English Setters were developed in England in the 1800s, initially bred as hunting dogs to locate game, whereupon they would “set” – crouch low and freeze. These friendly dogs can come in a range of ...

A lot of work goes into training and maintaining a hunting dog, but it’s a labor of love. When a setter staunchly locks up on point over an unseen woodcock or a relentless retriever ferrets out ...

For instance the best dog of my life was an English setter named Tess over whom I shot at least 1,200 birds, including grouse, woodcock, four kinds of quail—bobwhite, Mearns’, Gambel’s and ...

Every falconer has his own style. For Tyler Sladen, that means running his northern goshawk over a pack of setters for desert ...

Jim the Wonder Dog was a Llewellyn setter bred from pureblood champion field stock. He was supposed to be a quail dog, and turned out to be much more talented than that.

This dog handles upland birds, small game, and even water retrieves. Hunters love how easily it transitions between pointing, retrieving, and tracking game across tough ground.

Red, for example, is “a typical dropper, some sort of pointer x setter cross.” Droppers are common turkey dogs. Boykin spaniels have been used as turkey dogs. “Any dog that shows interest ...

Trainer Jim Keller is helping to restore the hunting side of Irish setters. JOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star Jan 13, 2007 Jan 13, 2007 0 ...