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Hunting Dogs

Training tips and stories from the field for hunting dogs and their owners.

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A painting of a brown Chesapeake Bay Retrieve on a yellow background.
Hunting Dogs

The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Abandon a Retrieve, Even If It Killed Him

By Dan Nelson

Juice the frog dog fetches bullfrogs in Louisiana.
Hunting Dogs

Meet Juice, the 7-Year-Old Lab from Louisiana Who Fetches Bullfrogs

By Natalie Krebs

a happy dog running in a green field
Hunting Dogs

How to Turn a Rescue, a Couch-Potato Lab, or an Off-Breed Pup into a Hunting Dog

By Jennifer Wapenski

An English setter points a planted pigeon.
Hunting Dogs

‘Planting Birds for Your Pointer, That’s Gone.’ A Vague Provision in the Farm Bill Would Make It Impossible to Train Your Hunting Dog

By Dac Collins

An illustration of two men trying to cut trapped dogs loose from a canoe.
Hunting Dogs

I Was Bowhunting in Old Mexico with the Legendary Lee Brothers When Tragedy Struck

By Delbert L. Chears

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.
Hunting Dogs

Photos: Meet the Renegade Hunters Who Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

A duck hunter and his dog with a duck in Florida.
Hunting Dogs

Remembering Crown, the Very Good Duck Dog Who Retrieved 42 Species of North American Waterfowl

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a black bear attacking a dog
Hunting Dogs

I Joined a Horseback Posse to Track Down a Cattle-Eating, Dog-Killing Black Bear

By Don Walker

Two Labrador retrievers in a dog box.
Hunting Dogs

Quick-Thinking Guide, Volunteer Firefighters Rescue 30 Bird Dogs from a Burning Kennel

By Dac Collins

Halo Collar 5 on two GSPs
Hunting Dogs

Halo Collar 5 Review: The Collar Every Dog Owner Needs

By Scott Einsmann

An illustration of hogs in Hawaii fighting a hog dog.
Hunting Dogs

Wild Hogs Nearly Killed Me, My Buddy, and His Dog Deep in the Jungle of Hawaii. It Was the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had

By Lyman Nichols Jr.

southern rabbit hunting
Hunting Dogs

The Vanishing Legacy of Southern Rabbit Hunters

By Robert DeWitt

Ben Lilly faces off with a bear
Hunting Dogs

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
Hunting Dogs

10 Epic Photos of the Fearless Safari Dogs in South Africa

By Tyler Sladen

An illustration of a dog and a coyote fighting
Hunting Dogs

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.
Hunting Dogs

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.
Hunting Dogs

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.
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