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A Purple Heart Hunt

by Doug Painter | Nov 14, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING

At first glance, it was a scene no different than one that is repeated many times each year throughout the Midwest: Six or so hunters in line working their way through the corn or milo while other hunters block at the end of the field. The shout of “rooster!” is heard...

Ecollar Ban in the UK: There are no shortcuts for a well-trained dog.

by Tom Keer | Nov 9, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, GUNDOGS, HUNTING

There is a trickling effect of foreign ecollar legislation to American organizations. On August 27, 2018, Michael Gove, the British Environment Secretary, announced the intention to ban electric training collars for dogs in England. Gove follows the lead of other...

Yellowbills at Dawn

by Robert Sohrweide | Nov 7, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING

When upland bird hunters think of Argentina, they dream of no-limit dove hunts. Waterfowlers on the other hand dream of South American duck and twenty five-bird limits -- limits not seen in the United States since Nash Buckingham was a young man. I’d read Mr. Buck’s...

A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend

by Larry Chesney | Nov 1, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING

Sometimes, you need a "work stoppage." Shut down the damned computer, turn off the phone, and bolt. Spend an afternoon watching dogs hunt 'em up, shooting shotguns at fast flying quail, chukar and pheasant, breathing the cool air of an October afternoon under clear...

Precocious English Setter Puppy Hunts

by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 24, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, GUNDOGS, HUNTING

First appeared on Ron Spomer Outdoors At the risk of sounding too self absorbed, I’d like to share the tale of Covey, my English setter puppy from Beirlsetters.com, hunting for the first time and getting her first bird — at the tender age of 3.5 months. I don’t...

Deadline Approaching for Fundraising Project to Protect Threatened Coastal Birds

by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 19, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING, Sporting Classics Daily

Coastal bird populations face multiple threats, including habitat loss and degradation, human disturbance, increased predation and sea level rise, and an innovative public-private partnership needs to raise $1.2 million between now and December 14th in order to take...

Enjoy A Few Relaxing Minutes in Grouse Country

by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 17, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING

Iowa’s Pheasant Population is Second Highest in a Decade

by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 14, 2018 | BIRD HUNTING, HUNTING

BOONE – State wildlife experts are predicting Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields. That forecast is based on a recently completed statewide population survey of pheasants, quail, partridge, cottontail rabbits...