Gun Dog It Yourself

This week we step out of the U.S. and step into the Palearctic region of Sweden to discuss completely foreign Grouse species! Miguel Canaverde and Kevin Erdvig of Project Upland join me to discuss these new birds and their recent trip together. Establishing a love for bird hunting in Portugal and moving to Sweden First impressions of Bracco Italianos What birds are available to hunt? (Spoiler: qui...

We've got a fun long one for ya this week! My buddy Jacob of The Southern Outdoorsmen joins me to breakdown the Montana trip we recently experienced. Harold also joins me in the outro to discuss a few highlights or topics that were missed or needed a little more attention! Goals and targets going into the trip The truck setup and travel plans A quick detour in SD on the way up Having a strategy on...

NAME: Mitchell Conely BREED: Golden Retriever and Weimeraner LOCATION: Brown City, MI TARGETS: Pheasant, Grouse, Woodcock ORGs: NAVHDA FAVORITE EPISODES: Jim Sorenson Series (Episodes 152-154) and Episode 132: Handling 101 w/ Bob Owens of Lone Duck. ____ GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and...

Rob Downy of Annamaet joins me to discuss the importance of proper nutrition and why supplements may be something you should consider for your hunting partner! Bird dogs and Beagles into rescue sled dogs How similar sled dogs can be to hunting dogs The 3 Principles: Protein, Fat, and Carbs Grain Free VS Grain Inclusive What is "Ash" and why is in my dog's food? Should we change formulas throughout...

Camille Rice of Timberdoodle Weims joins us to discuss everything about the Grey Ghost! History of the Weimaraner The ups and downs of the breed popularity Horse breeding into dog breeding Breeding field dogs matched with show dogs Breed characteristics Are Weimaraners "soft?" What is "soft?" Imports and Longhairs and Blues Starting to train your Weim Blood trailing Guiding at the preserves and wi...

NAME: Josh Tatman BREED: Husky/German Shepherd and Deutsch Langhaar LOCATION: Sheridan, WY TARGETS: Waterfowl and all Upland Birds in WY FAVORITE EPISODES: The Ruffed Grouse Series ____ GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s sto...

Nate Akey joins me to discuss his recent first time experience breeding and whelping pups! The Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest Ruffed Grouse to Chukar Labradors to GSPs Tikka the German Shorthaired Pointer and her journey The Goose that wasn't invited to the NAVHDA Invitational Deciding to breed for the first time Matching strengths and weaknesses with the pairing Mindset after the "stick tur...

This week is all about breed clubs and, more specifically, Pudelpointers with the Alycia Baird of the North American Pudelpointer Society (NAPS). Big game hunting in Oregon getting into Pudelpointers Introduced to Pudelpointers by Bodo General characteristics of the breed Short history of the breed The forming of NAPS and the vision Every vote counts! The Breeders Program Live events and MORE comm...

We close out the Ruffed Grouse Society series round table style with Nick Biemiller and Ben Jones of RGS/AWS but also Michael McCord, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Small Game Coordinator. We put a book end on the series with a discussion all about Silviculture! What is Silviculture? A forest is NOT a monoculture crop! "Demand per acre is rising and more difficult than ever to manage"...

This week we close out Jim Sorenson's story of chasing the Upland Slam! Ruffed Grouse Chukar Blue Grouse Spruce Grouse Sage Grouse Upland Slam Taxidermy Woodock Willow Ptarmigan Rock Ptarmigan Whitetail Ptarmigan Snipe and Rail being left out?? Closing out Bella (the 3rd dog!) The best and worst "behaved" birds for the dogs? Best and worst tasting birds? The most and least fun birds to chase? ----...

This is a small segment of the monthly Patreon Exclusive episode done with Nick Larson of The Birdshot Podcast. These monthly bonus episodes provide both of us an opportunity to discuss a wide array of topics and go into more stories/details that we typically dont get a chance to on our regular episodes. If you enjoy then please consider supporting either podcast on Patreon! The full video recordi...

This week we continue Jim Sorenson's story of chasing the Upland Slam! Where did the journey even start? Does a hunting journal help with being a better hunter? Hungarian Partridge (Huns) and Sharptail Grouse (Sharps) Prairie Chickens Pheasant Bobwhite Quail Mountain Quail Valley Quail Mearns Quail Gambel Quail Scale Quail ---- Be sure to hit the subscribe button so you dont miss the next part wit...

NAME:  Logan Weiss BREED:  German Wirehair Pointer and Small Munsterlander LOCATION:  St. Paul, MN TARGETS:  Grouse, Woodcock, Pheasant, Quail, Sharptail ORGs:  NAVHDA FAVORITE EPISODES:  Force Fetch Series (Episodes 128 through 134) _____ GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lesson...

This week we start Jim Sorenson's story of chasing the Upland Slam. Accomplishing the task himself wasnt enough though as he had to accomplish it by dog! From Vizslas to German Shorthair Pointers Pheasants with Pointing dogs or Flushing dogs? What is the Upland Slam? Learning curves and preparing for the Upland Slam Starting all the way from Zero! No previous birds counted Hunting standards and re...

We are joined by Keith Marcott of To The Point Outfitters to close out our discussion on getting out of your comfort zone and seeing whats just over the next rise with your dogs! Perhaps its time to go after a new experience or, at the very least, a new bird species! What is the Upland Slam? What is the minimum level of dog work necessary? Giving your dog the benefit of the doubt on new birds and...

We are joined by Keith Marcott of To The Point Outfitters to discuss getting out of your comfort zone and seeing whats just over the next rise with your dogs! Perhaps its time to go after a new experience or, at the very least, a new bird species! A wanna be Mountain Man from New York turned into a bird hunter living in Wyoming! Dogs WITH tails or WITHOUT tails? Favorite birds to hunt? Least favor...

We are joined again by Nick Biemiller, Southern Appalachian Forest Conservation Director of the Ruffed Grouse Society, but accompanying him this episode is Ben Jones, president of RGS and AWS. This episode we discuss everything involving chapter involvement. RGS is a member supported organization. What does that mean? Changing from "event centric" to more of a sustainable model How have the new fo...

Jeff Funke of the Versatile Hunting Dog Federation joins me this week to highlight an additional option when it comes to training and testing your dog! How did the VHDF start? The VHDF scoring and judging system No prizes or awards?!? Who can participate? Levels of testing (Hunting Aptitude, Advanced Hunting Aptitude, and Performance Evaluation) "Natural Ability" VS "Trained" subjects Blood tracki...

Name: Jacob Bliss Breed: German Shorthair Pointer (GSP) Location: Nashville, TN Targets: Quail, Woodcock Orgs: NAVHDA Favorite Episodes: Episode 101. Trackin Yet? _____ GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with t...

This week you'll hear a fun conversation we had with Standing Stone Kennels, Jacob Myers of The Southern Outdoorsman, and Charles Coulter of Honor Point Kennels. We covered a lot of ground on this one but the highlights include: History of Standing Stone. Real people training real dogs. Being at the starting gate Common hurdles and challenges for new people Find your "someone" The three priorities...

Matty Rawlison of Heritage Gun Dogs joins us this week to discuss everything in working a field whether you have a flushing dog or a pointing dog. Taining flushers for trials and pointers for the hunter. Guiding from MT to AZ "WILD bird dogs" Difference in trial flushers and "WBDs" Pointers vs Flushers Matching species and cover to each type of dog Preference to hunt when the leaves are still up o...

Jordan Horak of Cato Outdoors comes on and discusses everything place boards including how to use them! We aren't limited to just place boards though. We go down a number of rabbit holes on training in this one! Is it a "place board" or a "platform?" What exactly is a place board and how do you use it? Why does elevation matter? Introducing a puppy to a board. A good handoff. Marking behaviors Avo...

Name: Sean Ewaldt Breed: Pudelpointer Location: Minnesota Targets: Grouse, Woodcock, Pheasant Orgs: NAVHDA Method: n/a Favorite: The hound and non bird dog episodes _____ GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with...

This week is all about flushing dogs and English Cocker Spaniels! Jay Lowry of Ryglen Gun Dogs joins us to talk all about his UK Engler Cocker operation. Passion along with others help lead to success Wilde Rose Kennels w/ Mike Stewart in Memphis, TN to rabbit hunting in England with Ian Openshaw Importing dogs Cockers in the field= MAGIC Early development & obedience standards First month 3s= rec...

We are joined by the Wapenskis this week to talk about what its like getting into, training with, and hunting alongside your spouse! Joe and Jennifer Wapenski (of Project Upland and cohost of the Hunting Dog Confidential Podcast ) have an interesting story in not only how they came to the gun dog world but how its impacted their lives ever since! Working dogs with an actual job Waterfowl into upla...