My Irish Setter boots are broken-in, the Tri-Tronics Upland Sport G3 collar is charged and ready, and Buddy is in shape for warm weather and skittish birds. The jury’s still out on whether I’m ready for the bushwhacking we will attempt Monday. We’re starting in northeast Oregon on a trickle of a stream where I [...]
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Awesome Upland Road Trip starts! Win free stuff!
Posted in News, tagged Awesome Upland Road Trip, bird dogs, bird hunting, boots, electronic collar, Field & Stream, free hunting gear, German wirehaired pointer, hunting boots, hunting dogs, hunting jackets, Irish Setter, ruffed grouse, shotguns, Tri-Tronics, versatile dogs on August 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Steady to wing & shot: Is less more?
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, dog training, field trial, flushing, gun dog, hunt test, hunting dog, NAVHDA, pointer, pointing, retrieving, steadiness, upland birds, versatile dog on August 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You’ve heard the phrase “less is more.” Does it have relevance to dog training? Buddy and I are deep into preparation for an upcoming NAVHDA Utility test (www.navhda.org) and our latest challenge is steady to wing-shot-fall. If you know the test, you know it’s a ball-buster. Both the field and water portions require a dog [...]
SCTP shooters featured on Clay Target Shootout redux
Posted in News, tagged Casey Jones, clay target shooting, Clay Target Shootout, Pursuit Channel, Scholastic Clay Target Program, SCTP, skeet shooting, Sporting Clays on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scholastic Clay Target Program shooter Casey Jones of Jarrell, Texas, is the top “Viewers’ Choice” vote-getter to date, as TV series Clay Target Shootout readies an encore season for broadcast in October. Producer Scott Linden’s award-winning series is the only program focusing on sporting clays and skeet. Linden has moved the show to Pursuit Channel [...]
The ultimate bird hunt? Help plan the itinerary!
Posted in News, tagged Field & Stream Radio, German wirehaired pointer, Irish Setter boots and apparel, radio show, road trip, South Dakota, television show, upland bird hunting on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, I’m finally getting that hall pass. Instead of hunting behind other people’s dogs for my TV shows, my wirehair Buddy and I are hitting the road on the FIELD & STREAM Radio “Awesome Upland Road Trip.” Thanks to sponsor Irish Setter boots and apparel (and more to come) we’ll travel the west and hunt [...]
Still on the retrieving thing …
Posted in News, tagged bumpers, chukar, dog training, dummies, German wirehaired pointer, hunting dog, NAVHDA, retrieving, Steens Mountain, versatile hunting dogs on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not being a professional dog trainer, I do my darndest to be a good observer of canine behavior, in the hope it will make me a better dog owner. Buddy helps when he can, making obvious moves (or non-moves) to clue me to the more subtle training techniques I might use. Years ago, Buddy’s mentor [...]
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