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Dog Retrieving Hacks - Gun Dog

1 month ago | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

Huffing and puffing over a lava ridge, you arrive, sweating, at your dog on point. Another step, and chukars are up! A spinning shot drops the hard-earned bird 50 yards down the slope you just clambered up. “Fetch,” you whisper, and your dog looks at you like you’re speaking Spanish. A half hour later, after poking among the rocks and puckerbrush, you’re back where you started, without that bird you shot. You’re livid, your dog’s oblivious, and your hunting buddy is hiding a smirk. Sound familiar?
Father's Day Gift Guide 2025 - Gun Dog

1 month ago | gundogmag.com

Gifts for the bird dog lovin' dad in your life.
Post-Season Skills Training - Gun Dog

1 month ago | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

Time to take stock. Guns cleaned, dog rested and doctored, photos posted on social media, and birds are in the freezer. Now, let’s take a long, unvarnished look at your just-concluded hunting season. Could it have been better? If you answered “no,” congratulations and send me some of your mojo. If you muttered a subdued “yes,” here are a few dozen things in five basic categories that you might want to work on before next season opener.
The Many Roles of Versatile Sporting Dog Breeds

2 months ago | gundogmag.com | Nathan Ratchford

What comes to mind when you hear the words “versatile gun dog?” Perhaps you picture your Labrador picking up icy greenheads in the morning and chasing running roosters by afternoon. Me? I picture my young Drahthaar pinning quail and raccoons in the same stretch of CRP. But the truth is, all of this is a mere glimpse into the range of their abilities. Our gun dogs are capable of so much more than we credit them for.
Spandau Premier Field Shotgun Review

2 months ago | gundogmag.com | Brad Fitzpatrick

Turkish guns have become popular in the States over the last couple decades, primarily because they are affordable. But not all Turkish firearm factories provide products of equal quality. Some Turkish import guns are plain cheap. Others, like the Spandau Premier Field, offer good quality at an attractive price point. Boxlock over/under actions have been around for over a century, and there’s no secret recipe on how to build these guns.
How to Train a Bird Dog to Hunt Dead

2 months ago | gundogmag.com | Tom Dokken

The ability to “hunt dead” adds extra value to your retriever as an upland hunter. When a bird is down and dead, or—as sometimes happens—down but wounded, your dog is going to have to find that bird using its nose. There are plenty of drills you can do to help it learn how to use its sense of smell more efficiently. So much of what we do with our retrievers is visual. You throw a bumper (or someone throws it for you), your retriever sees it, and goes after it.
The Ultimate Upland Hunting Truck

Mar 27, 2025 | gundogmag.com | Kali Parmley

If you’re anything like me, you live out of your truck come fall. Between dogs, hunting and dog gear, first aid and safety equipment, and more, your truck needs the proper organizational system and accessories to safely get you and your pups in and out of the backcountry. Here’s my go-to truck system and kit. I was tired of digging to the bottom of storage bins or crawling in the bed of my truck for a loose piece of gear—the Decked Drawer system came to my rescue.
Off-Season Feeding Schedules - Gun Dog

Mar 20, 2025 | gundogmag.com | Andrew McKean

Dr. Ruthann Lobos keeps a high-performing yellow Lab that gets ripped and ribby by the end of eastern Colorado’s pheasant season every year. Like most Labs, when Finn isn’t running wide-open on prairie birds, he’s obsessed with his food dish—especially what’s not in it.
Duck Fat Rendering and Cooking

Mar 19, 2025 | gundogmag.com | Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley

If you peek toward the back of my refrigerator, I can almost guarantee that you’d find a jar of rendered duck (or goose) fat hiding among the jumble of duplicate condiments. In my kitchen, duck fat is a versatile ingredient that I’m able to swap with butter, oil, or schmaltz in nearly all recipes. If I’m feeling very decadent, I’d sear venison steaks in duck fat instead of oil/butter.
Waterborne Illness Prevention for Hunting Dogs

Mar 12, 2025 | gundogmag.com | Josh Tatman

It is a warm day, and my dog has been running hard. Ahead, muddy road ruts are filled with rainwater. The scene is dotted with fresh cow pies, and the puddles are rimmed with green slime. This oasis hardly seems appealing to me, but before I can call her back, my dog has made a bee-line to the water. She greedily laps from the morass before reluctantly returning to slobber on my hunting pants. Wild water sources abound in the covers where we bird hunt.