By Michael R. Shea

Once your dog is reliably coming, going, and stopping, it’s time to move on to some more advanced training. Think of "Around the Clock" as skeet for your dog. He retrieves along different angles, shags doubles and triples, and practices blind retrieves. “With a buddy and his dog, you can do a lot of work in a short amount of time,” says Cabela’s pro staffer Jennifer Broome (quinebaugkennels.com). Here’s how to play the game:

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By David Draper

Last week’s Food Fight winner is back at this week, though with a different alias. Upland_Canuck is actually Upland_Hunter here at FieldandStream.com. Either way, I’m excited to pair up this savory pheasant soup my hearty meatloaf sandwich in this week’s matchup. [ Read Full Post ]

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"Giant Striper"

Photo submitted by mmorgan

User Description: I caught and released this giant striper, my new personal best, with my good friend Dan Dougherty while fishing the Susquehanna Flats area of the Chesapeake Bay in early April. We ended the day with about 25 stripers and three 5+lb. largemouths, on light tackle in shallow water. (Tagged "saltwater" because it's a tidal area) [ Read Full Post ]

By Ben Romans

Michigan DNR pilot Bill Green and biologist Roger Mech on a forest health flight. Photo: David Kenyon/Michigan DNR.

Flying through the skies in single-engine planes over roaring forest fires, skirting treetops scanning the dense forest for poachers and illegal baiters, seeing wildlife from a vantage point most only view through photographs—it's all in a day's work for the five pilots with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources air division. They're the DNR's eyes in the sky, responsible for the health of wildlife and its habitat as much as for keeping outdoorsmen from breaking the rules, and saving their lives if they get in a jam.

Known mostly for detecting and monitoring wildfires, these hybrid law-enforcement and natural resource officers survey wildlife, aid in search and rescue operations, and spot violators of baiting, spotlighting, and off-road vehicle regulations.

A pilot's view of a wildfire in progress. He circles a fire, looking for ground routes in and out. Photo: Neil Harri/Michigan DNR.

Wings Over Wildfire

Less than a century ago, spotters in fire towers were the front line of defense against forest fires. Though this system was reasonably effective in the Rocky Mountain peaks,... [ Read Full Post ]

By Kirk Deeter with photos by Tim Romano

These are some of the best hunting and fishing tips learned from world-class guides in Argentina. [ Read Full Post ]

By Chad Love

The endurance benefits of feeding a high-protein, high-fat diet to working or sporting dogs are undeniable. I like to feed a super-premium 30/20 performance blend food. Some guys feed a performance food during hunting season, others give their dogs a high-protein performance food year-round — whatever you choose, these diets help to keep our dogs running. Now research suggests that certain diets can also improve a dog's ability to smell. (Hat tip to the excellent Living With Bird Dogs blog for the find.) [ Read Full Post ]