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Heat Stress: Early Signs and Life-Saving Tactics

Pet owners tend to think of their dogs in human terms. When it's cold, they want to make sure their pets are warm - to the same degree, literally, that they themselves are comfortable. At the Sportsmen's Alliance, we've even seen legislatio.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 14, 2021

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SportDOG: Gear the way youd design it

My dentist, Doc Biehn, was a waterfowler and I always got to check it out when I got my teeth cleaned as a kid. I remember one visit when he handed me a new, Marlin Super Goose he extracted from his closet. I'd never seen anything like the.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 27, 2021

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Girls, Guns, and Gun Dogs!

Growing up in the south one gains an appreciation for late fall/early springtime bobwhite quail hunting behind a brace of pointers about as much as anything can be appreciated. The landscape here is dotted with private plantations, public s.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 12, 2021

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A Conspiracy With a Happy Ending

They had been rivals since 1916, the year of the first Yankee Field Trial, that trial held every Presidents Day by the Georgia-Florida Field Trial Club and called by its members (all quail plantation owners) the Owner's Trial. They were thr.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 1, 2021

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Puppy Introductions: Water, Game and Gunfire

Puppyhood plays an integral role in the future of your hunting dog. Introducing her to critical aspects of the hunt, including game, cover, water and especially gunfire, at critical ages and in a controlled manner to ensure a positive exper.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 26, 2021

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Field Trials Matter

Most scouts yawn when linemen run 40's, but not at the 2020 combine. Mekhi Becton, a 6-foot-7-inch, 364 pound offensive lineman out of Louisville ran a blistering 5.1. Heads didn't turn so much as they spun off of heads, for what current li.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 18, 2021

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The Code by M.R. Thompson

We'd been walking for several hours, neither of us speaking a word. Even the dogs at heel sensed the tension in the air. Frank looked hangdog while he occasionally checked his cell phone for service. My feet were sore and only getting worse.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: January 9, 2021

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Midseason corrections

Next year's quail opener was set before the season ended. This year's was good, check that, it was really good, the best in recent history. There seemed to be birds everywhere we went, all of the dogs worked great, and that combination ca.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 16, 2020

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Stocking Stuffers for Gun Dog Owners

If you generally dread holiday shopping and have a hard time picking out gifts for the gun dog guy or gal in your family who has everything, then you're going to absolutely love this list. And if you're at the receiving end of this holiday .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: December 10, 2020

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The Great Debate: Pointing or Flushing Dogs for Quail

My wife said I winced when we pulled up to the only game in town. It was an old motel of a vintage that reminded me of the Golden Era of travel by car. Over the years families probably over-nighted here while on their way to any one of a .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: November 3, 2020

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Hunting and training hacks by Scott Linden

Life is complicated. Hunting life is complicated times two.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 10, 2020

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My Rule Number One: Dont Bird Hunt For Business by Tom Word

Soon after I became a bird hunter I adopted a rule: Don't take anyone bird hunting in search of law business. I had figured out you only wanted to bird hunt with a few folk who shared your love of the dogs and the sport, folks who were safe.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: July 28, 2020

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Cadillac Farm by Tom Word

My great friend Joe Prince, farmer and every-day-in-season quail hunter of Stony Creek, Virginia, died from a tractor accident I predicted in 1997. His brother, Dr. John S. Prince of Emporia, died of old age at 97 last month, having practic.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 15, 2020

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You Cant Just Have One

I love the saying 'anything done in moderation shows a lack of interest' because it's true. My gun cabinet, my rod rack, my decoy rack and my kennels are all full. I'm immoderate, just like you.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 1, 2020

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Joe and Denny and Me -- and Lucky - by Tom Word

In the summer of 1973, when I was thirty-five and a striving Richmond lawyer, I got an amazing gift from a more striving life insurance salesman hoping for referrals from me, an introduction to his brother, Joe Prince, perhaps Virginia's mo.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 7, 2020