Brian founded Ultimate Upland in 2010 to be the most comprehensive resource for upland hunting enthusiasts. Since then it has grown into a community where bird hunters congregate and share their love for the sport. Brian shares detailed accounts of Ultimate Upland adventures in pursuit of wild birds in the wildest places.
Koch is joined afield by hunting partners Labs and Llews.
The dogs deserve a little added style with Qalo’s dog tags. I was initially skeptical that words etched in silicone would hold up to the rigors of a working dog. But all my dogs have rocked these tags since before the start of the season and they show no wear or tear. Yes, the…
Garmin took the most popular, most used features from their other tracking and training collars and boiled them down into the smallest, most battery efficient handheld in their lineup. When paired with the TT15 Mini collars, the Garmin Alpha 10 becomes a powerful tool for tracking dogs and keeping them safe afield. I’ve had the…
That conniving black lab of mine will no longer use cover of night to perform acts of mischief. Now I clip on a Nite Ize Disco SPOTLIT ($6) and he gives me the look of disdain as I send him outside to do his business. No more losing track of the dark dog in the darkness.
SportDOG’s 875 SportTrainer system features simple programming adjustments, expansion up to three dogs, and a solid range of ten training configurations. In either training or hunting situations, you want a system that has a substantial battery life. The SportDOG 875 uses lithium-ion batteries, which are specced to last between 50–70 hours per charge. We put the…
Every upland hunter dreads the day when their collar system fails. The remains of my upland transmitter, sprinkled across the freshly cut grass, brought that day home this past summer. The pinch of a new system on my hunting budget had me scrambling into the research weeds. My search ended with a clear front runner,…
This isn’t a strange gift suggestion for an upland hunter if you remember I hunt behind a lab. In the summer time, I struggle to keep my pup in shape because of the heat. So where do I turn for exercise? Water. Which my lab has no problem with. When relaxing on the boat, I…