Hunting Dogs

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An illustration of a boy riding a horse with his dog in front.
Hunting Dogs

The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods

By Jack McPhee

A dog wearing a gps collar.
Hunting Dogs

Black Friday Deals on Hunting Dog Gear

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a bear biting the hand of a West Virginia houndsman.
Hunting Dogs

A Black Bear Tried to Kill My Dogs. Then It Turned on Me

By John McCoy

An illustration of a grouse hunter sitting on a porch.
Hunting Dogs

My Dog and I Got Lost in the Grouse Woods. We Found Something I Still Can’t Explain

By Joel M. Vance

An older yellow Lab returning with a wild rooster.
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I Learned One of Life’s Most Important Lessons from My First Bird Dog

By Christine Peterson

We tested the Garmin Delta SE.
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Save on Hunting Dog Training Collars During Prime Day

By Natalie Krebs

A man unleashes a hound in the snow.
Hunting Dogs

Our Best Hound Turned Out to Be the Dog I Never Believed In

By Ed Mason

A hunter smiles alongside his bird dog after a successful duck hunt.
Hunting Dogs

I Trained My Shelter Dog to Hunt Ducks and Grouse in a Month. He’s a Natural

By Kris Millgate

A yellow Lab leaps toward a flushing pheasant.
Hunting Dogs

6 Incredible Stories About the Greatest Hunting Dogs We’ve Ever Had

By Andrew McKean

A group of four men after the rescue of Boomer the dog.
Hunting Dogs

Boomer the Bear Dog Was Stranded on a Cliff for Two Days. Then He Got an Unlikely Rescue

By Kris Millgate

A blue illustration of a big cougar fighting a dog while a scared boy falls nearby
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I Faced Off with a Cornered, Wounded Mountain Lion by Myself. I Was 12

By Fred Meyer Schroder, as told to Robert Easton

A black bear swats a dog out of a tree
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A Black Bear Killed Hundreds of Sheep Over the Years. My Dogs Finally Caught Up with Him

By Carl T. Johnson

Two catch-dogs strain at their leashes.
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11 Wild Photos of the Hog Hunting Dogs from Alabama

By Alex Robinson

falconer releases goshawk into the air in dry grassland
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Photos: This Hunter’s Falconry Demands Discipline, Stamina, and a Pack of Bird Dogs

Photos by Nick Kelley, Story by Natalie Krebs

An illustration of an American alligator about to attack a black Lab retrieving a duck.
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Before They Were Delisted, American Alligators Were the Original Grizzly Bears

By Frank Sargeant

A young white setter on point
Hunting Dogs

I Thought My New Bird Dog Might Be Stolen, But No One Ever Claimed Her. I’m Glad They Didn’t

By H. R. Temple

Mike Kimmel and his dog Otto with a python Otto tracked down.
Hunting Dogs

America’s Most Famous Python Dog Dies Mid-Hunt. But His Bloodline Lives On

By Alice Jones Webb

Two dogs wear collars in the snow.
Hunting Dogs

The Best Dog Collars of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of setter Jim the Wonder Dog from an issue of Outdoor Life.
Hunting Dogs

Jim the Wonder Dog, an Otherwise Ordinary Setter, Was the Smartest Dog Who Ever Lived

By Larry Mueller

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The Best Hunting Dog Names

By Katie Hill