Winter Fishing – Candid Cameron
Winter fishing — is a terrible idea. Stay home by the fire. While ice and freezing temperatures have a firm grip on much of America, Mike has decided it’s time to go fishing. He’s not ice fishing and drilling a hole into the ice to then sit and stare into that dark...
Help Build Strong Muscles In Your Sporting Dog
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Why Dogs Drool – Part 2
I have plans when I drool. If you wonder if I drool, just look at Mike’s shirts, coats, truck interior and the windows at the backdoor or the floor around the kitchen table. Those many noticeable round spots are drool. Drooling is my way of saying, “Hey, I’m...
Bobwhite Quail – Comin’ Up With Bob
It was boots and chaps. Gents and hats. Shotguns and spats. It was dog-folks gentle and gay. It was dignified old live oaks, bearded grizzled and gray. It was a lazy old mule wagon, creak rattle and sway. “The Lord’s own symphony,” my Grandma Betts would say, “in the...
Advice On Selecting Gun Pups
It’s that time of year when many dog breeders have pups for sale. I can give my advice, if you are seeking a dog — they are all good. I understand dogs. I speak with authority, I am a dog. First rule of thumb is look at the pup’s parents and guess how much that adult...
Why I Bark – Cameron the Weim
Candid Cameron Just the other day I was riding down the road – Mike drives and chauffeurs me about, as it should be – and then I saw it. Another dog on a leash being led along the highway by a hooman. I instantly let out a few loud barks — never mind Mike’s ear was...
Things Lost and Found – Candid Cameron
While milk cartons (Remember those? They were made of paper, har har!) once featured the faces of lost or missing folks, I know that many people who venture outdoors also lose things — lots of things. The list of things I have discovered, or pointed to so Mike could...
Meeting Miss Montana – Candid Cameron
Life is full of paths to travel, and recently my path crossed the path of a celebrity — Miss Montana, alias Jessica Criss. Once I looked past her sparkling crown and flowing sash, I noted she was wearing a fur coat (ok, a faux one) but I decided she was worth my time,...
New Shotguns – Candid Cameron
Now is the time for you hoomans to look into purchasing new shotguns! Since bird hunting seasons are closed or closing, the demand for shotguns and shotshells has decreased. I think many hoomans are now thinking of vacations on remote sandy beaches and taking a cruise...
Don’t Waste Winter – Candid Cameron
It certainly has been cold outdoors lately, and the snow is becoming deeper. It’s official, winter is underway in North America — it began back on December 21 in case you do not have a calendar. While several bird hunting seasons are closed, or closing soon in some...