Late summer is when we start getting dogs and gear tuned up for early teal, dove, and those first cool September goose mornings. Birds are moving, decoys are ready, but a loud, fired-up dog can still blow a hunt before...
Building Your Dog’s Confidence Before the First Splash A first water retrieve can make or break a young retriever’s love for the water. Late summer is when many of us start pushing a little harder, trying to get dogs ready...
Control and Safety for Hard-Driving Hunting Dogs A fired-up hunting dog can make or break a hunt. One second the dog is locked in, the next, it is dragging you across the boat ramp or spinning circles at the back...
When Supplements Fail Your Dog in Real Hunts A hunting dog can look perfect on paper. Great pedigree, shiny coat, tight muscle, and a stack of hunting dog supplements lined up in the kennel room. Then the first teal opener...
A hunting dog tracking collar keeps your dog safer when you cannot see them, plain and simple. When a dog slips over a hill, drifts down a cattail edge, or pushes into timber after a crippled bird, things can get...
Take Control of Shared Cam Access Before Season Opens Cellular trail cameras have changed how we scout. We are not waiting on card pulls anymore. Now photos hit our phones while we are at work, at home, or out training...
Fuel Lightning-Fast Focus in Your Retriever A retriever can look sharp in the yard, then fall apart when the work gets real. The sun is high, the air is heavy, and after a few marks you see it happen. Slower...
Turn Your Dummy Launcher Into a Precision Training Tool A dog training dummy launcher can clean up sloppy marks and crooked lines faster than almost any other tool we use in the field. Used the right way, it lets us...
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...
