Here’s a lesson I’m learning almost weekly this time of year. Maybe you, too. You trudge up the hill to find your dog on point. He’s steady. Birds cooperative. Until you take over, that is. Once he’s pinned a bird, I try to help Buddy do a great job handling it. I approach from at [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Help your bird dog: Get to the point … the right way
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, Buddy & Me, chukar, dog training, German wirehaired pointer, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Scott Linden, television show, Wingshooting USA on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Burning issues … what’s on your mind?
Posted in News, tagged issues, Outdoor poll, survey on December 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Hey everyone, I’ll be doing more issue-oriented discussion on my weekend radio show and you can help! In exchange, you might win a Cabela’s gift certificate, or other great prizes. What’s on your mind in the outdoor world? Leave a comment here.
Dead battery; enlivened senses
Posted in News, tagged Awesome Upland Road Trip, bird hunting, Buddy, German wirehaired pointer, National Shooting Sports Foundation, quail, Wingshooting USA on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The e-collar battery was dead after one furtive bleep. We were hunting “unplugged.” After a few steps, the pulse of this intimate draw suddenly filled my ears. Enough snow to muffle boot steps, but not mask the tinkle of Buddy’s collar tag as he floated nimbly among the sage. Each puff of breeze rattled the [...]


