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 ...

Athletic by nature, hunting dogs employ their keen sense of smell and their top-notch hearing to track down, flush out, and retrieve game alongside their owner on the hunt. Different types of dogs ...

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 ...

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.

From knowing where birds are being stocked to hunting with a bird dog, a state pheasant expert anticipates sportsmen and women will have a great season. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking ...

Wildlife officials let hundreds of pheasant hatchlings die — critics say there’s a bigger problem DWR releases pheasants for hunting season, but wild populations are suffering.

NEW YORK — U.S. dog lovers, say “benvenuto” to the bracco Italiano. The ancient Italian bird-hunting dog is the 200th member of the American Kennel Club’s roster of recognized breeds, the ...

We were hunting from shore on a bitterly cold day. My companion shot an eider and Jack dutifully swam after it. Each time he’d get close, the bird would dive then reappear further from shore.