A well-trained retriever is a great partner for a duck-hunting companion. It is one of the best conservation tools you can take into the field. They can get all those cripples and find birds you never ...

This story, "This Is How It Should Be," appeared in the December 1994 issue of Outdoor Life. Two hunting buddies shoot bluebills and canvasbacks as a storm brews in what becomes an old Chesapeake Bay ...