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In the UK they have almost no "wild" game birds so the majority of their hunts are driven. A rough hunt is what they call what we do...tramping through the fields with a dog hoping to either flush or point a bird.

I judge the US Open Pheasant Tournament at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club every year and have judged Boykens and just about every pointer breed every year. The Boyken is a good little dog. They run hard in small fields and if they have a nose on them, they can be great. Even if they don't...

I have a Golden Retriever who works very close. She always stays within 15 yards. Its great, but their is something to be said for seeing a pointer hold a point and having the control of when that bird flushes.

Hevi-Shot is good stuff. The main thing to do is see how the particular shot patterns in your gun before opener. I usually just shoot Winchester steel that has a speed of 1400 fps. Pretty decent stuff. I actually prefer hunting with steel. That way if I flush some ducks (which happens almost...

The Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club is the premier hunt club in Minnesota. It is located in Prior Lake. They have an amazing sporting clay facility, kennels, and hunting fields. I make it there about twice a week. 15 minutes door to door as I also live in Shakopee. Check them out online at...

I have been working hard on conditioning my 2 year old Golden Retriever. Roller blading her seems to do the trick for about 45 minutes a day. Need to start to work on retrieves. She will retrieve a frozen Chucker no problem, but won't touch her dummy. Anyone else have these issues?

I brought my pup to a sporting clays range and just played with her for about a week. After that she got curious and we went walking, and she eventually got to the point where when she heard a gun, she got excited and looked for something falling from the sky. Just take your time and realize...