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News: you are an optimistic lot
Despite the gun control debate and continuing economic doldrums, upland bird hunters are bullish on their sport and their future participation, according to Wingshooting USA television producer/host...
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Fresh off the truck …
And ready for your order. Go here to get more information and order your copy. Filed under: bird hunting, dog training, hunting dog, News, What the Dogs Taught Me
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Saddle up, change your life
Some psychologists say we measure our life by a tally of our “peak experiences.” I was reviewing the rough cut of an upcoming episode from South Dakota, writing the script and reminiscing, when I was...
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Sometimes, magic happens
The weather girl had it right for a change: winter was starting right on time. So did we. Here in South Dakota you can’t start hunting until 10 a.m., to me and my crew, a most civilized statute....
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Survey: Upland bird hunters seek more than food when afield
Protein is not the prime objective for Wingshooting USA TV viewers when they take to the uplands in search of pheasant, quail and grouse. That’s one revelation in show host Scott Linden’s fourth annual...
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Help your bird dog: Get to the point … the right way
Here’s a lesson I’m learning almost weekly this time of year. Maybe you, too. You trudge up the hill to find your dog on point. He’s steady. Birds cooperative. Until you take over, that is. Once he’s...
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You still have a chance …
Almost 8,000 Wingshooting USA TV fans have already risen to the challenge in the third annual “Cabela’s Awesome Upland Road Trip … destination Kansas” contest. The sweepstakes is in its final stages,...
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“Fiocchi Friends” photo contest concludes with record entries, votes
A record number of entries and votes were logged in the third annual “Fiocchi Friends” photo contest conducted by Fiocchi USA and Wingshooting USA TV. Votes are now being verified and winners selected...
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“Road Trip” schedule and topic … mark your calendar!
Your dog can’t say “huh?” or he often would, because when he disobeys it’s likely the owner’s fault, according to author and TV host Scott Linden. He’ll share his ideas with fans on the 3rd annual...
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Actions speak louder than (some) words
Your dog is constantly watching you, and learning from your movement, your tone of voice, what you put up with, and what you simply won’t tolerate … whether with him, other dogs, or your first-born...
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Actions speak louder than words, but they’re loud too
At its most fundamental level the idea is to shoot birds over your shorthair’s point or within gun range of your lunging Springer. Maybe it’s putting a sneak on feeding mallards or decoying honkers to...
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Give him the once over. Twice.
This is the best time of year for humans, but the worst time of year for our dogs. Maybe I’m not telling you anything new, but just in case … Everything out there can cut, irritate, scratch or...
View ArticleRock steady: sight, sound, smell … it’s about the flank, not the neck.
I’m working pretty hard on steadiness with Flick. Here, that means hitting the scent cone and slamming on the brakes, holding through the flush, shot and fall. Maybe you are faced with some of the same...
View ArticleWhat do dogs want?
Whether this works for you, you’ll have to decide. If a more experienced trainer has an opinion, I’m sure I’ll hear via Facebook. But at least one of those, pro trainer George Hickox, thought enough to...
View ArticleWhy I don’t hunt public land on TV
Time to address the 800-pound gorilla once and for all. Please bear with me while I drill down on an issue important to all of us: where we hunt on Wingshooting USA. Thanks for reading the entire essay...
View ArticleWhat’s left before the opener?
Admit it, you too woke up in a cold sweat one recent night. “MY GOD! There’s so much left to do and there’s only (blank) weeks until opening day!” Here, it’s polishing Flick’s steadiness: when he hits...
View ArticleThe practical application of “place learning”
At the time, I thought it was a red herring … an excuse … a pro trainer’s nomenclature to make us feel um, well, less professional than them. But time and time again, I am reminded (and often humbled)...
View ArticleFeeding for top performance – what, when, why, and how
By Scott Linden, Wingshooting USA TV You’re a dedicated hunter. Or field trialer. For all I know, you do agility too. Maybe, all of them … plus a bench show once every while. When you need a boost,...
View ArticleAn “R3” story anyone can tell
He walked, alone, in the cathedral stillness of the shelterbelt. We’d hung back, me and my camera operator, to let Ben gather his thoughts on this, his first bird hunt. We did it again as the trees...
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