Nick Moe  is seriously one of the best grouse hunters in the state of Michigan. He visits with me at my kennel/recording studio,to share some secrets on how to improve your success on grouse hunting. His tips will apply for anyone who wants a better dog for hunting, or testing. His success running dogs in the NAVHDA system carries over to his training and testing retrievers in AKC and HRC testing venues. And when he has some spare time, he heads south and does some guiding for duck hunters.  Check out Wingman Kennels on facebook.

I feel like Pete is the guy I would have been in a another life. He started training dogs on a shoestring and eventually built one of the biggest training and hunt clubs in Minnesota. his retirement job with Dogtra keeps him neck deep in the dog world.

Dave is a guy that decided early, what path he was taking. His writing and background with pointing dogs won out for those of us who read Gun Dog magazine. We talk about his dogs, hunting Montana, shotguns and growing up with dogs.

I have a great conversation with Steve Smith. he is the editor of Pointing Dog Journal and The Retriever Journal. he is a life long dog man/ foot hunter, a former school teacher, and the guy who has brought us almost all of our favorite magazines for the last 3 decades. We talk alot about raising kids in the hunting lifestyle, and Steve's secret to getting those kids hooked!!. And we touch on our non hunting spouses and how that works. Listen to this one and you might learn a little something.