16 Practical, Professional
Advice
18 The Science of Woodcock
21 Off Season Canine
Benefits
23 Photos from our
Readers
25 Does your non-profit
club want a free website?
26 A Place For Dogs
28 Who needs the Ididerod?
29 What makes great
grouse dog?
31 AVMA Animal Facts
32 GPS 101: The basics
of a GPS
37 Eye, Ear Safety
Crucial for Birding Sports Person
38 Upland and General
State News
42 Waterfowl News
44 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
48 Calendar of Events
for Gun Shows
50 Calendar of Events
for Banquets & Events
52 Birds in the Pan
53 Advertising Rates
54 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
5 From the Publisher's
Desk
6 Letters From the Field
7 Surfing the Dognet
8 News From the Enemy
Camp
9 News From the Good
Guys
10 "The Price
of a Pedigree"
12 Feathered Training
Tools
18 Status of a Minnesota
Field Trial Grounds
19 Quilled Terror!!!
20 Christmas on the
Marsh
23 Photos from our
Readers
24 Places to Hunt:
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
25 Does your non-profit
club want a free website?
26 Even a good breeding
can go bad
27 How do I help my
dog get over gun-shyness?
28 Shot and Retrieved
31 AVMA Animal Facts
32 Upland and General
State News
39 Waterfowl News
43 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
49 Calendar of Events
for Gun Shows
50 Calendar of Events
for Banquets
52 Birds in the Pan
53 Advertising Rates
54 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
December/January 2001
Contents
5 From the Publisher's
Desk
6 Letters From the Field
7 Surfing the Dognet
8 News From the Enemy
Camp
9 News From the Good
Guys
10 Estimated Season
Openers for the 2001-2002 Season
12 Having a Spare
13 Meet the Breeder
13 Lakeshore Chessy's
14 De-Confusing Hunting
Retrievers
16 "Jake's First
Hunt"
18 Bird Hunt Workout
20 The Heart of the
Swamp
22 Do It Right! Avoiding
Problems Beats Correcting Them
23 Photos from our
Readers
24 Wisconsin's Nicolet
National Forest
26 National Hunting
Dog Association Getting Started
28 Dennis, The government
is using the IRS to take ourguns away, help!
30 AVMA Animal Facts
31 Wood Duck Banding
Falls Short of Expectations
32 Griffon Wins National
Shoot-To-Retriever First Championship
33 Upland and General
State News
44 Waterfowl News
46 News From Ducks
Unlimited
48 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
50 Calendar of Events
for Gun Shows
52 Calendar of Events
for Banquets
53 Birds in the Pan
54 Advertising Rates
55 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
October/November 2000
Contents
5 From the Publisher's
Desk
6 Letters From the Field
7 Surfing the Dognet
8 News From the Enemy
Camp
9 News From the Good
Guys
10 Estimated Season
Openers for the 2000-2001 Season
12 E-mails/letters
to remember
13 Meet the Breeder:
Brandy Creek Kennels, Dogs Bred toHunt
14 Preferred For Partridge
16 Timberdoodle Dandy
18 How much are you
charging for a kids banquet ticket?
20 "...Wild Wisconsin
pheasants are no longer a memory.Here's how and where..."
23 How to get your
dog out of a Conibear Trap
24 The Mille Lacs WMA
of Minnesota
26 A Hunter's Game
29 Photos from our
Readers
30 AVMA Animal Facts
31 Counting Pheasants
32 Upland and General
State News
40 Waterfowl News
42 U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service News
45 News From DU
45 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
50 Calendar of Events
for Gun Shows
52 Calendar of Events
for Banquets
53 Birds in the Pan
54 Advertising Rates
55 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
August/September 2000
Contents
5 From the Publisher's
Desk
6 Letters From the Field
7 Surfing the Dognet
8 News From the Enemy
Camp
9 News From the Good
Guys
10 Estimated Season
Openers for the 2000-2001 Season
12 Ask Dennis
13 Waging War Against
Fleas and Lice
14 Piggish People
15 Taking the Stink
out of Skunk
16 Woodcock: Upland
Season Opener
19 Your GPS Just Got
Better
20 Getting Your Dog
In Shape for the field
22 "Can Your Bird
Dog Come Out and Play?"
23 Hunters Log Book
24 Meet the Breeder
Thirty Years of Springers
25 AVMA Animal Facts
26 German Shorthair
Pointer Contacts
27 Mosquito/Tick Repellent
Recipe
28 Upland and General
State News
38 Waterfowl News
44 News From Ducks
Unlimited
45 Calendar of Events
for Gun Shows
46 Calendar of Events
for Banquets
47 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
53 Birds in the Pan
54 Advertising Rates
55 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
June/July 2000
Contents
5 From the Publisher's
Desk
6 Letters From the Field
7 Surfing the Dognet
8 News From the Enemy
Camp
9 News From the Good
Guys
10 Estimated Season
Openers for the 2000-2001 Season
12 Ask Dennis
13 Brag's Page
14 Lock Jaw
16 "When Push
Comes To Shove"
18 Free Puppies: Both
Parents Titled; Outstanding Pedigrees;Great Deal
20 Want to Try a New
Challenge? Try Rail Hunting
21 The Puppy Prayer
22 The Art of "Getting
On" Posted Property
24 First Bird
26 Grouse and Woodcock
Hunting in Maine
28 Training the Gun-Shy
Dog
31 Meet the Breeder
Henry Johnson of Sandhill Airedales
32 South Dakota Royal
Flush
36 AVMA Animal Facts
38 Peer pressure makes
for a safer, better hunt
39 Retrieving Alley
40 Meet the Breeder:
The British Labs of Tennesee
41 Upland and General
State News
48 Waterfowl News
50 World Calendar of
Events for Trials and Tests
54 Birds in the Pan
55 Advertising Rates
56 Marketplace
66 The Last Laugh
APRIL/MAY 2000
Contents From the Publisher's
Desk .....................................................................3
Letters From the Field
.............................................................................4
Surfing the Dognet ..................................................................................5
News From the Enemy
Camp.................................................................6
News From the Good Guys
....................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
for the 2000-2001 Season........................8
Permanent Identification
For Your Dogs.............................................10
Brag's Page .................................................................................................11
It's Spring! Lawn Tips
for Dog Owners: The Myth andthe Truth.. 12
Photos from our Readers
......................................................................13
"Winter Wings"
.........................................................................................14
Pot Shots .....................................................................................................16
"Hunting"
The Inedible ..........................................................................18
My first pheasant of
the season was also my last ..............................20
Tid-Bits .......................................................................................................21
Understanding Allergies
in Pets ...........................................................22
Four Square Training
...............................................................................24
What's Heaven Like?
...............................................................................27
Places to Hunt: Nebraska
........................................................................28
Sea Ducks in the Midwest
......................................................................29
Opening Day Pheasant
Hunting Reports Mixed across Iowa........ 30
Ruffed Grouse Trials
..............................................................................31
Travails with Charlie.
..............................................................................32
AVMA Animal Facts ................................................................................34
Why Adopt a Rescue
................................................................................35
Looking for a Rescue
Dog? ....................................................................35
Upland and General
State News ...........................................................36
Waterfowl News .......................................................................................43
World Calendar of Events
for Trials and Tests ...................................46
Birds in the Pan .........................................................................................53
Advertising Rates .....................................................................................54
Marketplace ..............................................................................................55
The Last Laugh .........................................................................................64
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1999
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1999-2000...........................................................8
A Digest Of Dog Digestible
Aids ..........................................By Dave Duffey
10
Expert Advice on Gun
Dog Training ...................................By Dave Duffey
13
Grouse With A Chessy
.......................................................By Mark
Chalmers 14
Things Dogs Must Remember
& Mind Games Dogs PlayWith Humans .. 17
The Ways And Means
Of Using Pointing Dogs ........................By Jim Marti 18
House Breaking Your
Puppy and Other Basic Training ..................................20
National Red Setter
Club Want Their Dogs RecognizedBy The AKC ...........................
24
Bird Dog & Retriever
News Announces their new PublicationCanine Today...... 26
Veterinarians Uncover
New Treatment for Separation Anxietyin Older Dogs ...... 27
The English Springer
Spaniel: King of the Flushers .................Joe Kraemer 30
Ron's Pick Of the Litter
.......................................................By Dennis
Guldan 32
State News .............................................................................................................34
National Calendar Of
Events ...............................................................................51
Birds In The Pan......................................................................................................53
Advertising Rates .................................................................................................54
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................55
Photos From The Field
............................................................By
Our Readers 63
Last Laugh ..............................................................................................................64
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1999-2000...........................................................8
Schooling The Older
Gun Dog ...............................................By Dave
Duffey 10
Animal Rights Think-tank
Shut Down .............................................................12
Berg's NBDCA Hunters
Setters..........................................By Dennis Guldan
13
Older Dogs Suffer From
Eyesight Ailments .......................................................14
Backyard Retrieving
Training .....................................................By
Ted Jarosh 15
Only In America ....................................................................................................16
Genetic Link Found
Between Human and Canine Blindness........................ 17
What Puppies Experience
Early, When and Why ..............By Larry Mueller 18
Will the Real Dog People
Stand Up .....................................By Frank Jezioro
20
Tom Selleck Defends
Gunowners On O'Donnell Talk Show.......................... 22
Bloat: Identifying
Risk Factors And Preventive Measures.............................
24
America Needs To Hear
What It's President Won't ..................By Charleton Heston
28
The Ways And Means
Of Using Pointing Dogs ........................By Jim Marti 29
Dredging For Pheasants
....................................................By Mark Chalmers
32
Paul Harvey's Take
on Littleton ........................................................................35
State News .............................................................................................................36
National Calendar Of
Events ...............................................................................51
Birds In The Pan......................................................................................................53
Advertising Rates .................................................................................................54
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................55
Photos From The Field
............................................................By
Our Readers 63
Last Laugh ..............................................................................................................64
JUNE/JULY 1999
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................5
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................6
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................7
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................8
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................9
Estimated Season Openers
For 1999-2000...........................................................10
Grouse Cycle ...............................................................................By
Jerry Davis 12
Burnt Creek Kennels:
Grouse Dogs Of ND .....................By Dennis Guldan 14
Shaping Up ................................................................................By
Dave Duffey 16
Closing Address At
The NRA Convention In Denver ...............By Charleton Heston
18
The Genetics Of Lab
Color .................................................By Dennis
Guldan 20
Pick Of The Litter
...........................................................................ByJ.D.
Wills 22
Traveling With Your
Dog ......................................................................................25
Idiots .......................................................................................................................27
The "Perfect"
Table..............................................................By
Stephen C. Rafe 28
Free Satellite Pictures
From The Net ................................By Dennis Guldan
30
Warm Weather Care For
Dogs ..............................................................................32
Pumping Up The Treasury
..................................................By James Spencer
35
State News .............................................................................................................37
National Calendar Of
Events ...............................................................................49
Birds In The Pan......................................................................................................51
Advertising Rates .................................................................................................52
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................53
Photos From The Field
............................................................By
Our Readers 60
Last Laugh ..............................................................................................................62
APRIL/MAY 1999
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................5
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................6
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................7
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................8
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................9
Estimated Season Openers
For 1999-2000...........................................................10
Form and function failure
.....................................................By Dave Duffey
12
Water Gordons: A talk
with Ashcraft Gordons ...............By Dennis Guldan 16
The rite of spring
.....................................................................By
Ann Guerin 18
Training a retriever
by yourself ...............................................By
Art Beaman 20
Building a whelping
box ....................................................................................22
Wood Duck House Plans
...........................................................By
Gary Jones 24
Building a superdog
series: Superpup Search ..................By Larry Mueller 26
Doggy Dictionary ................................................................................................27
Common sense dog feeding
...............................................................................28
Stopping on a dime
.........................................................................ByJ.D.
Wills 30
Small Munsterlaender:
The little versatile .........................................By
Joe Kraemer 33
Now I will believe
anything! ...............................................................................35
Winning odds on grouse
............................................................By
Ron Schara 36
Dog names ............................................................................................................40
State News ............................................................................................................42
National Calendar of
Events ...............................................................................47
Birds in the Pan......................................................................................................51
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................53
Photos from the field
...............................................................By
Our Readers 61
Last Laugh ..............................................................................................................62
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1998
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1998-99..............................................................8
Ruffed Grouse population
issues ........................................................................10
A look at Arrowhead
German Shorthairs .......................By Dennis Guldan 12
Photos from the field
...............................................................By
Our Readers 14
Be sharp on sharptails
....................................................................By
Jack Hirt 16
Blastomycosis ...........................................................................By
Jamie Leffew 18
No more wires: the
new Tritronics upland special .........................................20
Why feed your dog the
high priced stuff ...........................By Dr. T.J. Dunn
21
Building a superdog
series: beginning before birth ..........By Larry Mueller 23
The German Shorthair
Pointer a true versatile ...................By Thomas Roth 25
Are you sure your shot
gun is shooting straight ...............ByJerrald Thoms 28
Pointer/Setter Preferences
.....................................................By Dave Duffey
30
Will your next dog
be your last naturally bred dog?......................By Dennis
Guldan 34
Midwest States News
...........................................................................................35
Central States News
...............................................................................................46
Southcentral States
News .....................................................................................49
Southeastern States
News .....................................................................................50
US Fish & Wildlife
News ....................................................................................51
National Calender of
Events ...............................................................................52
Birds in the Pan......................................................................................................56
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................57
JULY/AUGUST 1998
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1998-99..............................................................8
Pointing Labs Are they
the answer to the all-aroundhunting dogs?..... By Dennis Guldan
10
Socialization and Environmental
Enrichment....................By Dr. W.J. Dunn 12
Photos from the field
...............................................................By
Our Readers 14
NoDak's Roosters to
the Rescue....................................................By
Jack Hirt 16
The Littlest Bird Dog
.......................................................................By
Ron Lee 19
PEI Guide offers variety
of wingshooting...........................By Thomas Roth 22
An interview with South
Dakota Guides part 2................By Jerrald Thoms 24
Meet the breeder: Gene
Marti and his Cannonball EnglishSetters....... By Dennis Guldan
27
Do it right: Collar
Training.......................................................By
Dave Duffey 28
The toughest birds
in the west...................................................By
Ted Jarosh 31
Field trials: a little
bit of heaven on earth for dogsand humans............... By Lyle
Johnson 34
Woodcock watching..............................................................................................35
Midwest States News
...........................................................................................36
Central States News
...............................................................................................42
Southcentral States
News .....................................................................................45
Southeastern States
News .....................................................................................46
Northeast States News
.........................................................................................47
Mountain States News...........................................................................................48
Western States News
.............................................................................................50
Organizations News
............................................................................................52
National Calender of
Events ...............................................................................53
Birds in the Pan......................................................................................................56
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................57
MAY/JUNE 1998
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1998-99..............................................................8
Training A Duck Dog
...............................................................ByMike
Roux 10
Is The Type of Cover
You Train In Important? .......................By Jim DeVoll 12
Does Your Dog Like
to Dig? .................................................By Selma
Ashley 14
Time Spent With A Young
Dog Will Pay Off For Years ..................By Lyle Johnson 15
Chequamegon Hunt ............................................................By
Mark Parman 16
Select "type"
of dog; not only "breed"....................................By
Bob Budnik 18
Judge, Breeder, Trainer
Of Champions .............................By Dennis Guldan 20
Interview With An Upland
Bird Guide Part 1 ............By Jerrald P. Thoms 22
Backyard Beagling ...................................................................By
Dave Duffey 26
Backyard Bobwhite...............................................By
Jim Embrey and Barney 29
The German Wirehair
Pointer or Drahthaar The UltimateVersatile ......... By Joe Kraemer
31
Checking In....................................................................................By
J D. Wills 34
Midwest States News
...........................................................................................37
Central States News
...............................................................................................40
Southcentral States
News .....................................................................................42
Southeastern States
News .....................................................................................43
Northeast States News
.........................................................................................45
Mountain States News...........................................................................................47
Western States News
.............................................................................................49
Organizations News
............................................................................................50
Canada News .........................................................................................................51
National Calender of
Events ...............................................................................53
Birds in the Pan......................................................................................................58
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................59
MARCH/APRIL 1998
From The Publishers
Desk ..................................................................................3
Letters From The Field
.........................................................................................4
Surfing The Dognet ..............................................................................................5
News From The Enemy
Camp ............................................................................6
News From The Good Guys
................................................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
For 1998-99..............................................................8
Geese and Guns, and
Dogs, Boys, and Men............................ByTed Jarosh 10
Feed Whatever ...............................................................By
T.J. Dunn Jr. DVM 12
Dog Kennels: Runs And
Houses For Hunting Dogs .....By Jerrald Thoms 14
U.S. Hunting Dog Association
.....................................................By J.D. Wills
18
Pheasant Hunting With
Pointing Dogs ............................ByPhilip Bourjaily 19
Prairie Chicken Spring
.........................................................................................20
Where Do Quail Go After
They Are Flushed? .........................ByMike Roux 21
Retrievers Some Do's
and Don'ts ............................................By Art
Beaman 23
Meet The Breeder: The
Vizsla Guru .................................By Dennis Guldan
25
The Chesapeake Bay
Retriever ...............................................By Joe
Kraemer 27
What's It Like ............................................................................By
Dave Duffey 29
Little New England
...............................................................ByJay
C. Johnson 34
Midwest States News
...........................................................................................37
Central States News
...............................................................................................41
Southcentral States
News .....................................................................................43
Southeastern States
News .....................................................................................43
Northeast States News
.........................................................................................44
Mountain States News...........................................................................................46
Western States News
.............................................................................................47
Canada News .........................................................................................................48
Organizations News
............................................................................................48
National Calender of
Events ...............................................................................51
Birds in the Pan......................................................................................................56
Marketplace ...........................................................................................................57
January/February 98
From the Publishers
Desk ...................................................3
Letters from the Field
......................................................4
Surfing the Dognet .........................................................5
News from the Enemy
Camp .................................................6
News from the Good Guys
..................................................7
Estimated Season Openers
for 1998-99........................................8
A Southern Original
Comes North .................................EdWall 10
The Art and Science
of Getting Press ...................By Dennis Guldan 12
Pick of the Letter
.........................................By Robert Smith 15
Canine Cold Weather
Care..................................ByTom Huggler 17
Where We Are Coming
From ..............................ByDave Duffey 19
Meet the Breeder: Topbrass
Retrievers ...................ByDennis Guldan 23
Watch How You Push
Your Dog Around..................ByStephen Rafe 24
Training A Goose Dog
.......................................By Ted Jarosh 26
Selecting a Litter
..........................................By Jerome Knap 28
In the Thick of It
.........................................By Rand Constalie 29
Problems Getting Birds
Through The Postal System........................31
Outcross......................................................ByL.
Meincke 32
Midwest States News
.......................................................36
Central States News
.........................................................41
Southcentral States
News ...................................................46
Northeast States News
.......................................................49
Mountain States News.......................................................50
Western Sates News
.........................................................52
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News .................................................52
Organizations News
.....................................................52
National Calender of
Events ................................................55
Birds in the Pan..............................................................56
Marketplace .................................................................57
November/December 97
From the Publishers
Desk ...................................................3
Letters from the Field
.......................................................4
Surfing the Dognet ..........................................................5
News from the Enemy
Camp ...............................................6
News from the Our Camp
.................................................7
Late 1997-98 Bird Seasons
...................................................8
The Christmas Hunt
........................................By Ann Guerin 10
South Dakota Prairie
Grouse ..............................................12
South Dakota to host
a Flying Jack-A-Lope Season ...By Dennis Guldan 13
They Gotta Find 'Em
...............................By Justin Kromminga 15
A New Brittany ........................................ByRobert
A Smith 17
Force Breaking your
Spaniel .................................ByJim DeVoll 19
Blue Dog, Birds and
Men ...................................By Ted Jarosh 21
Do it right! Avoiding
problems, beats correcting them.....................26
The Ross Goose ....................................By
Dr. Robert Alison 27
Nice and Nasty ............................................ByDave
Duffey 28
Nebraska CRP Land .......................................................30
Spinone, isn't that
a new kind of Spaghetti?...............By Joe Kraemer 34
Midwest States News
......................................................36
Central States News
......................................................40
South Central States
News .................................................45
Southeast States News
....................................................45
Northeast States News
....................................................48
Mountain States News.....................................................50
Western States News
.......................................................53
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News ..............................................54
National Calender of
Events ...............................................55
Birds in the Pan............................................................57
Marketplace ...............................................................58
September/October 97
From the Publishers
Desk ..................................................................3
Letters from the Field
.....................................................................4
Surfing the Dognet ........................................................................5
News from the Enemy
Camp ...............................................................6
1996-97 Bird Seasons
........................................................................7
Sometimes you have to
get off the road ...................................By Tom Conroy
9
Duck Hunters' Saga
........................................................................10
Are high fat diets
good for hunting dogs? ...................................................11
Updates on tick bite
prevention and Lyme disease ..........................................12
September Sharptails:
Quail of the north ..............................ByMichael Stevens
13
Trumpeter Swan recovery
...................................................................14
The best bird dog in
the world ................................................ByTed
Jarosh 15
The good old days are
now ...........................................ByJustin Kromminga
16
Natural Retrieving
......................................................ByJohn McGonigle
18
The command "Gone
Away" ................................................By
Jim DeVoll 21
Dixie dog makes good
on grouse ......................................By Robert Johnston
22
Dogs need care in the
field ...................................................By Tom
Keith 21
Gun and dog fodder
.......................................................By Dave
Duffey 25
Distember ..................................................................By
Gene Carver 27
Vizsla, A thousand
years of Hungarian Pointers .......................By Dennis Guldan
28
Four types of breeders
..................................................By Dennis Guldan
30
Midwest States News
........................................................................32
Central States News
.........................................................................39
South Central States
News ..................................................................43
Southeastern States
News....................................................................43
Northeastern States
News ...................................................................46
Mountain States News
.......................................................................47
Western States News
........................................................................49
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News ................................................................50
Organizations News.........................................................................52
Calender Of Events
..........................................................................53
Birds In The Pan .............................................................................57
Marketplace .................................................................................58
July/August 97
From the Publishers
Desk ..................................................................3
Letters from the Field
.....................................................................4
Surfing the Dognet ........................................................................5
News from the Enemy
Camp ...............................................................6
1996-97 Bird Seasons
........................................................................7
Do it Yourself Live
Bird Training ..........................................By Ted
Jarosh 9
The Care and Feeding
Of The Geriatric Dog ...........................By Jerrald P.
Thoms 11
Getting On ..........................................................By
Dr. Louis Bignami 15
Water Training Offers
Practical Experience .............................By Thomas J.
Roth 18
Hunting South Dakota....................................................By
Dennis Guldan 20
Which Bird Dog Is Best
For You? .........................................By Bill Palmroth
21
Cheap Shots.................................................................ByDave
Duffey 23
Meet The Breeder: A
Look Back At Five Years Of Breeders..............By Dennis Guldan
26
The Labador Retriever,
King Of The Retrievers ............................ByJoe Kraemer
28
Blue Grouse ............................................................ByDr.
Robert Alison 30
Conditioning Is Vital
To A Great Season ..................................By Jim Schlender
32
Wisconsin Public Hunting
Grounds ....................................By Dennis Guldan 34
Midwest States News
........................................................................36
Central States News
.........................................................................42
South Central States
News ..................................................................44
Southeastern States
News....................................................................46
Northeastern States
News ...................................................................47
Mountain States News
.......................................................................48
Western States News
........................................................................49
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News ................................................................50
Canada News ................................................................................50
Organizations News.........................................................................51
Calender Of Events
..........................................................................53
Birds In The Pan .............................................................................57
Marketplace .................................................................................58
MAY /JUNE 1997
From the Publishers
Desk ................... 3
Letters from the Field
....................... 4
Surfing the Dognet .........................
5
News from the Enemy
Camp .............. 6
Minnesota's Mille Lacs
Wildlife Area ...... 7
Dogs Beware of Foxtails
... By Ann Guerin 9
1996-97 Bird Seasons
...................... 10
The Science of Quail
...... By Dr. Robert Alison 12
Hunting and Pheasants:
Old Myths Die Hard...............By Tom Conroy 13
Military Tactics for
Rascally Roosters.......................By Ted Jarosh 14
Field Report To A Breeder........By
Dave Duffey 16
All-rounders as Hunting
Dogs...By Bill Palmroth 20
Myths About English
Pointers .......By Dan York 21
Criuse Control for
Limited Time Training ............ByRichard Peterson 22
Why hard working dogs
can benefit from Protein...........................25
Goose Hunting Prince
Edward Island.....................By Thomas Roth 26
Choosing a Gundog Pup...........................
ByJohn W. McGonigle 28
Canine Eyes ...............
By Diana Allen 30
Nebraska Public Hunting
Grounds ....... 32
The Obedient Golden
Retriever ............................By Joe Kraemer 34
Meet the breeder Double
D Brittanys....................By Dennis Guldan 36
Midwest States News
..................... 37
South Central States
News ................ 41
Southeast States News
...................... 42
Northeast States News
..................... 43
Mountain States News......................
47
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News ............... 50
Ducks Unlimited News
................... 51
National Calender of
Events ................ 54
Birds in the Pan............................
58
Marketplace ...............................
59
MARCH /APRIL 1997
Table of Contents
Straight Creek Llewellins...............
1
From the Publishers
Desk............... 3
Letters from the Field................
4
Surfing the Dognet................
5
News from the Enemy
Camp.......... 6
Labs are not the Only
Breed.........................By Art Beaman 7
CRP Dividends........................................9
Ed Atkins: King of
the Flatcoats.....................By Dennis Guldan 10
Glossary of Goofy Hunting
Retriever Terms.............By Rich Carpenter 12
Backyard Beagling.............................
By DaveDuffey 15
The Dog's Ear...............................
By DianaAllen 18
SD Public Hunting Grounds................................20
Early Season Pheasants...........................
ByRuss Wilson 22
Thoughts of a Champion..........................
ByClay Brown 24
Ptarmigan...............................
By Dr. RobertAlison 25
Iowa's Rathbun WMA....................................27
The Llewellin Setter...............................By
Joe Noe 28
1997-98 Bird Seasons.....................................31
The Woodcock Capital
of the World...................By Thomas Roth 33
Puppy Training: The
first 30 Days......................By Ted Jarosh 35
Midwest States News..........
37
South Central States
News....... 40
Southeast States News.........
44
Northeast States News.........
45
Mountain States News.........
46
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News.. 48
National Calender of
Events.. 51
Birds in the Pan.........
57
Marketplace............
58
JANUARY /FEBRUARY 1997
Table of Contents
From the publishers
desk......................... 3
Letters from the field........................
4
Surfing the dognet..........................
5
News from the enemy
camp......................... 6
Keep your dog's kennel
healthy and safe.............By John W. McGonigle 7
Decoying Ducks and Geese......................
By MarkRomanack 9
Wood Duck House Plans.................................11
A Day of Firsts................................
By TedJarosh 12
In pursuit of a good
bird dog.................... ByCharley Waterman 14
Wisconsin's Nicollet
National Forest.... 18
Kansas Public Hunting
Grounds....... 20
1997-98 bird seasons..........
22
King of the jesters.............................
ByDave Duffey 24
A walk through "the
Grouse Woods...................By Frank Jezioro 28
Meet the breeder Mid-north
NSTRA judge...............By Dennis Guldan 31
Dakota's mid-season
challenge.......................By Jerrald Thoms 33
Teaching pointing dogs
to retrieve..................By Philip Bourjaily 36
Midwest States News..........
37
South Central States
News....... 42
Southeast States News.........
45
Northeast States News.........
46
Mountain States News..........
49
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News...... 51
Ducks Unlimited &
Ruffed Grouse Society News.. 52
National calender of
events...... 54
Birds in the Pan..........
56
Marketplace............
57
NOVEMBER /DECEMBER 1996
Table of contents
And the Winner is ..1
From the publishers
Desk ... 3
Letters from the Field...............................4
National Calender of
Events..........................5
State and Provincial
Natural Resource ...............9
Surfing the Dognet......................
..........11
News from the Enemy
Camp.... .................... 12
1996-97 Bird Seasons........................
13
Preparing Your Dog
For Winter...................By ThomasRoth 14
Scent and Scenting..............Dave
Duffey 16
The Large Munsterlander
....... By Joe Kraemer 20
Training Your Pup for
Water Success.......... John W- McGonigle 22
A New Breed: Understanding
Today Is Bird Dogs.. CharleyWaterman 24
Quail Dreams.........................
By Joe Vance 26
Grouse Hunting Ontario
Style............... Dennis Guldan36.
Late Season Pheasants........................
PhilipBourjaily 30
Sharp-tailed Grouse
and Hungarian Partridge in EasternND....... By Jerrald Thoms 33
Mike Lardy National
Ranked Trainer............ By DennisGuldan 36
Midwest States News..............................
38
South Central States
News.. .................. 44
Southeast States News..
48
Northeast States News....
............. 50
Mountain States News....
...... 52
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News 54
Ducks Unlimited News..................
55
Birds in the Pan..................
56
Marketplace...............57
SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 1996
Table of Contents
And the Winner is.................................................1
From the Publishers
Desk............................................3
Letters from the Field.................................................4
National Calender of
Events..............................................5
Shorthair, Vizsla and
Weimaraner Clubs............ 10
1995-96 Bird Seasons................................................12
Surfing the Dognet.................................................13
Scent Training Retrievers
for Upland Bird............By Thomas Roth 14
Partridge Hunting in
South Dakota.....................By Jerrald Thoms 16
A dog called "sex................................................18
My Best Duck Dog......................................By
Dave Duffey 19
Finding Your Dead Birds...................................By
Tom Dokken 23
Hunting Dogs can Benefit
from Protein....................................24
Wisconsin's Woodcock
Championship............... ByKen Blomberg 25
Preventing Lyme Disease..................................By
Bill Palmroth 26
This Bird is Mine.....................................By
Justin Kromminga 27
Meet The Breeder The
Springers of Paul Bunyan Country.................By Dennis Guldan
28
Coming Soon Free and
Easy HIP........................................31
Closer Than You Think..................................By
Jim Reiser D.V.M. 32
Keeping Your Dog's
home healthy and Safe........................By John McGonigle
33
Bird Count Maps................................................35
The German Shorthair....................................By
Joe Kraemer 36
Midwest States News................................................38
South Central States
News...............................................47
Southeast States News............................................54
Northeast States News............................................56
Mountain States News............................................58
US F&S News....................................................60
Birds in the Pan..................................................65
Marketplace....................................................66
JULY /AUGUST 1996
Table of Contents
From the Publishers
Desk............ 3
Letters from the Field.................
4
National Calender of
Events................ 5
And the Winner is...................
11
NSTRA and NAVHDA Clubs.................
12
Surfing the Dognet...................
13
1995-96 Bird Seasons..................
14
Bunny Hunter...............................
By Tom Dokken15
Hunting the Public
Places for Pheasants in the Midwest........By Jerrald Thoms 17
Meet the Breeder, The
Griffon Master.................By Dennis Guldan 20
The Silent Wildlife
Killer........... :.......................22
Catching and Keeping
Pigeons for Dog Training.............By Jim Schlender 23
Most Sporting Shotgun
Gauge...................... ByDave Duffey 26
Labradors as Versatile
Hunting Dogs..................By 'Thomas Roth 28
Picking Out A Professional
Dog Trainer..................By Don Bond 30
CRP Pheasants...............
:............... By LarryBrown 33
Baby Steps That First
Week of Puppy Training................By Ted Jarosh 36
How Did The Hatch Go?..
38
RGS Tamarac Research......
39
Taking the Stink Out
Of Skunk.... 39
Midwest States News.......
40
South Central States
News...... 45
South East States News..
49
North East States News..
53
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
News..... 54
Canada News.........
56
Birds in the Pan........
57
Marketplace.........
58
MAY /JUNE 1996
Table of Contents
And the Winner is..................
1
From the Publishers
Desk................ 3
Letters from the Field...............
4
National Calender of
Events............... 5
Spaniel Clubs..................
10
Surfing the Dognet.................
12
1995-96 Bird Seasons................
13
Training Your Retriever...........................
ByBill Palmroth 14
Sensible Mini-Gauge
Shotgunning......................By Dave Duffey 16
Creating Quail Habitat....................................19
Meet the Breeder: King
of the Vizslas....................By Dennis Guldan 20
Pros & Cons of
Electronic Collar Training...................By Joe Schlender
21
Owner/Puppy Retriever
Training.......................By Mary Knapp 24
10 Great Hunting Lies
Men Tell Women..................By Mary Loveless 26
Teaching Your Dog to
Hold Point with the Stone LakeMethod....... By Dennis Guldan 28
Hunting Roosters...............................
By TomDokken 30
How did the Pheasants
Winter?.......................By Dennis Guldan 31
Special Ladies.................................
By LarryBrown 32
The Nova Scotia Duck
Tolling Retriever...................By Joe Kraemer 36
How did the Ruff Grouse
Winter?......................By Dennis Guldan 38
CRP Status...................
39
Midwest States News.................
40
South Central States
News................ 47
Southeast States News................
51
Northeast States News................
52
Mountain States News................
54
West Coast States News...............
56
Birds in the Pan..................
58
Marketplace...................
59
MARCH /APRIL 1996
Table of Contents
And the Winner is......................................1
From the Publishers
Desk....................................3
Letters from the Field.....................................4
National Calender of
Events...........................5
Retriever Clubs.......................................11
Surfing the Dognet.....................................15
Build Your Own Wood
Duck Box..................................16
Finding Out How Well
A Shotgun Shoots..................By Dave Duffey 18
A Guide To Common Blood
Tests..................... ByAnn Gronowski 21
Training The Enthusiastic
Retrieving Dog..................By Helene Moore 24
Duck Tricks..................................
By BarryDavis 26
Meet The Breeder The
Dogs Of Stonelake..................By Dennis Guldan 29
Jake and Alex..................................
By TedJarosh 31
Pheasants Well Done...............................
ByJay Johnson 33
The English Pointer..............................
ByJoe Kraemer 36
Rough Shooting..............................
By CharlesFergus 38
1996-97 Season Openers.....................................41
Dogs of Dubious Distinction........................By
Louis Bignami 42
Finding Your Dead Birds...........................
ByTom Dokken 44
Midwest States News.....................................45
South Central States
News....................................49
Southeast States News....................................53
Northeast States News....................................56
Mountain States News....................................57
Birds in the Pan......................................59
Marketplace.......................................
60
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1996
Table of Contents
And the Winner is 1
From the Publishers
Desk.....................................3
Letters from the Field....................................4
National Calender of
Events...................................5
Shorthair, Wirehair,
Pointer and Griffon Clubs..............................8
1995-96 Bird Seasons.....................................10
Surfing the Dognet....................................13
Your Bird Dog and Rabbits.....................
By JustinKromminga.... 14
What to look for in
a Hunting Dog.....................ByBob West. 15
Puppy Training: Encouraging
Errors............ By TedJarosh... 17
Simple Solutions to
Small Problems for Upland And WaterfowlHunters.... By Jerrald
Thoms. 20
Meet the Breeder and
then there was one, The FrisbeeGoldens...... 23
There Still Are Miracles.........................
ByLarry Hinchman 25
Labs That Point.................
..................By Dan York 26
Mallard Nest............................
28
Attracting Geese......By
TR Michels 29
The American Water
Spaniel Debate By Mary Kangas ....31
Nasty Winter Survival.....................By
Dave Duffey.... 30
Hunting Dog Field Manners................
By John WMcGonigle.... 34
The English Springer
Spaniel........................ByJoe Kraemer........ 36
Game Wardens Kept Busy.................................38
Midwest States News...................................39
Northeast States News............................
45
Southeast States News..................................47
South Central States
News..........................51
Mountain States News..................................58
West Coast States News.................................59
Birds in the Pan..................................
60
Marketplace.....................................
61
November/December 1995
Table of Contents
And the Winner is..................
1
From the Publishers
Desk................ 3
Letters from the Field...............
4
National Gun Dog Calender................
5
Mountain States Clubs
and Organization.......... 9
1995-96 Bird Seasons................
10
Surfing the Dognet.................
13
A Good Dog & a
GPS......................... By DennisGuldan 14
Can a pointer do double
duty as a duck dog?............By Ralph Nodine 16
Outsmarting Ringnecks........................
By CurtHicken 18
Hang Fire Gun Dogs...........................
By DaveDuffey 21
Late Season Sharp-Tailed
Grouse.................. ByJerrald Thoms 24
The Hooded Merganser......................
By Dr. RobertAlison 27
Little Big Bird...........................
By JustinKromminga 28
Meet the Breeder Variety
is the Spice of life............By Dennis Guldan 30
Upland Idaho On Your
Own....................... PhilBoujouri 32
For a Puppy's First
Hunt........................ ByTom Dokken 34
Not a Woolly Wirehair
it's a Griffon...................By Joe Kraemer 36
Warden's Dog..........................
By Chuck Petrie38
Driving a Retriever
to the Target...................By Herman Hilden 42
Illinois News.........
44
Indiana & Michigan
News...... 45
Iowa News.........
46
Minnesota News.........
47
Nebraska News.........
49
North Dakota News.......
51
South Dakota News.......
52
Wisconsin News.........
54
Kansas News..........
55
Missouri News.........
58
Colorado News.........
60
Texas News.........
61
Virginia News.........
62
South Central States
News..... 64
Mountain States News..
64
South East States News..
65
North East States News..
66
US Fish and Wildlife
News..... 68
Birds in the Pan........
69
Marketplace..........
71
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1995
Table of Contents
And the Winner is................
1
From the Publishers
desk.............. 2
Letters from the field...............
3
Calender..................
5
Clubs & Organizations................
8
Illinois Seasons &
News............... 9
Indiana & Iowa
Seasons & News............ 12
Minnesota Seasons &
News.............. 13
Nebraska Seasons &
News............... 17
North Dakota Seasons
& News............. 19
Michigan & Ohio
Seasons & News.............21
South Dakota Seasons
& News............. 22
Wisconsin Seasons &
News.............. 26
US Fish and Wildlife
Service News............ 28
Surfing the Dognet
Superhighway............. 29
Seasons & News
from around the land........... 30
The Presidents message
on C.R.P....... 31
The Great American
Water Spaniel Debate... By Paul Morrison& Jim Cope 33
One little bird can
mean a lot.................... ByDave Duffey 35
Is your dog's Diet
Enough?.................. By JustinKromminga 39
Critical Stages of
development: A breeders Primer..........By Sue Healy 40
Don't let crippled
birds get away...................By Bill Palmroth 44
My first pointer field
trial..................... ByJerrald Thoms 46
The Gordon Setter Sweeping
the woods clean of grouse....By Joe Kraemer....48
Meet the breeder: The
worlds number one Lab Kennel..By Dermis Guldan...50
Creating a formal training
program................ ByTom Dokken...53
The hunt from hell...........................
By JeffSmith 54
Twas the night before
season................... By CarlaRhoads 56
Questions and answers
about Penn HIP...... 57
Birds in the Pan............
60
Marketplace..............
61
Classifieds..............
64
JULY / AUGUST 1995
Table of Contents
And the Winner is............
1
From the Publishers
desk........... 2
Letters from the field............
3
Calender...............
5
Clubs & Organizations............
8
Club News................
9
Illinois Seasons &
News........... 10
Indiana & Iowa
Seasons & News.......... 12
Michigan Seasons &
News........... 13
Minnesota Seasons &
News........... 14
Nebraska & Ohio
Seasons & News.......... 19
North Dakota Seasons
& News......... 20
South Dakota Seasons
& News......... 21
Wisconsin Seasons &
News........... 25
US Fish and Wildlife.............
26
Seasons & News
from around the land....... 28
Surfing the Dognet
Superhighway......... 29
Do Unto Rover............................
By Dave Duffey31
Meet the breeder: The
Gordon's the grouse love to hate.....By Dennis Guldan 34
Puppy Economics..........................
By Larry Brown36
We call 'em Woodies.....................
By Brock Lunderville38
The American Brittany.....................
By Joe Kraemer40
NAVHDA Chukar Championship................
By JerraldThoms 42
Creating a formal training
program.................By Tom Dokken 44
Feeding during the
season..................... By TomHuggler 46
The CRP Bill...............
48
Illinois Prairie Chicken
comeback........ 50
Keeping a pup healthy........................
By AlMarlowe 51
The Great Canada Goose....................
By Dr. RobertAlison 56
Birds in the Pan..........................
By LouisBignami 58
Blind man jailed for
DWI says his dog was driving....60
Marketplace...............
62
Classifieds...............
64
MAY / JUNE 1995
Table of Contents
And the Winner is.................
1
From the Publishers
desk................ 2
Letters from the field...............
3
Calender....................
5
Clubs & Organizations...............
9
Illinois Seasons &
News................ 12
Indiana Seasons &
News............... 14
Michigan Seasons &
News................ 15
Minnesota Seasons &
News................ 16
Nebraska Seasons &
News................ 18
North Dakota Seasons
& News.............. 19
South Dakota Seasons
& News.............. 21
Wisconsin Seasons &
News................ 22
Seasons & News
from around the land............24
US Fish and Wildlife................
27
Surfing the Dognet
Superhighway............ 28
My first hunt test.........................
By JerraldThoms 30
Can gun dogs be untrained?.....................
By JohnFalk 32
Not Cheaper by the
dozen...................... By DaveDuffey 34
The Ruffed Grouse Cycle......................
By ChuckPetrie 38
Training the gun-shy
dog...................... By ShawnPerich 40
Curing the breaking
retriever.................. By TomDokken 43
The champion made with
a little help from above.........By Butch Owens 44
Meet the breeder: The
Brits of St Croix.............By Dennis Guldan 47
Picking the right pup.......................
By LouisBignami 48
News from the Bird
Dog Hall of Fame............ 51
Inheritance of coat
color in the Labrador Retriever...By Richard Halstead 52
Off Season feeding........................
By Tom Huggler54
Heartworm: The early
worm gets the dog............ ByLynn McQueen 56
Pointer, Setter or
Springer best for pheasant?............By Bill Palmroth 59
Wine and Wildfowl........................
By Louis Bignami61
Marketplace..................
62
Classifieds..................
64
MARCH / APRIL 1995
Table of Contents
And the winner is......................
1
From the publishers
desk.................... 3
Letters from the field.....................
4
Calender of events.....................
5
Clubs and organizations................
7
Michigan news and seasons....................
10
Minnesota news and
seasons................... 12
Nebraska news and seasons....................
15
North Dakota news and
seasons.................. 18
Ohio news and seasons................
19
South Dakota news and
seasons.................. 20
Wisconsin news and
seasons................... 23
Seasons and news from
around the land................24
Surfing the Dognet.....................
27
Strangers in strange
places.................. By LarryBrown 28
The pheasant dog in
grouse country.......... By LionelA. Andalo 32
Scent and scenting
conditions.............. By PhilipBourjaily 35
Versatile & reliable
German Shorthairs..........By Randall P. Davis 37
Creating a conditioning
program.............. By TomHuggler 41
Kennel blindness........................
By Jim Miller43
Meet the breeder master
Chessies............ By DennisGuldan 45
Sioux Valley retriever
club............... By Vern Hasenbank47
Done right..........................
By Dave Duffey49
Dog talk...........................
By Galen Winter53
When to retire your
dog.................. By Tom Dokken54
Vitamins & minerals.....................
By BryanMiller 55
Breeding considerations..................
By Bill McClure57
Waterfowl migrations..................
By Dr. RobertAlison 59
End of the season......................
By Tom Conroy61
Birds in the pan..
62
Marketplace.... 63
Classifieds.... 64
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1995
Table of Contents
And the Winner is.............
1
From the Publisher's
Desk........... 3
Calendar................
5
Clubs and Organizations............
8
Illinois, Indiana &
Iowa Seasons & News......10
Michigan Seasons &
News............ 11
Minnesota Seasons &
News............ 13
Nebraska Seasons &
News............ 16
North Dakota Seasons
& News.......... 18
Ohio Seasons &
News............ 20
South Dakota Seasons
& News.......... 21
Wisconsin News &
Seasons............ 23
Surrounding States
News............ 24
Winter Time Dog Care....................
By Tom Dokken31
The Alternative.....................
By Galen Winter32
Handling Help.......................
By Bill McClure33
Stop to Flush, Stop
to Race............... By Tom Huggler35
The English Setter
the Ultimate Bird Dog......... ByJoe Kraemer 37
Rare but deadly: Blastomycosis.............. By ChuckPetrie 39
Frostbite Pheasants.....................
By Dan Small42
The MN Ruffed Grouse
Society...................... 44
Meet the Breeder, Yankee
Boykins............ By DennisGuldan 45
The Advantages of using
a Training Table...........By Bob West 47
The Furry Marriage.....................
By Joel Vance49
Snow Geese.....................
By Dr. Robert Allison52
Meet the Club: A look
at the TC Vizsla Club.........By Beth Nash 54
The Wisconsin Chesapeake
Connection...................55
Portrait of a Legend:
A Look at Dave Duffey....... ByDennis Guldan 56
Creating a Great Gun
Dog................. By Dave Duffey58
Dreaming of the Past......................
By Bob Farris61
Birds in the Pan..............
62
Marketplace................
63
Classifieds................
64
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1994
Table of Contents
And the Winner is........
1
From the Publisher's
Desk...... 3
Calendar...........
5
Clubs and Organizations..
8
Illinois Seasons &
News....... 10
Indiana Seasons &
News.. 14
Iowa Seasons &
News....... 16
Michigan Seasons &
News....... 17
Minnesota Seasons &
News....... 19
Nebraska Seasons &
News....... 24
North Dakota Seasons
& News..... 27
Ohio Seasons &
News....... 29
South Dakota Seasons
& News..... 30
Wisconsin Seasons &
News....... 32
News from Surrounding
States..... 33
Supplemental Shock
Collar Substitute............. ByDave Duffey 36
Pointing Labs.........................
By Al Beckman39
Can We Save CRP?.....................
By Shawn Perich41
Late Season Sharptails.....................
By JeraldThoms 43
Wisconsin's Bread and
Butter Duck............... ByDave Otto 46
Outstanding Field Trial
Retriever........................49
Meet the Breeder.........................
By DennisGuldan 50
An Iowa Pheasant Hunt...................
By Larry Brown52
The Flat-Coated Retriever...................
By JoeKraemer 55
Natural Retrieve Training..................
By BillMcClure 58
For a Puppy's First
Hunt.................. By Tom Dokken60
Birds in the Pan..
62
Marketplace.... 63
Classifieds.... 64
SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 1994
Table of Contents
And the winner is.............
1
From the publishers
desk.............. 3
Letters from the field...............
4
Calender of events.............
5
Clubs and Organizations...............
8
Illinois Seasons and
News.............. 11
Indiana Seasons and
News.............. 15
Iowa Seasons and News................
18
Michigan Seasons and
News.............. 19
Minnesota Seasons and
News....... 20
Nebraska Seasons and
News.............. 25
North Dakota Seasons
and News............ 27
Ohio and Outstate Seasons
and News........... 29
South Dakota Seasons
and News............ 30
Wisconsin Seasons and
News....... 32
Words from Ducks Unlimited.......
35
US Fish & Wildlife
News............... 37
Season tune-up for
your hunting dog............... TomDokkens 39
Picking a puppy........................... Chuck Petrie41
Meet the breeder........................
Dennis Guldan43
Control your dog afield......................
LarryBrown 44
The Grouse cycle........................
Dr. RobertAlison 46
The NAVHDA Invitational...........................
48
Hunt Test? What's that?....................
RosemaryCarlson 49
Dakota Upland bird
triple...................... JerraldThoms 52
Pointing Labs fantasy,
fad or fiction.................Dave Duffey 56
Marking............................
Dr. John Scanlon59
Force retrieving or
natural retrieving..................Joan Bailey 61
Control on moving birds........................
JimDevoll 64
Red Setters..............................
Roger Berg66
Picking the proper
pointer..................... LesDavenport 69
Purina Bird Dog Award
Winner..........................73
Air Travel with your
Hunting Dog...................Bob West 75
Birds in the pan..
77
Marketplace.... 79
Classifieds.... 80
JULY / AUGUST 1994
Table of Contents
And the Winner is.............
1
From the Publisher's
Desk........... 3
Letters from the field.............
4
Calendar................
5
Clubs & Organizations.............
8
Illinois Seasons &
News............ 11
Indiana Seasons &
News............. 13
Iowa News & Seasons
& Ohio Seasons.........14
Michigan Seasons &
News............ 15
Minnesota News &
Seasons............ 16
Nebraska News &
Seasons............ 19
North Dakota News &
Seasons..... 21
South Dakota News &
Seasons..... 22
Wisconsin Seasons.............
24
America's most wanted
( a look at Labs)......... ByBeth Adelman 26
Summer care tips...............................
28
Two seasons of woodcock..................
By Frank Jezioro29
Schooling the older
gundog................. By DaveDuffey... 33
Second fiddle........................
By Larry Brown... 36
Meet the breeder, A
touch of the Irish........... ByDennis Guldan... 38
A training session
for flushers................ By DanaBenner... 39
Let the breeder beware............................
41
Helping pheasants make
up lost ground........ By RichardMulhem 43
Training retrievers.....................
By Jerald Thoms46
Trust your dog's nose...................
By Helene Moore50
Minnesota gaggles of geese................. By ShawnPerich 52
What you should know?...................
By Jake Leukel55
Take advantage of crate
training........................57
Beware of trappers
snares............... By RaymondFurrow 58
Buffaloberry sharptails...................
By GeraldKobriger 59
Illinois hunting preserves...........
61
Birds in the pan..............
62
Marketplace................
63
Classifieds................
64
MAY / JUNE 1994
Table of Contents
And the Winner is...........................
1
From the Publisher's
Desk........................ 3
Letters from the field.........................
4
Calendar...