Once you own your first bird dog, bird hunting is never the same. It becomes deeper, richer, and more fully engaging. If you had to decide between bringing your dog and bringing your gun on a hunt, ...

How do you choose among so many bird dog breeds? Well, the first step is thinking about your needs. What do you hunt? How often do you hunt? Will you train the dog yourself? Will a new dog be a family ...

The blocky black head with white teeth and lolling tongue stood out from the back of the truck, and I knew instantly: Labrador. Other breed standards might have given it away, but Labs are most ...

This fall, the two best hunting dogs I have known will head into their respective seasons as older dogs. Winchester, a black and white English setter who lives for the mountains and first brought them ...

Modern, domesticated canines fill a wide variety of roles as companions, service animals, and working dogs. But what makes a dog a hunting dog? Does it rely on the registration paperwork from a kennel ...

The Bird Dog Parade, the traditional kickoff of the Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Friday morning at the Minneapolis Convention Center, was an education and a validation. An education in the variety of ...

This week I got an opportunity to do something new. Although I have read about pheasant hunting in the Midwest all my life, I had never actually been on a bird hunt and hunted over dogs. Tuesday, I ...