A hunting dog vest serves a lot of purposes, whether you're upland or waterfowl hunting. It keeps your beloved pup comfortable and, more importantly, safe. Not only can a good vest protect your ...

It’s during those hunts, however, in which if we look closely, we might see a few flaws in our retriever’s game.

The beauty of upland hunting lies in its simplicity. It’s a walk with a gun. Your goal is to frighten ground-dwelling birds into flight, so you can shoot them. Even if you don’t find anything, you’ve ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

It’s been another good bird year in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. Adolescent pheasant and quail are prevalent along brushy roadside ditches and fallow farm fields. Valley quail are ...

Most of the upland bird hunting seasons are now in the books and it is the time of year my black Lab Bailey and I start thinking about fishing. Well, I start thinking about fishing. I’m not always ...

The farmland along the narrow road on a chilly morning in early October brought back many fond memories. Some were from the homestead abutting the road, and others were from similar-looking farm ...

Dropping to my knees, I bent forward and flipped Yuba, my 8-year-old setter, from atop my shoulders into the roadside grasses. The unusual warmth of the sun on this 50-degree January day was oddly ...