad
Breaking is the opposite of steadiness, and one of the most irritating behaviors retriever owners typically deal with.