What’s the Rush? The Best Time to Neuter/Spay Your Dog

What’s the Rush? The Best Time to Neuter/Spay Your Dog

by | May 26, 2020

The practice of neutering at an early age may increase a dog’s risk for developing a laundry list of serious health problems. In terms of wisdom-per-page, a slim little paperback called Common Sense Grouse and Woodcock Dog Training by Roy W. Strickland as told...
Reading Season

Reading Season

by | Apr 28, 2020

This has been a big season for books. You’ve undoubtedly caught wind by now of the Sporting Classics book on famed outdoor illustrator (and Hemingway pal) Lynn Bogue Hunt, Lynn Bogue Hunt: Artist, Angler, Hunter. It just so happens that I scribbled the text for it,...
A Better Blind

A Better Blind

by | Apr 27, 2020

My pro trainer friend Bob Olson had been raving about the Switchback Dog Blind/Kennel Crate, and when I finally made it up to his place (River Road Kennels in Lena, Wisconsin) for a look, I immediately became a believer. While the Switchback has a lot to recommend...
Brittanys

Brittanys

by | Feb 26, 2020

An angel at home and a demon in the field, the French Brittany packs maximum ability in minimum volume. In the 30 years or so that I’ve been scribbling about gundogs, the biggest “breed story” has been the renaissance of the cocker spaniel. Finding a...
Bay Of Pigs

Bay Of Pigs

by | Feb 24, 2020

Fishing the Bay, you can’t help but feel you’ve been handed the keys to a private kingdom, where the smallmouth bass reigns supreme. I should have gone to her, should have been there in her hour of need. I should have let her collapse in my arms and told...
Pointing Lab: The Do-It-All Dog?

Pointing Lab: The Do-It-All Dog?

by | Aug 15, 2019

As a card-carrying traditionalist, I’ve always been more than a little skeptical about the pointing Lab. Why fix something that ain’t broke, you know? Then I met hunting and fishing guide John Klus of Lake Waubesa, Wisconsin. Klus is the owner of Oscar, a...