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…
2013 was a year of superlatives: billion-dollar acquisitions, record-setting prices, and landmark sales. And behind the best of these deals one finds the stories of passionate landowners, men and women and families who went to extraordinary lengths to assemble, to…
Don’t mistake this bobtailed working dog for a low-born mongrel. Medieval peasants relied on versatile, workaday dogs to herd livestock and help poach game from feudal masters. Since they paid a dog tax based on the length of the dog…
A True American: Few breeds can rival the New World heritage of the rat terrier. Their ancestors — various crosses of Manchester terrier, fox terrier, and English terrier — came to America from the British Isles with hardscrabble miners and…
When it comes to bird-dogging, none can compare to the English pointer. In 1909, Manitoba Rap became the first English pointer to win the National Bird Dog Championship. The breed has completely dominated major field trial competition ever since. When…
Land to Table – that’s what’s cooking in the Summer issue of The Magazine of the American Landowner. Five amazing landowners are profiled – individuals, couples, and families who are changing the way America eats as they produce Vermont maple sugar,…
Versatile and handsome, the Vizla is a hard-working retriever that is a favorite of hunters and their families. – Henry Chappell Many centuries have passed since the Magyars lorded over Central Europe. These fearsome warriors were also accomplished hunters, and…
This Brit is a natural in all respects. More than one pointer aficionado has told me, “I’m a pointer man forever, but the best all-around shooting dog I ever saw was an English setter.” This breed most likely developed from…
Ring in the holidays with the latest edition of the Land Report! Travel to Sonoma County and enjoy a rare and revealing portrait of John Jordan and his family’s renowned vineyard and winery. Learn the latest about the white hot…
If the German shorthaired pointer is the sports car of the dock-tail pointing breeds, then consider the German wirehaired pointer a muddy ranch pickup. This breed makes up with personality and practicality what it lacks in beauty and pointing style.…
