Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

Blimey, England has a rich history of dogs! More often than not, English dog breeds were given one of two jobs: hunting or fighting. As hunters, dogs in England chased down foxes, tracked birds and ...

I love gun dogs, which means I wouldn’t walk a pheasant or quail field or sit in a blind without one. Dogs make every hunt. On some days they cast perfectly and handle every bird with ease. On others ...

The snow above timberline changed from the type of powder preferred by skiers and English setters to a thin crust we broke through with each step. It meant more work for us but, worse, it was cutting ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

Gene Mahoney of Medical Lake with his English setter, I’m Dick Too. The dog was inducted into the National Shoot to Retrieve Association Hall of Fame in 2002. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review) Buy ...

Another hunter recently asked me, “What is the biggest challenge of having eight hunting dogs besides the feed bill?” I don’t know what most people encounter when they come home. Maybe they open the ...

DOGS RAN AWAY DURING A STORM. ONE CAME BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS, BUT, AS KCCI’S MARCUS MCINTOS REPORTS, THE OTHER WENT ON QUITE A JOURNEY. MARCUS: THIS IS GEORGE HEMNME AND HIS BELOVED ENGLISH SETTER ...