Before I ever owned a gun dog, I walked up pheasants on the family farm by myself. While I wouldn’t go back to hunting without a dog, I remember the special thrill of dogless hunting: there’s ...

Final Pheasant Hunting Tips The author and his dog after a successful South Dakota pheasant hunt. Photo by Alex Robinson. One of the things I like about pheasant hunting is that you can make your own ...

On dogs in concert with surroundings: There is a lot of opportunity to duck and pheasant hunt (in Spirit Lake), deer hunt, basically do all the different activities in the outdoors. I wanted a dog ...

The best bred bird dogs have the hunting instinct branded into their DNA, but there must be birds available to work them on. For many bird dog owners, a good answer for this is the shooting preserve.

He said the birds are able to hide in thick brush and hunters usually can’t find them without the aid of a dog. “If you’re not into bird hunting, I highly recommend you find somebody who is ...