Ambassador Posts

Picking a puppy is a gut-wrenching exercise for many hunters.  It’s a ten to twelve-year commitment and you don’t want to get it wrong.  For this article, we’ll assume you already know the breed you would like; however, picking a breeder, then a litter and then the puppy in that litter is the challenge. There […]

If you’re too busy to train, too busy to buy a pup and place it with a professional trainer or simply want to bypass the entire puppy and training stages, then buying a finished dog is for you. That advice may sound simple but how does one go about doing this?  This is an important

Every upland hunter should experience prairie bird hunting at least once.  Both you and your dogs will love the prairie.  My wife, Susan, the dogs and I have traveled to Montana three of the past five years.  And, we’re already planning our trip to the American West for 2016. There are many reasons that influence

You have a young dog that is about to experience their first hunting season. If ruffed grouse hunting is your game and you live in the Continental United States, your opening day will be here very shortly.  Here are a few thoughts about how to handle opening day with your young dog. Make sure that

If you ask upland bird hunters to name the most difficult bird for a pointing dog, the answer you’ll hear most often is the “ruffed grouse”.  It’s a bird that would rather flush or run than get pinned by a pointing dog. What is the best grouse dog breed has been debated for decades.  There

Hunting season is getting close. Depending upon in which state you live, it could mean opening day is in September. If you haven’t already, it means you need to start a conditioning program for both you and your dog. The ramifications of not being fit could be fatal. The fun side of this is that