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My Life As A Field Trial Reporter

From 1995 until 2022 I had two professions, lawyer and pointing dog field trial reporter. The first to earn money to pay creditors and afford to indulge in the second, pursued for the pleasure it brought me.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 15, 2024

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The Long Journey Home

Belle’s favorite pastime time lately, was to become perfectly still, and at the most opportune time snap and catch one of the deer flies that tormented her. That’s what her life had become. She hadn’t known freedom for a year now and.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 14, 2024

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The Basics of Clicker Training for Puppies

To become successful hunting companions, sporting breed puppies have a lot of skills to master. Clicker training is a great training method for any of the sporting breeds. The method is simple and it marks and then rewards good behavior. Ev.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: January 29, 2024

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When January Comes

When January comes
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 29, 2023

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More Than Just Retrievers

As an avid duck hunter growing up in central Arkansas, it is a given that most of the outings in the duck waters would be accompanied by a retriever, most often a lab. Labs and ducks go hand in hand. In Arkansas, practically all duck hunter.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 11, 2023

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Tails We Could Wag

“It's not much of a tail but I’m attached to it,” said Eeyore, the donkey made famous by Winnie the Pooh. When it comes to tails, some hunters require them on their dogs while others do not. But regardless of your breed of choice, did.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: November 19, 2023

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An End and a Beginning

The economics of the business had always been fragile. For-the-public trainer-handlers
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: October 9, 2023

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Upland Glossary

Upland hunting is a great way to enjoy the outdoors; for people new to hunting and especially upland hunting, learning some standard terms and slang words can be helpful when talking with other hunters. This list is not a definitive list of.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 20, 2023

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What Billy Morton Taught me

By the early 70's wild birds were getting harder and harder to come by. Subdivisions and trailer parks grew up right where our old covey haunts were. Ever the optimists, we started a little walking shooting dog club. 'Shoot to kill', it was.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: July 12, 2023

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Comparing Performance Metrics of Bird Dogs by Gender

If you ask any bird-dog enthusiast what they look for when choosing a future upland dog and hunting companion, you are bound to get a wide array of advice. Many bird-dog enthusiasts favor specific breeds and bloodlines that align with the .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 19, 2023

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Advice for the Forlorn

If it’s New Years week and you’re down and out
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 3, 2023

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THE LAST FIELD TRIAL

A January fog, heavy wet and cold,
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 3, 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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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