Discussing the best hunting dogs for various game is kind of like arguing whether a Chevy or Ford is better: No one ever changes camps because they’re happy with what they’ve got. Still, we’re going ...

Once you own your first bird dog, bird hunting is never the same. It becomes deeper, richer, and more fully engaging. If you had to decide between bringing your dog and bringing your gun on a hunt, ...

This story, “Her Grace,” appeared in the June 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. The new dog, a little white setter, had made the strike and she was rock solid. Ten cents would have got you a $10 bet she was ...

CHEYENNE - I had a bird dog for about 24 hours last week. I have wanted to get a German shorthaired pointer, a Labrador retriever or just about any other breed of bird hunting dog for quite a while.

Lokie hops out of the truck and, nose to the ground, hustles through the sagebrush searching for the scent of a bird. The small black lab has already made her morning run in the dog trials. This ...