Dove season started Tuesday. I was awakened by my dog Jan, who sleeps at the foot of my bed, as soon as there was any light at all in the sky.
Jan hates gunshots, even though she is totally used to hearing the propane guns that go off at the dairy down the street. I […]

A fifth bear hunting dog has been killed by wolves this year in Clark County, state wildlife officials said. This latest depredation – involving a 2 1/2-year-old male Plott hound – occurred Saturday in the Town of Levis.
An official from Wildlife Services, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed the depredation. It likely involved […]

Seasoned hunters often have bragging rights and have earned the respect of younger hunters and friends, as bagged animals are discussed along with those that “got away.” Dennis Lindberg of Oroville, has written a great book depicting the many hunting dogs he has had for over the past 70 years. All family friends, and spoiled by he […]

Many readers have sent wonderful and heart-touching letters and e-mails over the years after I have had to put a dog down. More recently my last Labrador, Bo, passed away in December.
Dogs, and their stories, many of them sad and tear-jerking, strike a common bond with  people from otherwise different walks of life.

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Seasoned hunters often have bragging rights and have earned the respect of younger hunters and friends, as bagged animals are discussed along with those that “got away.” Dennis Lindberg of Oroville, has written a great book depicting the many hunting dogs he has had for over the past 70 years. All family friends, and spoiled by he […]