
Quack-Quack Candid Cameron
I admit to being an optimist. I must be to hunt with Mike because I am always hoping he shoots the bird down when I flush it. Often his errant shot misses, but I keep hunting because I know he will get his bird sooner or later — or make that sometime, har har! My eyes...

How Much to Feed a Sporting Breed Puppy
Puppies are a lot of things. They’re curious, they take a lot of naps, and when they wake up they’ve got a tremendous amount of energy. They’ve got powerful appetites and are always on the lookout for the next meal. But there’s more to feeding a puppy than filling up...

Lessons from Large Pin Cushions
It’s a dangerous place outdoors. The world is full of dangers. You've got speeding cars, stinging bees, rattlesnakes that bite and more. Luckily I have Mike to walk the trails ahead of me and check for dangers — much like a very slow bodyguard, har har! Once, while...

What Are You Pointing At?
If the noses of gundogs are so incredibly discerning, why do they point so many things that aren’t birds?

Summer Swims are Super!
Unfortunately for some dogs, summer means a prolonged down time. Summer is the time to explore everything — and get out there. My summer plans make up a long list of to-do things. On my list are fishing, hiking, camping, running, digging out gophers, chasing...

What Is That Smell – Candid Cameron
Well, everyone has a tale of a dog that got sprayed by a skunk. Here’s my tale. Ugh. I was in the mountains scouting for grouse (OK, Mike drove me there and it was his idea). I had found several grouse as I wandered about and sniffed out the territory. This was a...

The Stare
As a dog, I have a method of communication that sends a clear message — The Stare. You hoomans have many ways to communicate — like writing, smoke signals and Morse code. I noticed, nearly all of you rarely speak any more and spend most of each day staring down into a...

A Dearth of Dreams for the Waking Outdoorsman
Remarkable, really. Not the first of my hunting or fishing companions, even the zaniest, admits to regular outdoor dreams. I'd suspect subterfuge, collusion, even amnesia. Dreams do have a short shelf life. How many can you remember from last month? Or, for that...

Sporting Classics TV Season 4
The world’s most watched outdoor television series returns for its fourth season on Outdoor Channel. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is a joint venture between Dorsey Pictures, the largest producer of outdoor lifestyle programming in history and Sporting Classics...

The Bear and Lion Man
Lily has been viewed both as a legendary hunter and a shameless poacher. In 1908 residents of Coahuila, Mexico, lived in fear of a large male grizzly that had laid claim to a stretch of road leading into the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Vaqueros in the region avoided...