Know-How: Dinky Dogs Hunt
Small dogs take up less space. They are easier to house, easier to haul in cars and planes, easier to control, cheaper to maintain and easier to conceal when the neighbors complain about high-pitched barking. A small dog can squeeze into an apartment, a kid’s bedroom, the backseat floor of a subcompact car or a large coat pocket. But can they hunt?
Arkansas Beyond the Timber
Stuttgart, Ark., and its environs are known for flooded-timber duck hunting. But the region offers so much more to waterfowlers who venture from beneath the canopy.
SportDOG Brand Announces Third Annual Companions for Conservation Contest
SportDOG Brand has announced the continuation of its Conservation Fund initiative. The Companions for Conservation contest will result in three lucky youth hunters taking ownership of puppies, trained by SportDOG Brand Senior ProStaff members. The winners will also receive a bevy of SportDOG training gear.
First Light: Going to Pot
Illegal marijuana ‘grows’ are sprouting up on public wildlands.
SCI Show Offering Holland & Hollands for Under $500
The countless offerings at the SCI show keep stopping me in my tracks!
Boom Time for Waterfowlers
The Prairie Pothole region, the famous “duck factory” from South Dakota to the prairie parklands of Alberta, has been blessed with abundant snowmelt and rain for several years. That means wetlands are staying wet, ensuring an abundance of ground critical to successful duck nesting. All of this equals one thing …
Go West for Early Birds and Lots of ’Em
They say the early bird gets the worm, but the early hunter gets the bird. Lots of birds, especially out West where seasons open as early as late August.
From Field to Frontline
Think German shepherds are the only dogs fit for duty? English springer spaniels and other hunting breeds increasingly are the dogs of choice for bomb sniffing, narcotics detection and search-and-rescue operations.
Best All ’Round Hunting Dog?
For as long as there have been different breeds of gundog, there have been hunters arguing for the merit of one breed over the other. So, which canine really is the best all-around hunting dog? Ron Spomer thinks he has the answer.
Does a Barrel’s Twist Rate Affect Bullet Expansion?
Online forums are like Vegas buffet lines for The BullShooters, lots of meat to choose from. Not too long ago, I saw this question posed on a hunting site and some credible folks believed it to be true. I had to find out for myself.
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