PART ONE It seemed easy enough; at least the way his soon to be father-in-law, Art, described it.  They would let the dogs go one at a time and then follow them through the woods.  When the dog stopped they would walk to the dog, flush the bird, and then shoot it.  It seemed important […]

We only had three dogs on the truck this morning and didn’t head out until 9:00.  After many good days this fall including yesterday when the trainer reported that the Little Thudster had 8 super grouse finds, Today was pretty bad.  We started with Jack and he pointed a grouse within 100 yards of the […]

You can tell we’ve been hunting for over six weeks straight.  Tony and the Great Carnoski don’t even show up until after 8 am and we only take four dogs instead of 6 or more.  In fact Tony suggested yesterday that maybe would should start only taking three.  The fact that riffle deer season started […]

As many of you know, I am now writing regularly for Pointing Dog Journal, so I have somewhat of a vested interest in what I’m about to say.  In the current issue there is an article by Ronnie Smith and Susanna Love titled “The Rookie Season.”  This may be one of the most succinct pieces […]