Yucatan’s Ocellated Turkey

Yucatan’s Ocellated Turkey

This week on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey… The eastern wild turkey of North American is one of our nation’s great conservation success stories and hunters played a direct role in this recovery. Today, the ocellated turkey – the iridescent cousin of...
Deer Urine: Cologne of the Gods

Deer Urine: Cologne of the Gods

South Carolina has recently passed laws restricting the use of deer urine. Not a day too soon, if you ask me–especially after the nightmare experience that I survived last year. Code Red. Code Blue. Miss Majestic. Doe in Heat. It goes by many brand names. But the...
Iowa Teal Hunting Begins September 1

Iowa Teal Hunting Begins September 1

Iowa’s 16-day statewide teal-only hunting season begins September 1 and all indicators are pointing towards hunters having a good year in Iowa. “We likely had good production on our marshes this spring. Currently wetland conditions vary across the state with many...
Wolf Wars Move to the Ballot Box

Wolf Wars Move to the Ballot Box

Colorado Initiative Latest Effort to Manage Wildlife Through Public Opinion In 1990, California voters passed Proposition 114 which banned mountain lion hunting in that state and set into motion scores of similar ballot measures across the country, usurping the...
The Cocker World’s Dog Whisperer

The Cocker World’s Dog Whisperer

Gundog handler and trainer, Jordan Horak, is known as the “dog whisperer” of cocker spaniels, beginning as a young up-and-comer to becoming a national pro. A few years ago— late-October 2015, to be precise—I had the pleasure of hunting woodcock in central...
Lessons Only the Outdoors Can Teach

Lessons Only the Outdoors Can Teach

There are lessons out there that aren’t taught in any public school classroom, lessons that only a good parent can provide. And then there are lessons that only time spent outdoors can teach us. The Ides of August have come and gone, the fellowship of the orange cloth...
Goose Hunt for the Girls

Goose Hunt for the Girls

Sisterhood hunt in western Nebraska raises funds for a local breast health center. Sitting in a pit blind has its drawbacks. The daily scenes of the outdoor world are the greatest thrill of hunting. It’s like a real-life nature film playing out in IMAX 3D right in...