Fall at Brays Island

Fall at Brays Island brings with it the much anticipated scene of crisp mornings, rock steady pointers and eager cockers culminating in a burst of bobwhites in every direction. With 3,500 acres of quail courses and woodlands, Brays is every upland bird hunter’s...

Dog Names

Well, there are now lists for everything — including popular dog names. I was surfing the web and looking for more stuff to order when a list popped up — the Most Popular Dog Names. I had to look — and could not find Cameron anywhere. Who made this list? On the list I...

Gear for Birdhunters

Happy opening day of dove season, America. Across the country, millions of bird hunters celebrate this unofficial holiday of sorts by heading to sunflower patches, milo fields and watering holes to test their wingshooting skills on one of the hunting world’s toughest...

Fishing is Like Work!

On the offseason I get to fish — a lot. But fishing (not necessarily catching) with Mike sure feels like work! Well, it has been a long hot summer of tagging along as Mike fishes. Now, I did not say he was catching — just fishing, har har! On the downside of these...
Preseason Training Tips from the Pros

Preseason Training Tips from the Pros

Eukanuba Pro Trainers share key preseason training tips to help get your dogs prepped and ready for Opening Day and the autumn trial season. SPONSORED CONTENT    Opening Day is coming in low and hot, and so is the autumn trial season. Pro trainers “plan their work and...

We Weims Can Run

Weimaraners can run at speeds up to 35 MPH. I was again surfing the web the other day — hey, I’m down to only 20 boxes of dog treats, time to reorder — and saw a dog speed report. According to the report, Weimaraners can run at speeds up to 35 MPH. We Weims can run!...

The Spotted Devil of Gummalapur

Kenneth Douglas Stuart Anderson (1910-1974) was an Anglo-Indian who spent most of his life in Bangalore, India. An avid hunter, he was fascinated by the subcontinent’s big cats, and most of his tales dealt with the drama and dangers of man-killing tigers and...

Earning My Keep

Cameron the Weim — Hat Retriever Extraordinaire! I have written many times that I like hunting, pointing and retrieving birds. It’s the life of a top sporting dog — me. Now comes this new duty — hat retrieving. The other day Mike and I were at a high country lake —...