I love gun dogs, which means I wouldn’t walk a pheasant or quail field or sit in a blind without one. Dogs make every hunt. On some days they cast perfectly and handle every bird with ease. On others ...

Sam Van Arsdale wasn’t overly upset when his young Setter seemed untrainable. He had gotten it free as a pup. A traveling salesman named Taylor had stayed at Sam’s hotel in West Plains, Missouri, and ...

This story, “Lingering Greatness,” appeared in the January 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. The last half of December had been much colder than usual, and early January wasn’t much better. After finally ...

How do you choose among so many bird dog breeds? Well, the first step is thinking about your needs. What do you hunt? How often do you hunt? Will you train the dog yourself? Will a new dog be a family ...

The excitement of a child on Christmas morning pales in comparison to the palpable anticipation of a sporting dog during a field trial, even if it’s only for practice. The English setter, Montana’s ...

Minnesotans chasing a cavalcade of seasonal colors often parade at this time of year from the Twin Cities to Duluth and from there farther north along the Lake Superior shoreline. Alternatively they ...

This fall, the two best hunting dogs I have known will head into their respective seasons as older dogs. Winchester, a black and white English setter who lives for the mountains and first brought them ...