Responsible Recovery: Blood Tracking Big Game with Versatile Dogs

In this article, Project Upland's Director of Operations Jennifer Wapenski writes about her experience tracking a wounded deer with her versatile hunting dog, Piper. She also writes about some best practices for training tracking dogs and the importance of ethically locating wounded big game animals with dogs (where legal). This article originally appeared in the spring 2023 issue of Hunting Dog Confidential.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, biologists Kyle Hedges and Frank Loncarich discuss land management techniques that support upland bird production in croplands and pastures.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com.Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, biologists Kyle Hedges and Frank Loncarich discuss grassland management techniques that landowners and managers can utilize to help bolster upland bird populations on their properties.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, dog historian Craig Koshyk explains how dog shows reward beauty  and fail to objectively evaluate the functional abilities of gundogs using modern instruments and scientific methods.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, upland bird biologists Frank Loncarich and Kyle Hedges discuss nesting, brood-rearing, and escape cover habitat needs upland birds have. They also talk about land management practices landowners and managers can use to support these habitat needs.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, PhD student and bird researcher Logan Clark explains how the proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey, including a 90 percent cut to its Ecosystems Mission Area, would irreparably harm our ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data about North American birds.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, biologists Kyle Hedges and Frank Loncarich discuss grassland management techniques landowners and managers can use to help bolster upland game bird populations on their properties.Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, dog historian Craig Koshyk explains the cultural differences that have arisen over time between European and American pointing dog tail preferences. Spoiler alert: whether a pointing dog’s tail is held level or at 12 o’clock is not particularly important—except for when it is.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, professional trainer Jason Carter writes about techniques and strategies for shifting excitable, anxious, and emotionally dysregulated dogs into “neutral.”Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.

In this article, Dr. Jay Brekke, DVM offers some kindhearted advice on knowing when to let your hunting dogs cross the Rainbow Bridge and how you can honor their legacies.Check out Duck Camp's gear at duckcamp.com. Read more at projectupland.com.