Extend your hunting season, forge a year-long bond with your hunting dog ... just two reasons to try a trial, hunt test or "bird dog challenge." I've entered, marshalled, gunned for, cooked for, passed - and failed - a lot of them, and gotta tell you, it's the best way to enjoy your dog during the off season. Oh, and he'll LOVE it.
From how to find one, finding a group that fits your needs, to reasons you'll be glad you entered, to how they work, I'll offer my 30-plus years of um, "trial and error" (lots of error). If nothing else, you'll laugh at the many goofs me and my dogs have made over the years.
Then, we look at your clever license plates, and help you start planning now for next year's big road trip - with a few strategies most of us don't use.
And it's all brought to you by: Sage & Braker Mercantile, Pointer shotguns, LandTrust.com, @midwayusa, #midwayusa, Midway USA, Mid Valley Clays and Shooting School, TrulockChokes, HiViz shooting systems, ESPAmerica, Purina Pro Plan Sport and FindBirdHuntingSpots.com.
Our "tailgate obsession," who really pays for wildlife conservation, Himalayan snowcock
What's in my bird hunting vest? "Don't leave home without it" is more than an advertising catchphrase
Bird hunting conundrums: Lost dogs - find 'em; new hunters - find 'em, too
12 public-access tips and strategies from 30 years of exploring ... I'm sharing my sorta-secrets!
Bird hunting magazines: how they're made and why. Editor Jake Smith takes us behind the presses at Pointing Dog Journal and Retriever Journal.
Author Charle Fergus: "Rough Shooting Dog" and more ... on why we hunt, and a murder mystery starring a bird hunter
Bird dog training and performance: Are you overtraining? How to get the most from your dog in the yard and the field.
Bird hunting podcast: flushers vs. pointers ... the "debate" begins - all in good fun!
Bird dog training and chukar hunting tips from a pro: Jeff Funke of Three Devils Kennel
Pro bird hunting guide Mark Nissen on all things grouse, dogs ... and a few woodcock, too!
Bird hunting podcast: What do you admire about your hunting dog?
Upland bird hunting podcast: Side-by-side vs. over-under, the virtues of a pump gun ... and the advantages of a semi-auto.
Keeping things positive in these wacky times: bird hunting podcast covers your favorite bird species and why - calls, messages, and opinions
BREAKING NEWS: Ruffed Grouse Society restructuring and it's implications for birds, members, and the conservation community as a whole
We WILL be hunting this fall! Callers share their favorite bird hunting states and why you should go there.
Bird dog podcast: "shelter in place" doesn't mean you can't have some fun with your dog! How to cope with the "new normal."
Special Edition: Coronavirus - effects on our sport and our dogs
Bird hunting podcast covers all things PUPPY
Bird hunting podcast digs deep into CRP: PF/QF's Dave Nomsen on why we fund it, how it helps us, what we can do to get more acres.
Upland bird hunting podcast focuses on dog food: controversy, fact, what's good and what's not with the founder of dogfoodadvisor.com
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