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All young dogs make mistakes in their first season—and learn from them as well. Setting realistic expectations and getting your dog back on track is key.

First Season Expectations

You’ve built up to your pup’s first hunting season—but what should you expect from your…

Billy and the Field Trial

He was born in April in the middle of a high-mountain snow storm. His mother,…
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Gun Dog

I’ve had hunting dogs all my life. English, Llewellin, and Irish setters. Beagles, Weimaraners, Labs,…
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For active puppies that will develop into working and sporting dogs, selecting a performance puppy food designed with an optimal nutrient profile can help fuel their active lifestyle and help sustain healthy growth and development.

Can Sporting Breed Puppies Eat Adult Dog Food?

Sporting breed puppies are bred and trained to work. As a result, they have very…
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Late Autumn Bobs (detail), by Robert Abbett (1926–2015)

American Quail

The pursuit of quail has long been a favourite pastime of American hunters, from the…
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Mark and Dinny, with the dogs: Fiagia, the red-and-white, Harry Flashman (rear) and the puppy, Arthur. All being de-burred.

Pheasant Pharewell

One of our number, arriving in Platte, South Dakota, the day before we were to…
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Jeff Ogle giving Mike (left) and Burt the obligatory safety lecture before we start.

Wingshooting 101

’Tis a sad fact, but these days very few of us grow up with fathers…
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Best of Both Worlds

Chasing upland birds in Big Sky Country in a fine lodge and on public land.

Guns ‘n’ Roses

In Alberta, shooting snows, specklebellies, and Canadas over the same decoy spread is not unusual.

10 Below

Genuine minus-zero degrees. Ice develops anywhere moisture clings or sits — except where warm springs…

Orvis Presents: Grouseman

Lone Star, White Wings