Hunting Articles

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Old Friends

Your four legged friend is more than a hunting tool, but friend and family member. Even the hardest of souls crack when it is apparent that their hunting dog is slowing down and entering their final chapter. Growing up we had English Spring.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 10, 2023

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Sallie

“Where there is wealth there is envy.”
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 27, 2023

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Should Your Sporting Dog Shift to an Off-season Diet?

Sporting dogs burn a lot of calories during the hunting season. To support their elevated nutritional needs, savvy handlers feed them performance kibble. Off-season nutritional needs are often different, and that’s why many handlers shift.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 6, 2023

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Catching Their Stride

A quick internet search or a trip to your local bookstore will unearth hundreds, if not thousands, of articles and books that offer step-by-step instructions on what to do when you bring home your puppy. You will find instructions that brea.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 26, 2023

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A Dog Day Morning

A season opening morning for young or experienced hunters alike can bring nerves of excitement. Add to the mix your dog’s first duck hunt and you aren’t going to get any sleep! Reasonable expectations and setting them up for a successfu.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 9, 2023

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A Lost Dog

It was July 15, 2003 and Billy Culp was fixin’ to turn loose for a workout his first green derby of the season. He was training this year on a new place just east of Lignite and south of Route 5. There were twenty pointing dog trainers wo.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 1, 2023

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Hunting Those Cold, Wet Winter Days in the Fields and Woods for Pheasants

We had parked a half-of-mile down the road. A couple of dozen roosters stood idle in the field. They resembled tiny black checkmarks from a distance against the white backdrop. Every once-in-a-while some would scoot in and out of brush pile.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: January 22, 2023

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First Season Expectations

You’ve built up to your pup’s first hunting season—but what should you expect from your young dog? The experts weigh in.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: January 16, 2023

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The Bond

Josh Billings once said, “A dog is the only being on Earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” This is something that has proven to be true time and time again. There is an undeniable bond between owner and canine.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 29, 2022

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War

Wars between son-in-law and mother-in-law are endemic in our culture, perhaps pandemic in wealthy families and especially when son is Dixie-born and bred and mother-in-law a Yankee. So it was between Eloise Crump of Boston and Doug Hall of .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 18, 2022

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A CHRISTMAS DEAL

Marshall Loftin was a dog man, pure and simple. Fox hounds, cat hounds, catch dogs, high dollar bird dogs, dogs, it didn’t matter, he could get more out of them than any man I’ve ever known. But, if he was a dog man, and he was, he was.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 14, 2022

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Understanding Bird Scent – Part 4 The Dead Bird

You’ve just made a nice on-the-wing shot on a flushing bird. The bird drops and your dog even marks the drop of the bird. You release your dog for the retrieve. What’s wrong…the dog is searching everywhere but can’t find the bird. W.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 9, 2022