Discussing the best hunting dogs for various game is kind of like arguing whether a Chevy or Ford is better: No one ever changes camps because they’re happy with what they’ve got. Still, we’re going ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jed froze on point, keeping his tail down the old-fashioned way, the same way he had for 14 seasons. Crouched, with his nose almost touching the ground, he was showing me that the bird was right there ...

Chuck Johnson is the owner of HunHaven Kennels. He bought his first German wirehaired pointer in 1979 and has breeding them since 1989. Every year he and his spouse Blanche hunt their wirehaired ...

There’s a lot more to game bird hunting than pulling the trigger of a shotgun, as explained by hunter Maka Medeiros. Getting the right dogs and training them makes a big difference. Photo courtesy of ...

Swaddled in the arms of his owner, a seven-month-old German Shorthaired Pointer contests a ride-along in the bed of Jacob “Huck” Huckabee’s white Chevrolet truck. At Emerald Creek Kennels in Archer, ...