This story, “Her Grace,” appeared in the June 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. The new dog, a little white setter, had made the strike and she was rock solid. Ten cents would have got you a $10 bet she was ...

This story, “Lingering Greatness,” appeared in the January 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. The last half of December had been much colder than usual, and early January wasn’t much better. After finally ...

ADAIRSVILLE — There is an instant when the English Setter that had just been gamboling by your side, goes suddenly stock still. In that moment, a single front paw is raised, a swishy tail is now stick ...

A few days before quail hunting season started last week, Collier Smith defied the unusually warm autumn morning by demonstrating the skill he has honed through 45 years as a professional bird dog ...

I often think I was born at the wrong time. I can’t help but long for days I never knew, just heard about, days when one might step out the front door, give a short whistle for the English setter ...

ALDEN TOWNSHIP — In the woods northwest of Two Harbors, in a thicket of young aspen and alder, Bailey Petersen bent down to inspect a small patch of disturbed dirt. “Another dusting bowl. And this one ...

117,000 Small-game hunters in Georgia, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The regular hunting seasons for quail and rabbits open statewide in Georgia on Nov. 16. Dogs play an important ...