RICH TWP — I’ve owned bird dogs since 1980. My first one was a German Shorthaired Pointer, and that was all it took to get me hooked on bird dogs. Since that first GSP, I’ve had the opportunity to own and work with five more shorthairs (four of which I still own), a yellow Labrador […]

When Dez Young started in television in 1966, he was given some advice – never work with kids or animals because they’ll always outshine you.
It’s a good thing he didn’t heed the advice.
In Young’s first show, he appeared with a person portraying Ronald McDonald and plenty of kids. “No one watched us, they just looked […]

DRY PRONG — A little rain could not stop more than 300 hunters and advocates from coming to a meeting Saturday concerning regulations that could end dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Forest Service have been discussing changes to dog-deer hunting regulations, which could include a […]

Kisatchie National Forest and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is giving false information about deer hunting with dogs on Kistachie National Forest land.
First, I will start with safety issues. The finger should be pointing toward the Law Enforcement Divisions of both Kistachie and the LDWF. When these law enforcement officials would see someone parking […]

This weekend’s mild temperatures in Madison left moods soaring at the Pheasants Forever’s fifth National Pheasant Fest and Convention in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Center.
The Fest made its first appearance in Wisconsin following events in Bloomington, Minn., Omaha, Neb., Des Moines, Iowa and St. Paul, Minn.
“This is the first Pheasant Fest that we’ve […]