Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

No one who is at all sensitive to criticism or who does take kindly to being disagreed with, should speak openly of his grouse dog ideas; much less permit them to become recorded in lasting print. ~ ...

Discussing the best hunting dogs for various game is kind of like arguing whether a Chevy or Ford is better: No one ever changes camps because they’re happy with what they’ve got. Still, we’re going ...

The golden leaves of October lie crisp on the forest floor. The dog's bell rings merrily as the hunt moves from one likely piece of grouse cover to another. Suddenly, the bell stops. With high ...

SOUTH OF BALL CLUB - In the woods of the Chippewa National Forest, with the late morning sun shining through mostly leafless trees, a beam of light enveloped an English setter named Tyler that was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST —The hefty bird burst from behind a bush in a startling eruption of wings and feathers, muted shades of gray and white briefly visible ...

I won't kid you. Hunting grouse without dogs is tough. You need to be 100% on your A game. You need to bring all of your skills to the table. But it is definitely possible, and your chances of success ...

With a long and rich tradition of upland bird hunting, Pennsylvania has been a bird-hunting destination for decades. Even with the population of wild birds declining somewhat over time, there are ...

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.—Boozer went on point first. The 4-year-old English setter looked stylish, his eyes locked on something his nose told him was there. Then Scout, his littermate, came in from ...