Celebrating the American Sportsman is more than just our fall issue’s theme; it’s an eye-opening experience that chronicles the adventures of an American original, Wyman Meinzer. Wonderfully written and gorgeously photographed, it will become a favorite read of anyone with a passion for…
Follow this proven path and a great pup will be yours. – Henry Chappell Since you’ve followed my advice in “Start Your Puppy off on the Right Paw” (The Land Report, Spring 2015), your pup is sleeping all night in…
Happiness at home starts with a routine. —Henry Chappell Regular, gentle training during feeding time and playtime gets a pup off to a quick start. At four months, this German shorthaired pointer already knew her name. If you’ve followed my…
It comes as no surprise that Boone Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch, home of the world’s finest quail hunting, is also the site of a world-class kennel. Boone Pickens started “dog rich” and has held his course. “Back when I couldn’t…
In the heart of cattle country, the Blue Lacy shines. In 2005, the State of Texas designated the Blue Lacy Texas’s official dog breed. This selection took place almost 150 years after Kentucky’s Lacy brothers — Frank, George, Erwin, and…
What do puppies need most of all? Routine, routine, routine! – Henry Chappell Puppy training starts the instant she stumbles through your front door. Those first 12 weeks are critical. Yes, temperament is largely inherited, but nature’s work can be…
Excellent dogs are born, not made — Henry Chappell Sure, patience, love, and training can minimize a dog’s weaknesses, and the best trainers can make a passable gun dog out of a marginally talented pup. But in nearly all cases,…
Leader of the Pack: When it comes to following a trail, Treeing Walkers set the pace. – Henry Chappell Just as the English pointer dominates modern pointing dog field trials, the Treeing Walker coonhound dominates today’s coon dog trails. The…
Timber specialists, ranch brokers, recreational experts, productive ag pros – more than 100 firms from coast to coast were surveyed to prepare our fourth annual look at America’s Best Brokerages for the Summer 2014 edition of the Magazine of the American Landowner. Dozens more…
There’s no truer redcoat than the English coonhound. One of the breeds most associated with the American backwoods was actually developed to meet the needs of European aristocrats and colonial American cavaliers. In Medieval Europe, prior to the development of…
