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  Q: My dog started off well during the season in terms of conditioning, but now, he seems not to be able to go as long during the day when we pheasant hunt. With cooler temperatures, [...]

Waterfowling North America February/March 2021 by Doug Larsen Sometime in October of 1983, I huddled in a 16-foot Lund boat painted army green, hidden behind a screen of cattails woven through [...]

Al Arthur of Sandhill Retrievers and his dog ‘Cropper’s Fire in the Hole’ wins the retriever world’s highest field trial honor, The U.S. National Open Retriever Championship ST. CHARLES, MO – [...]

by Ken Thorson The basic concept of cognitive dissonance is that the brain, even in dogs, cannot tolerate contradictory beliefs or desires. This mental conflict is often resolved with behavior [...]

By Jake Smith Everything in the world of hunting and dogs involves a ridiculous number of choices. Dog breed. Shotgun. Ammunition. Training philosophies. Dog collars. Ad infinitum. Many lead to [...]

By Dave Smith This update to our 2019 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. This data measures recruitment of birds into the [...]

Judges explain how to better prepare to pass your next retriever event By Larry Saavedra Photography by Quick Dog Productions As retriever hunt test competitors, we have a lot more in common than [...]

Purina contributes $50,000 toward new facility SEDALIA, Mo., March 4, 2019 – Retrieving Freedom, Inc. (RFI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to training service dogs for disabled military [...]

The bulls-eye of the U.S. Drought Monitor this summer covered some of New Mexico and Arizona’s better scaled, Mearns’, and, Gambel’s quail country. At first glance, it looks like a tough year for [...]

The last three years have collectively provided the best bobwhite quail hunting of a generation in the states that account for the bulk of the wild bobwhite harvest, including Texas, Oklahoma, [...]