Seeing with a Hunter’s Heart
Hunting is paradoxical: Immersing one’s self in a hunt that could end in death is life-affirming.
Not the Girl Next Door
“When we got married, I thought she said, ‘I do,’ but she must have said, ‘I hunt.’” This past December, my husband and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary, and I was surprised that he was just as excited as I was to mark the occasion with an impromptu...
Candid Cameron: New Year, New Scent
Meet Cameron, a five-year-old Weimaraner from Montana with a thirst for adventure…and shenanigans. This week, Cameron questions the importance of bathtime. Well, most upland bird hunting seasons have closed and it was a hectic one for this Weimaraner here in the...
The Hardcore Hunting Dog Diet
Sporting dogs are athletes. Some sprint while others run all day. Olympic athletes. Their nutritional needs are undeniably different, and that’s why Eukanuba’s Premium Performance line has a variety of formulas catered to every breed ranging from sled dogs to flushing...
The Return of the Lion Heart
“Brian Jarvi’s work excites me because he’s young and he commands the same qualities as you see in works by the old masters.” As outdoors people, let us be blunt: It is a troubling, tough and harrowing time to be alive on Planet Earth, but...
Stuck in a Gundog Daze
Admiring good dog work is worth missing a bird or two.
Amid Whirring Wings
All the trappings and traditions of quail hunting explained in one article.
Pit Blind Geese
Field-hunting geese from a pit blind represents the epitome of waterfowling. Each gust of wind brought the smell of freshly spread cow manure from the cut cornfield below. The maize had been harvested in the fall, and the ducks, geese, turkey and whitetails devoured...
The Gift
The spaniel had lived beyond her time. But strangely – to the last – she had acted almost as a puppy. He had felt the turn of the tide three years before. Felt it more than in the 73 years before them. It pulled against him now, receding rather than rushing in. He...