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For most of December I solo hunt wild Montana roosters in a sea of cattails where a pointer would not work very well.

Most of my December hunts are in a sea of cattails, so I don't have much use for a pointing lab. I like a flusher that tracks in dense...

Geez smasher. That might be a little aggressive. For some reason, everyone thinks that their own dog is "the best." Its really no...

There is a wide variety in styles ranging from big blocky labs(first photo) that excel in cold waterfowl hunts to labs bred for upland...

Kick them up, I did a double take on your photo then checked if I still had my dogs :)

I also love labs because they are happy and energetic, but easy to control.

Yes I whistle sit them at 200 yards as soon as I see they are starting to get birdy...that is for open country hunting where I want a...

After a long and dusty weekend of hunting I figured the dogs needed a swim. It was mid December but all the lakes were open. The dogs...

I use an aquarium thermometer and the combined temperature of water and air should exceed 130. I can find that in interior Alaska late...

Goose wait til the water warms and do the walk in boots with the pup. Don’t push at all. He’ll figure it out , good idea hot dogs too!

I wouldn’t swim in water that still has ice in it either.

I started with English Setters and a Visla. They were excellent on quail and huns. There were a couple things I did not like: 1) if...

I also love a lab that slows down tracking once she hits bird scent.

I know a golden retriever who can.