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Featured this week on Gundog Central is this Apricot Duck Stew with Polenta created by Jenny and Rick Wheatley of Food for Hunters. Check out this delicious duck dinner using the following link : https://gundogcentral.com/recipes/5428/apricot-duck-stew-with-polenta

About Food for Hunters : Jenny and Rick Wheatley both grew up in Southern California and connected over a shared love of the outdoors. They started their wild game cooking blog Food for Hunters in 2011, where they share recipes, photos and thoughts on wild food. Today, Jenny and Rick continue to hunt, fish, forage and cook in the Cornhusker State of Nebraska. Their recipes have appeared in numerous publications, including Petersens Hunting, Game and Fish, Nebraskaland and North American Whitetail magazines.

The Nebraska Center for the Book awarded their book Hunting for Food: Guide to Harvesting, Field Dressing and Cooking Wild Game the Wildlife Honor Award in 2016.

This week's featured article is "Harmony in the Field: A Symphony of Bird Dogs and Wild Birds" by a first time author to Gundog Central, Andrew Baisley. Check out Andrew's story using the following link : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5421/harmony-in-the-field-a-symphony-of-bird-dogs-and-wild-birds

About Andrew : Passionate about the untamed beauty of the Western wilderness, Andrew Baisley is a dedicated wild bird hunter and enthusiast of exceptional wild bird dogs. With a heart for adventure and a flair for training, Andrew shares captivating tales of the hunt and the bond between hunter and canine companion. Follow their outdoor journey on Instagram @birds_n_beards for a glimpse into the rugged charm of the wild and the thrill of the chase.

A western sunrise in search of huns.

A few photos from the NBHA National Championship running today at the West Tennessee Field Trial Club in Dancyville, TN. National Bird Hunters Association  #nbha 

This week's featured article on Gundog Central is from Danny Bardwell, 'The Long Journey Home', with artwork contributed by Kate Hall. You can read Danny's tribute here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5417/the-long-journey-home

About Danny Bardwell : Danny Bardwell is a construction superintendent who builds large commercial buildings in the Baton Rouge / New Orleans area. For peace of mind and escape from the stress of building, Danny raises and trains pointers with his thirteen year old grandson, Lane.

Danny is a story teller at heart, and often when relaxing he is inspired by some little event or phrase. Lane appears in most of Danny's stories. His stories have appeared in local publication as well as national circulations such as Sporting Classics Magazine.

About Kate Hall : Kate Hall is an outdoor artist who resides on an Angus cattle farm in Tennessee, where she began hunting at an early age. During her 13 years as a flight attendant, Kate visited 27 countries and all 50 states. She now spends her time traveling across the country in search of rising trout and upland birds with her husband and their English Setter. In his first two seasons they hunted on public lands in MT, KS, SC, AL, NC, KY and TN for quail, ruffed grouse, sharptail grouse, woodcock, pheasant, prairie chickens, and hungarian partridge. Upland hunting has enriched Kate's life and influences much of her colored pencil work.

A few more pictures from the National Bird Dog Championship Saturday afternoon at Ames Plantation, running Whippoorwill Vette and Bonner’s Bulletproff

A few pictures from the National Bird Dog Championship Saturday morning at Ames Plantation, running Game Heir and Miller’s Heat Advisory.

This weeks featured article is all about Positive Training Methods for Puppies – 4 Tips for Success present by the Eukanuba Staff. Check out these insightful tips here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5413/positive-training-methods-for-puppies--4-tips-for-success

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Picked up another nice out of print book at the Bird Dog Museum in Grand Junction Tennessee, How to Train Your Bird Dog by Horace Lytle , published January 1, 1956.

Picked up these two out of print books at the Bird Dog Museum in Grand Junction Tennessee. The Field Dog Stud Book Volumes 1 and 2, published in 1901/1902.