English Setter

Most Popular Bird Dog Breeds of 2023

Exploring the most popular bird dog breeds of the upland hunting community over the years…

An Irish Setter on point in Ireland
Development and History of the Irish Red Setter

How the Irish Setter Breed Came to Be on Both Sides of the Atlantic With…

An English Setter Upland Bird Hunting in North Dakota
Love Letter to North Dakota – A Hungarian Partridge and Sharp-tailed Grouse Story

Watch and read the upland hunting adventures of Tyler Webster of Birds, Booze, and Buds…

An old photography of many women behind the American Field Trials
Women in American Field Trials: Paving the Way

A remarkable cast of women paved the way through history pointing dog field trials and…

A dog trainer works on pointing steadiness with a German Shorthaired Pointer
The Modern Era of Bird Dogs in North America: HDC Episode #31

The modern era of hunting dogs is characterized by technology and information, making new breeds…

Deer Shooting historic hunting dog artwork
The Golden Age of Hunting Dogs in North America: HDC Episode #30

As dog shows and field trials became popular, 19th-century Americans looked to standardize the breeding…

a group of setting spaniels
The Word “Setter” Does Not Mean What We Think It Does

The truth behind the word ‘setter’ has quite the history behind it; one you may…

Justin-McGrail
#151 | Bird Dog Training and the Upland Institute with Justin McGrail

Justin McGrail joins the show to talk about his early-season hunting trip, bird dog training,…

Two English setters work a stand of trees.
#150 | Preseason Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Chat with Ann Jandernoa

Ann Jandernoa of Scout-N-Hunt returns for our annual preseason ruffed grouse and woodcock conversation This…

Marjolein Kamman-van Eijk
Hunting and Field Trials in Continental Europe with Marjolein Kamman-van Eijk: HDC Episode #21

Versatile dogs and English Setters find their niche while hunting and trialing in Europe and…

Bird Dogs For Habitat campaign
#141 | Bird Dogs For Habitat with Tom Carpenter and Chad Love

Celebrating the annual Bird Dogs for Habitat campaign with our friends Tom Carpenter and Chad…

forest-management
#137 | How Bird Species Respond to Forest Management

Exploring forest management and its impacts on various species of birds, both game and non-game,…

David Hudson taking photographs on the English moors
Pointers and Setters on the English Moors with David Hudson: HDC Episode #20

Travel across the Atlantic to discover the world of shooting and field trialing with Pointers…

Michigan Upland Bird Hunting
#130 | Michigan Upland Hunting, Mystery and More with Charles McLravy

Talking Michigan upland hunting plus fictional tales of murder and mystery with author Charles McLravy.…

#128 | Perspectives on Being an Artist, Grouse Hunting and Bird Dogs with Amanda Ballengee

A journey into grouse hunting, bird dogs and art with West Virginia upland hunter Amanda…

Ted Sommer sharp-tailed grouse hunting
#119 | DIY Trip Planning and Sharp-tailed Grouse Hunting with Ted Sommer

A conversation about DIY sharp-tailed grouse hunting and relishing October days in the ruffed grouse…

Hunters using Scout-N-Hunt mapping
#115 | Scout-N-Hunt Mapping and Ruffed Grouse Habitat with Ann Jandernoa

A conversation about Scout-N-Hunt mapping, ruffed grouse habitat, bird dogs and more with Ann Jandernoa.…

Michael Pepi of Jonas Brothers Studios of New York on a bird hunt.
#111 | Talking Upland Taxidermy with Michael Pepi of Jonas Brothers Studios of New York

A conversation about upland bird taxidermy, field prep and care, bird dogs, upland hunting and…

Brent Rudolph, Director of Conservation Policy at RGS & AWS
#109 | Conservation and Bird Dogs with Brent Rudolph of the Ruffed Grouse Society

Achieving conservation work from capitol hill to a bird cover near you with Brent Rudolph…

Jerry Kolter and Betsy Danielson of Northwoods Bird Dogs
#107 | Breeding and Developing Wild Bird Dogs with Jerry Kolter of Northwoods Bird Dogs

A look into breeding and developing wild bird dogs with Jerry Kolter of Northwoods Bird…

Hunters in the United Kingdom on a partridge shoot with hunting dogs
United Kingdom and Ireland – Pointing Dog Breed Origins: HDC Episode #5

Exploring the origin of pointing dog breeds from the United Kingdom and Ireland In the…