The Sisterhood of Pheasants

The Sisterhood of Pheasants

Eight ladies, now all good friends, have a blast in the pheasant fields of South Dakota. If you can gauge how good of a day you had by the number of shells you shot, I had a blast. The sore stomach muscles from evenings of hearty laughter shared with new friends was...
Granddaddy of Them All: The Sage Grouse

Granddaddy of Them All: The Sage Grouse

A symbol of the iconic West, the sage grouse fed pioneers and homesteaders and now provides challenging sport for hunters. It started with a wisp of a Brittany puppy that didn’t weigh much more than a sage grouse. My go-to bird dog, a wonderful, wacky male Brittany...
Not For Sale: My Faithful Field Companion

Not For Sale: My Faithful Field Companion

She wasn’t the most beautiful shotgun in the world. But from the moment I saw her, I knew she must be mine. “There’s someone here in the lobby to see you.” Dang! I have no time for this, I thought. “Who is it? Do they have an...
Why Do People Hunt?

Why Do People Hunt?

We hunt for the same reason that foxes chase mice…because we’re genetically programmed to do it. Evans Chambers and I were reminiscing the other day, as old men are wont to do. Evans lives in Enid, Oklahoma, and has been affiliated with the Grand National Quail Hunt...
Pheasant Hunting with Tom Brokaw

Pheasant Hunting with Tom Brokaw

“I live in cities now and travel the world but I keep coming back to this prairie because I know this is where I belong.” Even at his busiest sitting at the anchor’s desk of NBC News for more than 20 years—longer than Walter Cronkite at CBS—Tom Brokaw managed...
Wild Places, Fine Guns, and Good Friends

Wild Places, Fine Guns, and Good Friends

Seeking out a covey of truly bobwhite quail can be a challenging and exciting adventure It was late on the last day of our hunt, and overcast with a cold northwest wind and the feel of snow in the air. My shooting partner, Brian Mudd, was the winner of Sporting...
Like an Honest Dog: A Tim Flanigan Book Review

Like an Honest Dog: A Tim Flanigan Book Review

Like an honest dog, it’ll be the standard by which you compare all other upland hunting books. It’s the highest level of praise for a handler to call a dog “honest.” By that handlers mean every time the dog points there is a bird under his nose. Honest...
Women’s Winter Ringneck Challenge

Women’s Winter Ringneck Challenge

Pheasants Forever Montcalm County, Michigan, is sponsoring a fun pheasant hunting event for beginners and experienced hunters. The day includes clay shooting and a guided hunt with teams of four women, with lunch and prizes following the hunt. Cost is $35 per person,...
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