Cockers, Setters, Grouse and Woodcock in Virginia
The Hunting Dog Podcast
I first met Ben at my place in Virginia. We shared a drink, a bunch of stories and stayed in touch over many years. Ben and a few friends have figured out that Virginia is a true mixed bag of opportunities for anyone wanting to chase upland birds. As long as you don't mind going up hill both ways. This episode brings me back to the reason love this lifestyle.
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Why Labs and Flushers are the bomb
The Hunting Dog Podcast
My buddy Dave Utzinger came over to show me some late season videos of his young lab. We talk and brag a bit about "not doing much training" and relying on natural instincts and cooperation. Or maybe were just getting luckier when we get new dogs??? Who knows?
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When Friends Become Memories
The Hunting Dog Podcast
Within 24 hours, two people I consider friends, passed away. Larry Lawton and Glen Blackwood were as different as night and day, yet cut out of the same cloth. Sadly I never recorded Larry's voice over the years. Glen on the other hand has been on a few episodes. I picked this one to re broadcast.
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K9s on the line
The Hunting Dog Podcast
Ohio Highway Patrolman Jake Lawrence joins me to discuss the similarities between police dogs and our dogs. As it turns out, there is not much difference when it come right down to it.
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Dogs Worth Remembering
The Hunting Dog Podcast
On a Antarctic expedition in 1958 a team of sled dogs were left behind. It is a sad tale, but it says what dogs can really do to survive in spite of odds.
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Where do puppies come from? Line breeding 101
The Hunting Dog Podcast
Laura Reeves is a fellow podcaster who can walk the walk and talk the talk on breeding dogs. If you ever thought of breeding your dog, or already have a few litters under your name, you will glean something for this episode. If you are looking for your first or next dog, this will educate you on what separates breeding programs from breeders.
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Your Dog deserves the best!
The Hunting Dog Podcast
It, seems every year that goes by, Gunner launches a new product that only your dog can appreciate. But thats OK your dog deserves the best! Addison Edmonds has a vision of quality for anything with his name on it. In some cases it takes years and years to refine. The new vest is finally out and it was worth the wait.
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Pheasants, Grouse and more Grouse
The Hunting Dog Podcast
If it were not for these dedicated organizations, we would have fewer birds and fewer places to chase them. From the eastern forests to the western prairies, RGS PF and NAGP work together on our behalf. Listen, learn and join up!!!
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Bombproof Basics with Pat Burns
The Hunting Dog Podcast
Everyone one of us knows we need to start a dog with solid commands that the pup understands. It does not matter what breed or type of dog you own, love, and hunt with. They need a solid education and a solid plan to learn how to learn. Pat Burns has a lifetime of teaching dogs and their owners what this should look like.
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Backcountry Quail,equals backcountry habitat
The Hunting Dog Podcast
Kenton Bryant spent years living in Nashville as a songwriter and singer. The music he makes now sounds a bit different, it's the music of the Bobwhite whistling in the fields at dawn and giving us a place to enjoy with our friends and our dogs.
info_outlineGeorge Bird Evans authored 20 books and hundreds of articles on a subject that flowed from his heart, to his fingertips. From the keys of of his old Remington typewriter, he wrote of upland hunting,his love of Setters, grouse and woodcock. I was invited to "Old Hemlock" to live, if even for a brief hour, in the 200 year old home that George and his wife Kay called home for five decades. George passed away in 1998 and Kay in 2007. Old Hemlock remains there through the Old Hemlock foundation. Lejay Graffious is the estate administrator. and year round caretaker of this piece of upland hunting history. We talk about George's dogs,guns, and his many talents. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZVsJ5xKNZFB4lTWwk90SA