Building a hunt test dog takes more than a good nose and some obedience classes. If you want those Junior, Senior, or Master passes, your dog needs to train with gear that looks and feels like the real thing. Professional...
Protecting Paws When the Hunt Gets Rough Hunting season comes fast. One week we are doing late summer drills on warm training grounds, the next week we are sending dogs into chilly teal water, then into cold marshes, ice edges,...
Build a Smarter Lanyard Before Opening Day A smart duck call lanyard setup can make the difference between watching birds fly by and watching them fold into the decoys. When our calls are clean, simple, and easy to grab, we...
Trail cameras should help you hunt smarter, not drain your wallet. When early dove and teal seasons are coming fast, the last thing you want to discover is that you are paying more for photos on your phone than for...
Turn Blind Retrieve Frustration Into Reliable Control Blind retrieves can fall apart fast. One dog blows off the line into the weeds, another glues to the handler and will not go, and a third grabs every bumper in the field...
Rethinking Gear Bags for Run-and-Gun Duck Hunts Mobile waterfowl hunts sound simple: grab a bag, grab some decoys, grab the dog, and go. But in the dark, in the mud, with a boat or kayak to balance, that one big...
Hunting dog e-collars can be a powerful tool, or they can quietly create problems that do not show up until opening morning. The difference usually comes down to catching small issues early, while we are still in summer training mode,...
Smarter Bark Control for Safer, Calmer Hunts A loud dog can ruin a good hunt fast. Early teal mornings and first cool fronts of fall are when our dogs are the most wound up, and that excited barking at the...
Keep Your Wireless Trail Cameras Running When It Matters Most When a wireless game camera goes dark on a remote hunt, it does more than kill your photos. It wastes time, fuel, and hard scouting days you will never get...
Warm weather road trips can be hard on a hunting dog. Long hours in the crate, bouncing down gravel roads, and jumping straight into hard training or a hunt can leave even a well-conditioned dog stiff, cranky, and off its...
Keep Your Marsh Cameras Running When Others Fail A solar-powered trail camera in a marsh can be your best scout. It can tell you when teal slide through, when geese hit that sandbar, and how water levels are changing before...
Water entry dog training in shallow marshes matters long before the first flock buzzes the decoys. When the water is knee-deep, sticky, and full of weeds, every little crack in your retriever’s training shows up fast. If you have creeping...
