Hunting Dogs

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The Vanishing Legacy of Southern Rabbit Hunters

By Robert DeWitt

Ben Lilly faces off with a bear
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Mountain Man Ben Lilly’s Infamous Showdown with a Mexican Grizzly

By Frank C. Hibben

tiny but heroic looking jack russell terrier stands in front of downed cape buffalo
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10 Epic Photos of the Fearless Safari Dogs in South Africa

By Tyler Sladen

An illustration of a dog and a coyote fighting
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I Track Coyotes with Dogs and Snowshoes. It’s the Greatest Hunt of All Time

By Albert L. (Bud) Livingston

A dog wearing goggles fetches up a rooster.
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After My Bird Dog Was Nearly Blinded, This Ridiculous Piece of Gear Is the One Thing I’ll Never Hunt Without

By Natalie Krebs

A bird dog sits in a passenger seat with an arrow in its armpit.
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My Bird Dog Caught a Broadhead Arrow to the Chest While Pointing Quail

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a boy riding a horse with his dog in front.
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The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods

By Jack McPhee

A dog wearing a gps collar.
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Black Friday Deals on Hunting Dog Gear

By Natalie Krebs

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