The other day, raindrops dimpled already wet grass as I walked into a field with four Labradors. This was in the middle of summer, and there were months to spare before autumn, when ducks fly and ...

Brian Johnson is greeted each morning by the sounds of dozens of dogs barking as he loads plastic dummy ducks into launchers around his man-made pond. As the sun begins to rise, Johnson brings dogs ...

ALONG THE RICE RIVER — The thermometer in the truck read 19 degrees when we pulled on waders and walked down to the water in the dark, but it felt much colder. Ice already covered the back bays on the ...

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 ...

GUEYDAN, La. — The 2024 Gueydan Duck Festival has arrived, and while ducks are the star attraction, another animal is just as important—dogs. The loyal canines help hunters in duck hunting, such as ...

The rain was dripping off the brim of my hat; it sure was cold. On Thursday, Sept. 1, the opening day of duck season and moose season in Unit 13, it was 38 degrees with a cold rain at 5 a.m., and ...