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Mountain Cur squirrel dog looking up a hardwood tree during a morning squirrel hunt in autumn timber

What Your Squirrel Dog Already Knows Before You Start Training

Most handlers buy a pup from proven bloodlines and immediately get to work. They watch videos. They read forums. They […]

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Mountain Cur squirrel dog working through open hardwood timber alone on a fall morning

The Squirrel Dog Will Show You What It Is

Most handlers come to their first squirrel dog with a picture in their head. Fast, wide-ranging, honest at the tree,

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English Coonhound baying at tree during solo night hunt in hardwood timber

A Coonhound Becomes What You Consistently Reward

Every night in the woods, you are building something. Whether you know it or not, every reaction you have to

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Angler fishing for crappie from the bank in spring near a laydown in shallow water

Crappie Fishing from the Bank in Spring

Quick Answer: How to Catch Crappie from the Bank in Spring During the spring spawn, crappie move into water as

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Mountain Feist squirrel dog tracking through open hardwood timber alone on a fall morning

What Watching Your Squirrel Dog Fail Costs You

The coon hunter has one advantage the squirrel dog handler does not get. When a coonhound goes quiet in dark

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Treeing Walker Coonhound tracking through hardwood timber at night on a solo training hunt

Why You Keep Stepping In (And What It Costs Your Hound)

You did not set out to make a dependent dog. Nobody does. You got a good pup, you put time

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Redbone Coonhound standing at the base of a hardwood tree baying on a solo night hunt in heavy timber

Why Your Coonhound Leaves the Tree Before You Get There

The dog treed. You heard it. You marked the direction, noted the GPS, and started walking. By the time you

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Angler fishing vertically from a small boat next to a dock on a calm, overcast spring morning

Crappie Not Biting After a Cold Front? Here’s Your Spring Fix Guide

Yesterday they were stacked up and biting. You left the lake happy, maybe even a little smug. Today you’re back

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Treeing Cur following a cold squirrel track through heavy early season leaf cover in hardwood timber

Early Leaf Action Can Stall Real Squirrel Work

A young dog tearing through early season timber, hot on every squirrel it flushes, barking treed every few minutes —

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Bluetick Coonhound tracking through dry hardwood leaves along a creek bottom during an evening training hunt

Young Coonhound Skipping Easy Tracks After Hot Drops

You had a young dog doing right. Working tracks clean, finishing, showing you the ability you hoped for. Then something

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