Our colleague Scott McEnaney, Senior Manager of Orvis Adventures, loves to hunt ruffed grouse and woodcock behind his dog, Brix. In this great video from Northwoods Collective, Scott talks . . .
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Podcast: The Grouse Commander on Flushing Dogs
In the latest edition of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast, Reid talks to Fritz Heller, a.k.a. the Grouse Commander, about the nuances of hunting ruffed grouse with flushing dogs. Fritz offers . . . Read More
Discover the Wachtelhund, Not Just a “Dog of the Month”
Written by: Chad Hoover, Hoover Outfitting
The Wachtelhund is both a hard hunter and a great family dog.
All photos by Chad Hoover
The “dog of the month” is the cliche we are always hearing in the hunting world. This month, take five minutes and look at the Wachtelhund. The breed is best described by the. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Spring Training
Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips
It’s been a long hard-water season for Bucky, who is glad to be getting wet again.
Photo by Kip Vieth
Well, baseball has its spring training, so we thought we would do a little of our own. Temps here in Minnesota finally got above 40, and Bucky the duck dog had a serious case of spring. . .
Read MorePro Tip: Hunt Your Dogs Even When You Can’t Shoot Birds
Written by: Tim Linehan, Linehan Outfitting Co.
You can get a lot of handling and hunting practice in, even if you don’t pull the trigger.
Photo by Tim Linehan
It’s been a mild winter here in northwestern Montana, and the grouse population is in good shape. With light snow pack, holdover birds are healthy, able to move about with little stress, and. . .
Read MoreFlushing and Retrieving School 101
Written by: Jennifer Miller, Greystone Castle
PeeWee, Ruger and Merlin on the stake-out learning patience and to submit to a lead.
All photos courtesy Greystone Castle
At Greystone Castle, we use several different breeds of dogs for flushing and retrieving birds. While Labs are the most well-known, hands down the crowd favorites are the spunky. . .
Read MorePointer School at Greystone Castle, Part I: “Whoa”
Written by: Jennifer Miller, Greystone Castle
All photos courtesy Greystone Castle
Freckles, Fritz, Gretchen, Heidi, and Buddy are littermates bred and born at Greystone Castle. They are staked out as they wait for their turn at “school.” The stake out teaches them to be patient and to submit to pressure on their neck. This relates to good leash. . .
Read MoreLearning to Love a Flushing Dog
JB is such a good flushing dog that he caused the author to rethink his Brittanys-Only policy.
All photos by Scott McEnaney
Now let me start by saying that I’m a dedicated pointing-dog man. All of the hunters I have ever hoped to emulate were pointing dog men, too, and I blame them with for teaching me, in a grandfatherly way, that flushers were for. . .
Read MorePhoto Essay: Thoughts on Training Dogs
Tish and Martha doing some hilltop chilling with clients.
All photos courtesy Dave Brown
I think we all can agree that dogs are man’s best friend. For those of us who spend a a lot of time with working dogs, this unique relationship between man and beast holds true. They sense your mood, and when push comes to shove, they are quick to perform. In a weird sense they become. . .
Read MoreA Tribute to a Departed Icon: Drake the DU Dog
Highdonscott Drake (“Drake”)—July 30, 2000 to December 15, 2013
Photo courtesy Wildrose Kennels
Mike Stewart, who wrote Sporting Dog and Retriever Training The Wildrose Way (along with Orvis’s Paul Fersen), has penned a beautiful tribute to one of the. . .
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