Sharon Potter gives a detailed step-by-step description on how to be successful with the traiined retrieve.

We will be reducing the frequency of premium podcasts to about one a week. More seemed too much for our listeners. We will soon be gathering hunting forecasts from around North America.

Dennis Kavanaugh is an outfitter who guides bird hunts at two locations in Montana for several different species of upland game birds. We focus especially on hunting dogs and strategies for Hungarian Partridge.

Episode 16

This show documents the joy of hunting in the field with an older bird dog. Bill and Toni Swanson are my guests with their nearly 12 yedar old Golden Retriever, Knicki. The second half of this show will air on the Premium Podcast within the week.

Sharon Potter works with Rick Smith in his seminars; she also breeds chocolate labs and is a contributing writer to the Pointing Dog Journal. In this introductory interview we cover a wide range of subjects such as her Pope and Young cougar trophy to the basics of human-canine communication. This is part 1 of a 3 part interview. The other two interviews will be available on the premium podcast next week.

In our ongoing effort to bring you interviews with editors of major wingshooting magazines, we are pleased to introduce you to Ralph Stuart, the editor of Shooting Sportsman Magazine. Ralph described how he got into the business and some of the thought behind what makes Shooting Sportsman unique. Our part 2 of the interview will be on the premium podcast and there we will discuss his personal dogs, guns, and hunting experiences.

My very special wish for you to have a wonderful and patriotic 4th of July.

Episode 15

Imagine hunting pheasants, but instead of using a shotgun, your weapon of choice is a hunting falcon. The dogs are even more important because they often have to hold point as long as 40 minutes. Meet Dave Moran, master falconer, and his English Setters, Lark and Sarah. Witness Jessie meeting this predator bird for the first time. The second half of this show will air on the Premium Podcast within the week.

Episode 14

A brief vignette of a guy who loves the art of wildlife and lives a life far away from the maddening crowd. Arlen Evensen of The Turtle Mountain Artworks, http://www.turtlemountainartworks.com. .

Our first interview with Joe Spoo, DVM, the Gun Dog Doc: www.gundogdoc.com. Joe is a veterinarian who specializes in health of our bird hunting dogs. This is the first in a series of wide ranging discussion that will eventually cover nutrition, injuries, and illnesses that bear on the health and longevity of our best friends.