Once you have hunted with a good retriever, you will want one as your own hunting dog. A duck dog lets you hunt places you couldn’t otherwise hunt—and take shots you wouldn’t otherwise take, for fear ...

The differences between English and American Labs vary, with British field Labs more closely resembling American Labs (left), just smaller. If you’re looking for a verdict on the English vs American ...

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Labs descend from the St. John’s water dog, a breed developed in Newfoundland as a fisherman’s working dog. Hardy dogs able to stand cold water, they hauled nets and lines in the water. Visiting ...

ON CASS LAKE -- The temperature hovers around 20. A northwest wind drives snow across a steel sky. And Gene Olson of Coleraine is right where he wants to be -- chest-deep in 35-degree water. Olson is ...

Crown, a black Labrador retriever from South Carolina, is the first known hunting dog to retrieve all 41 species of North American waterfowl.

Mention of bird hunting might conjure up images of hunters and dogs pounding the brush in hopes of kicking up pheasants. But crow hunting is a thing ...

For many years, Chocolate Labrador Retrievers were trained for hunting and retrieving ducks and other waterfowl. Over the years, the breed has transformed a bit, and many modern families decide they ...

Duck hunters are traditional and proud of it. We’re also — how should I put this? — an opinionated lot. So by nature, we are susceptible to old myths. Certain ideas get passed around duck camps, ...

Duck hunters will celebrate duck season Dec. 3 at the sixth Duck Season Social in North Little Rock at the Venue at Westwind. The Duck Season Social is promoted as a gathering of conservationists who ...