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• Out & About: Spring training for bird dogs

  May 12, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTHUNT – A clinic for owners of pointing dogs of all ages and abilities is set for 8 a.m.-noon on June 8 at the Spokane Bird Dog Association’s Espanola training …

• Washington’s oldest shooting preserve flush with pheasants

    October 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Farms along the Palouse River are well-known for producing bumper crops of wild game birds, but for nearly half a century, Pheasant Valley Preserve has taken bird hunting to a …

• Early-season tips for dogs

    October 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Hot, dry weather is hard on dogs, which is why hunters must give special attention to their dogs during early bird-hunting seasons. Based on years of experience, Dan Hoke, veteran …

• Out & About: Kid in driver’s seat for last youth hunt

  September 30, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTGOING – Daniel Kuhta, 15 (pictured above), ended his career of participating in youth upland bird hunting seasons last Sunday with a limit of pheasants at the Fishtrap Lake area. …

• Bird dog savvy

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors, Sports on Page K8 Here’s a wake-up call for upland bird hunters, not a day too soon: “It takes six to eight weeks to get your dog into shape for hunting season,” said gun …

• Ardent hunter has blind ambition to bag ducks, geese

  December 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 On a recent weekday, waterfowl hunter Kent Contreras was bubbling with optimism for his coming weekend hunt along the Pend Oreille River. At least a couple of thousand ducks and …

• Dog trainer stresses importance of all-weather instruction

  March 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 “Some people say I’m living the dream,” Dan Hoke yelled with a smile from the back of his horse as he trotted into a near blizzard. “Of course, they’re never …