Ruffed Grouse Covert

Ruffed Grouse Covert

Once upon a time Bob Sohrweide had a ruffed grouse cover. He’d had other covers before and since but this one was his best. Bob found it in his eighth grade Latin class. Let me tell you… As Bob walked into his classroom, he overheard Robbie Trotta finishing a story to...
Final Flights

Final Flights

The rivers were overflowing, the feeder streams were gushing and the lowland roads were washed out so I couldn’t get to my woodcock coverts. But I had an idea. The rain poured down for three straight days. It wasn’t a mist or a pitter patter on the tin roof. It was...
The U.K.’s Black Tie Event of Shooting

The U.K.’s Black Tie Event of Shooting

With the grouse moors covered in blooming heather, it’s once again time for the annual Sport of Kings: driven grouse shooting. With its abundance of heather and red grouse, Yorkshire’s undulating moors echo with gunfire each August as artfully engraved shotguns...
Hunting in the Shadows of Edmund Davis

Hunting in the Shadows of Edmund Davis

At times I may think I am unique in my hunting approach, yet the reality is I am not. Like many, I follow in the shadows of Edmund Davis. The phone rang listing a number I did not recognize. I answered. “Tom Keer.” “I had the chair.” “Terrific,” I said. “It’s...
70+ Shotguns for Women at Syren U.S.A.

70+ Shotguns for Women at Syren U.S.A.

As female gun enthusiasts, we know one size doesn’t fit all. To meet the need of the growing percentage of women who hunt, Syren offers more than 70 options for shotguns crafted with female hunters and shooters in mind. SPONSORED CONTENT Women who shoot and hunt are...
Among the Grouse

Among the Grouse

There is a special magic to be found in hunting this majestic bird with grouse dogs and good friends through a joyous palette of autumn colors. I never intended for grouse hunting to become such a passion. Only now, after more than 40 years of joyously stumbling about...
Traits of the Pheasant-Hunting Dog

Traits of the Pheasant-Hunting Dog

The relevant and meaningful question isn’t “Which breed is best for pheasants?” It’s “Which breed is right for me?” No upland gamebird engenders so much disagreement, disputation and plain, unvarnished discord as the ring-necked pheasant. Other gamebirds are rarely...
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