Getting old brings many irreversible life changes. Most of those changes I’ve taken in stride as unavoidable. But, the ...

Yet another poor season for most quail hunters ends Feb. 24. Aside from the quail themselves, I most sympathize with the pointing dogs. I’ve been privileged to see a lot of good bird dogs and a few ...

The thing about old hunting friends is that despite politics, religion, economic status, team or school affiliations or any ...

NEW LONDON, OHIO A well-trained bird dog is invaluable whether you're after pheasants, quail or waterfowl, and sportsmen are most delighted when their four-legged partner shows off for their ...

The hot news tip came from an avid dove hunter whom I had seen blast birds out of the sky with a shotgun. I knew the guy wasn't overly precious or sentimental when it came to cute fowl or household ...

Wet weather and high soil moisture mean scenting conditions will be great for hunting quail with your bird dog, says Mark Zornes, small game biologist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. But ...

Bill White and his sons Tony (left) and Andrew at a quail-restoration site in northwest Missouri. Photographs by Michael Sugrue Bill White makes me question everything I’ve heard about wild bobwhite ...

As a deer hunter, I am always a little bummed when the last day of the season comes and goes. I find myself wanting to get back in the great outdoors, but I miss the excitement and challenge of the ...

SANDSTONE, MINN. – Were Jerry Kolter an accountant or an engineer, he could solve problems with mathematical precision. Instead, as a breeder of bird dogs, he lives in a world of nuance and inferences ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. The competitors arrived at the historic Ames Plantation in pickup trucks with built-in dog kennels, pulling gooseneck trailers hauling saddle horses. After a year of ...