How do you choose among so many bird dog breeds? Well, the first step is thinking about your needs. What do you hunt? How often do you hunt? Will you train the dog yourself? Will a new dog be a family ...

Pheasant hunting is a long-standing fall tradition across North America and Europe. Hunters live for that heart-pounding moment when a pheasant bursts from the grass. But a good shot isn’t the only ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

AVON, Minn. — The 8-month-old English pointer followed the pheasant scent, sometimes ranging in circles, sometimes diving into cover so thick only the tip of its white tail showed through the prairie ...

Hunters like to tell about the bird dog that once pointed a pike in a pool. When the pike was caught and opened, it contained a partridge. A fish story? Probably. But last week, as 10 million hunters ...

BUHL • The High Desert Pointing Dog Club will meet at 7 p.m. today, Sept. 4, at Garibaldi’s restaurant on the corner of Broadway and Main in Buhl. Randy Smith, Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s ...

Pointing dog breeds were originally bred as gundogs, typically used for finding game. When a pointing dog sniffs out game, they go “on point”, freezing in position, lifting a paw and aiming their nose ...

Chuck Johnson is the owner of HunHaven Kennels. He bought his first German wirehaired pointer in 1979 and has breeding them since 1989. Every year he and his spouse Blanche hunt their wirehaired ...