The Spokane Bird Dog Association will hold its annual banquet on Feb. 13 at the Ramada Inn at Spokane Airport, 8909 W. Airport Dr., starting at 5 p.m. The group organizes hunting dog training ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced a bird-dog training license is required for people training bird dogs with wild birds or "birds not raised in captivity." Officials say if ...

When it comes to bird dog training, it’s easy to become complacent. Once a puppy has learned the basic commands of here, fetch and drop and is retrieving birds with regularity, a lot of hunters leave ...

The whole scenario was just one set of tests part of the Helena Valley Gun Dog Club’s weekend of field training for bird dogs. Bramblett, who has been a member of the club for about five years, was ...

There are more designated bird dog training areas in South Carolina than residents may realize, and a state agency has just added three more to the list. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources lists ...

A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

We all know if we hunt our dogs on a regular basis during the season, they are in top shape early fall through December. If you hunt your dogs at preserves after the season ends or travel to Kansas or ...

Duck season opened Sept. 1 for Reed Carlson in Alaska. His dog’s first retrieve, a mallard, came straight to hand that morning, followed by 11 more ducks. Carlson’s retriever, Harley, performed like ...

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