Training Tips from NAVHDA Dog Handlers by Nancy Anisfield with Tracey Nelson, Blaine Carter and Kyle Hough Winters are long in the north country. Once our post hunting season reflections […]
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Cold Weather Strategies That Will Keep Your Dogs Safe
by Seth Bynum, DVM The sting of a strong prairie wind bored through heavy nylon, nipped across the tightly-woven fibers of merino wool and threatened to snuff out what little […]
Purely Dogs – Prepare for the Worst
by Lisa Price Never before did I prepare for the worst things to happen, but then a couple of them did, and I upped my game. There are oodles of […]
Training Tips from NAVHDA Dog Handlers
LET NO GAME GO UNRETRIEVED by Nancy Anisfield and Rob Shaw Every bird-dog-owning grouse and woodcock hunter knows that finding a downed bird in thick cover is no easy task. […]
In Mixed Company
by Brian Koch When I was a teen, my older cousin Chris got a jet-black solid muscle of a Lab named Porsche. I don’t recall the specific circumstances, but life […]
Don’t Let the Feet Be Your Defeat
Foot care can save your season by Lisa Price Covers magazine – Summer 2019 I tried again to persuade my friend Chuck: “All I need you to do is hook […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY Maybe it is just that I have gotten a little older, but during the last grouse season it seemed birds flushed and accelerated away from […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Don Mallicoat
I don’t remember the first bird I shot. But I do remember when I knew I was a bird hunter. As a burr-headed boy of about 12, I was walking […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Stephen Faust
Our sport will die out if we’re not bringing in new hunters. In the sales world, we say if you’re not growing you’re dying. In the hunting world, the same […]
Training in the Dog Days of Summer
Working your dog in the off-season with training partners helps ensure you get the most out of your fall. Working your dog in the off-season is a good way to […]
