Here’s more on puppy health and the effects of neutering. https://www.dailydogdiscoveries.com/puppy-growth-plates/

     Topographical maps show an area of slack water with no contour lines crossing the stream for a very long ways. From the nearest loggi...

     Our premise was to find a beaver pond with trout in it. Years had passed since I had found a good one. Pack rods were stowed in our b...

     The month of June is ruled by mayflies. Sure, there are stoneflies and caddis flies, and on the last trip down to the stream a half...

     Rain probably kills more ruffed grouse than any other thing. During the first few days of a newly hatched chick’s life, a soaking rai...

      The dogs sit up, every time, slipping from silent slumber to restless wonder faster than I can straighten out the wheels.       Un...

      There are not as many people hunting as there used to be. Nationwide the number of hunting licenses has been on the decline for year...

     Unwillingly, the snow finally left, but patches remain on the north sides of hills a handful of miles to the north. Ice lingers on Th...

Snow is  still  on the banks.      Snow still makes blotches the hills and the streams rumble. Water is everywhere. The roads are mudd...

For those that love to hunt or fish, the Humane Society of the United States is the most dangerous organization in the United States.   ...

Walking With a Rifle The snow underfoot crunches. Stealth is out of the question. Even plodding downhill is difficult with the heavy s...

     The day was planned in woodcock country, hoping to find steady birds for our younger dog to work on. Most of the time Maggie held poi...

     Sometimes you don’t see them for months or even a whole year. More likely you will hear them, but sometimes it is a sound not heard f...

     It is Saturday, March 23. The spring equinox passed a couple of days ago. Oldman winter apparently missed the memo. Outside, new sn...

The Humane Society of the United States will chip away at our hunting until there is none left. We have to keep up the fight. https:...

     We are lucky to live where we do, with a fairly healthy population of ruffed grouse.   Here’s a link to an interesting article about ...

     A bill in New York, AB 722, would ban all hunting contests and field trials for dogs. It is supported (of course) by the Humane Socie...

     The negative side effects of neutering just keep piling up. Here is a link to more information. https://www.psychologytoday.com/u...

The stream icing up.      Cold grips the land. On the hillsides over two feet of snow blankets the ground. Nighttime temperatures di...

    The number of ruffed grouse was way up this past fall and the bird hunting the best in years. What’s different?      There are many ...