This week's featured article on Gundog Central is from Edgar Castillo, aka Hunt Birdz, on hunting ringneck in the snow ... a fitting article considering the current weather. You can read Edgar's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5385/ringnecks-in-the-snow

About Edgar. Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

Check out "When January Comes" by Tom Word on Gundog Central this week, with artwork contributed by Leah Brigham. You can read Tom's poem here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5375/when-january-comes

About Tom. Tom Word is a lawyer who represents individuals about managing their assets and for amusement writes fiction and non-fiction about bird dogs and humans obsessed with them. You can find more of Tom's book on https://tomwordbooks.com/

About Leah. After graduating from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Science in Art Education, Leah began teaching Art to inner city Middle School students in Houston and later Dallas, TX. Leah has shared with her students her passion for art and nature. This passion has sustained her and continued throughout her life in the form of painting and drawing.

Leah was introduced to American Field Horseback Field Trails and has been able to experience the excitement of seeing her own dog, competing for the National Championship at Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN ...standing on point, head and tail held high. This has inspired her to create works of art depicting dogs and the wildlife associated with the sport and hunting.

This week Tom Word shares "The Curmudgeons’ Christmas" as the featured article on Gundog Central, with artwork contributed by Leah Brigham. You can read "The Curmudgeons’ Christmas" here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5353/the-curmudgeons-christmas

About Tom Word
Tom Word is a lawyer who represents individuals about managing their assets and for amusement writes fiction and non-fiction about bird dogs and humans obsessed with them.

About Leah Brigham
After graduating from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Science in Art Education, Leah began teaching Art to inner city Middle School students in Houston and later Dallas, TX. Leah has shared with her students her passion for art and nature. This passion has sustained her and continued throughout her life in the form of painting and drawing.

Leah was introduced to American Field Horseback Field Trails and has been able to experience the excitement of seeing her own dog, competing for the National Championship at Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN ...standing on point, head and tail held high. This has inspired her to create works of art depicting dogs and the wildlife associated with the sport and hunting.

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is from Chris Yielding - "More than Just Retrievers - Labs Showing off Lesser Known Talent". You can read Chris's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5344/more-than-just-retrievers

About Chris : Chris is a high school teacher in Arkansas, and trains retrievers on the side. He has been training as a side job for nearly a decade, training for clients all across the south. He also enjoys writing articles about training, as well as other outdoor activities. He has been published in many local and regional publications. You can find out more about Chris on his website Backwater Cypress Retrievers - https://backwatercypress.com/

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is about "Upland" Chaps, written by Edgar Castillo. You can read Edgar's new article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5338/upland-chaps

About Edgar : Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

'Tails we could wag' by Tom Keer is the Gundog Central featured article of the week. You can read Tom's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5328/tails-we-could-wag

About Tom Keer : Tom Keer owns The Keer Group, an outdoor marketing company which works perfectly with his freelance writing career. He casts his four English setters in Northeast upland coverts and Southern quail fields with fortunate regularity. Hes been lucky to be surrounded by people and dogs that are much smarter than him. Visit him at www.thekeergroup.com or at www.tomkeer.com

I'm featuring these scrumptious Duck and Mango Tacos created by Food for Hunters this week on Gundog Central. You can check this recipe on using the following link : https://gundogcentral.com/recipes/5320/duck-and-mango-tacos

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.

Outwitting Pheasant by Edgar Castillo is the featured article on Gundog Central this week. You read Edgar's article using this link : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5306/outwitting-pheasants

About Edgar. Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

Added a new article to Gundog Central last night on How to sell dogs during recession. https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5301/how-to-sell-dogs-during-a-recession

Overcoming In-Season Obstacles with Your Duck Dog by the Eukanuba Pro Staff is this weeks featured article on Gundog Central. You can check out the article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5296/overcoming-in-season-obstacles-with-your-duck-dog

This week's featured article on Gundog Central is from Danny Bardwell, 'Not all sinners go to hell'- A true tribute to a dear friend, with amazing artwork contributed by Kate Hall. You can read Danny's tribute here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5288/not-all-sinners-go-to-hell

About Danny : 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 : 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.

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is by Michael R Thompson from the Upland Knives company on Zen and Sharing Space With Bears and Snakes. You can read Michael article on Gundog Central here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5278/zen-and-sharing-space-with-bears-and-snakes

About Michael. Michael R Thompson is a freelance writer/photographer/artist as well as a custom knife maker living in the Bitterroot valley. To view his work and follow along on his outdoor adventures go to www.uplandart.com or follow @Upland_ish on instagram

An End and a Beginning by Tom Word is this weeks featured article on Gundog Central with artwork contributed by Leah Brigham. You can read Tom's short story here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5271/an-end-and-a-beginning

About Tom Word : Tom Word is a lawyer who represents individuals about managing their assets and for amusement writes fiction and non-fiction about bird dogs and humans obsessed with them.

About Leah Brigham: After graduating from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Science in Art Education, Leah began teaching Art to inner city Middle School students in Houston and later Dallas, TX. Leah has shared with her students her passion for art and nature. This passion has sustained her and continued throughout her life in the form of painting and drawing.

Leah was introduced to American Field Horseback Field Trails and has been able to experience the excitement of seeing her own dog, competing for the National Championship at Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN ...standing on point, head and tail held high. This has inspired her to create works of art depicting dogs and the wildlife associated with the sport and hunting.

It's October, it's time for baseball playoffs. We've added new dog names inspired by baseball to the Gundog Central name generator. Check out the name generator here : https://gundogcentral.com/name-generator or just view the baseball inspired names here : https://gundogcentral.com/view_names.php?categoryID=27

What to wear? That is the question is this week's featured article on Gundog Central, written by Edgar Castillo ( aka Hunt Birdz ). You can read Edgar's new article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5262/what-to-wear-that-is-the-question

About Edgar. Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is from the Eukanuba Pro Staff on Overcoming In-Season Obstacles with Your Bird Dog, featuring advice from Stephen Faust of Stoneybrook Outfitters & Gordon Setters and Jared Moss of Best Gun Dogs. You can read the article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5256/overcoming-in-season-obstacles-with-your-bird-dog
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This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is written by Bob Ford, aka the Beagle Bard, on the Versatile Beagle. You can read Bob's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5245/the-versatile-beagle

About Bob - Bob Ford has lived all but three years of his life in the hills of Pennsylvania. The three exile years were spent attending seminary at The Methodist Theological School in Ohio where he lamented the lack of topography that characterizes the central portion of the Buckeye state. He purchased his first beagle for $75 in 1985 with money earned delivering the Erie Sunday Times. This first beagle committed Ford to the company of hounds, and has resulted in a life that has gone to the dogs.

Bob has hunted rabbits and hare throughout the country, ranging from Northern Alabama to the Quebec border, and he is always looking for new places to hunt and new species of rabbits and hare for his hounds to pursue. He is an ordained pastor in the Susquehanna Conference of The United Methodist Church and currently resides in State College, PA. Ford believes that American-made, double barrel,16 gauge shotguns from the previous century are the best firearms available to the small game hunter, and that few things compare to the sound of a pack of beagles chasing rabbits on morning dew in a foggy valley. He writes a monthly column for the American Beagler, Better Beagling, and Hounds and Hunting. Bob is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, The Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, and the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. He has won Excellence in Craft awards for humor and hunting.

Looking for something to do with all them doves? Check out this featured recipe from Food for Hunters now on Gundog Central.

https://gundogcentral.com/recipes/5236/dove-and-dates

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.

Rocket and Jet enjoying their Eukanuba brand dog food.  #rocketfuel  #jetfuel  #eukanuba 

Check out the latest article from Edgar Castillo on Gundog Central this week, just in time for dove season. His article is about hunting dove all day and you can read it here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5221/hunt-doves-all-day

About Edgar : Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

Rocket

Two puppies chasing bird

Puppies chasing birds

This weeks featured article is from Chris Yielding of Backwater Cypress Retrievers, on tuning up your dogs for Dove season. You can read his article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5207/opening-day-of-dove-season--are-our-dogs-ready-to-go...

About Chris. Chris is a high school teacher in Arkansas, and trains retrievers on the side. He has been training as a side job for nearly a decade, training for clients all across the south. He also enjoys writing articles about training, as well as other outdoor activities. He has been published in many local and regional publications.

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is an Upland Glossary written Gunner Hall. With hunting season just around the corner, now might be a good time to brush up on some of your lingo. You can view the glossary here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5199/upland-glossary

About Gunner. Gunner is a writer based in Savannah, GA. He is an outdoor enthusiast and an avid bird hunter. He is a member of numerous conservation organizations. He currently sits on the boards The Georgia Outdoor Writers Association and The Georgia Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. He also holds multiple certifications in wine and spirits. Follow his adventures in the swamps and woods of South Georgia on Instagram @gunnerhall

A Guide to Exploring Shotguns, Chokes and Shot Size for Hunting the Brown Rockets of the Marsh... Snipe aka the “Marshdoodle" written by Ed Castillo is the new featured article of the week on Gundog Central. You can check it out here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5188/a-guide-to-exploring-shotguns-chokes-and-shot-size-for-hunting-the-brown-rockets-of-the-marsh...

About Edgar. Edgar Castillo is a recently retired law enforcement officer for a large Kansas City metropolitan agency. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Guatemala, hunting was a new concept when Edgar came to the U.S. His passion lies in the uplands as he travels across public lands throughout Kansas or wherever the dirt road takes him…to hunt open fields, walk treelines, & bust through plum thickets in search of wild birds in wild places.

This fervid emotion for the uplands has since blossomed into a SIGNIFICANT social media presence. It has allowed Edgar to share his experiences and connect with other bird hunters through writing.

Follow Edgar’s upland escapades on Instagram at @hunt_birdz

This weeks featured article, is more of a duck hunters glossary, written by Shawn Swearingen. Duck season will be here before you know it, so you might want to catch up on your terminology by reading Shawn& #39 ;s article. You can checkout out here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5184/waterfowlers-glossary

About Shawn : Born and raised throughout the forests and farms of Oregon. The 9-5 work life led him to the D.C. area in 2008 a few short years after college at Oregon State. Writing about the outdoors is one of the ways he is able to cope with living in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. He is also callmaking, wingshooting, gardening, fishing, and introducing his two young sons with his wife to the great outdoors in hopes to do as well as his parents were able. He is a regular contributor for Split Reed and Mossy Oak, as well as being published by Free Range American, Tom Beckbe’s Field Journal and Dirtbag Magazine.
IG: @shawn_swearingen

I have two pieces from Tom Word to share on Gundog Central today, with artwork contributed by Leah Brigham. You can find 'One to Many' and 'No Regrets' as featured articles on Gundog Central this month
- https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5172/one-too-many--fiction--
- https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5171/no-regrets

Leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Tom Word's book, 'Gentlemen, Let 'Em Go - A Novel of Field Trials'.

About Tom Word : Tom Word is a lawyer who represents individuals about managing their assets and for amusement writes fiction and non-fiction about bird dogs and humans obsessed with them.

About Leah Brigham : After graduating from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Science in Art Education, Leah began teaching Art to inner city Middle School students in Houston and later Dallas, TX. Leah has shared with her students her passion for art and nature. This passion has sustained her and continued throughout her life in the form of painting and drawing.

Leah was introduced to American Field Horseback Field Trails and has been able to experience the excitement of seeing her own dog, competing for the National Championship at Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN ...standing on point, head and tail held high. This has inspired her to create works of art depicting dogs and the wildlife associated with the sport and hunting.

I have a new featured article on Gundog Central by Kevin Erdmier of Southern Pine Kennel with artwork contributed by Kate Hall. You can check out `Canine Language and Understanding Your Dogs Communication` here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5166/canine-language-and-understanding-your-dogs-communication...

Kevin Erdmier owns Southern Pine Kennel in Blackshear, GA, where he offers a full range of dog training services. They have indoor and outdoor kennels facilities and are state licensed. He is a certified dog trainer and fully insured. Kevin is an avid hunter, mostly wing shooting dove, duck, geese, quail, and turkey. He typically hunts in Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, and Missouri. In 2016, he opened Southern Pine Kennel after training his own dogs for years. His program is designed for hunters that want to bring a well-mannered and trained dog into the field.
In 2017, he retired from U.S. Homeland Security after 26 years of Law Enforcement. His last duty was to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as a Firearms Instructor. For the last 10 years he has trained Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement in handguns, shotguns, and rifles. Students were taught proper safety, weapons handling, nomenclature, proper maintenance, and proper marksmanship. He continues to teach firearms to individuals in his community and contractually for Homeland Security

He is currently a Pro Staff member for Retay Shotguns. He is also with Heybo, Dakota Kennels and National Pro Staff. You can find him regularly posting about his dogs on Instagram and Facebook as @southern_pine_kennel Kevin Erdmier

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.