by John Chalstrom, PH.D. | Dec 30, 2024
“A poor man can only afford the best.” This was the mantra my father lived by. Dad was a professional firefighter for nearly 40 years in a midwestern town. A survivor of the Depression who lived on a farm without running water or electricity, he enlisted at age 17 to...
by Robert Ruark | Sep 18, 2023
“I promise you,” he said, “on my word of honor, I won’t die on the opening day of the bird season.” Now you know your first big cock pheasant is a sight to see. There maybe ain’t nothing as dramatic, whether it’s an elephant or a polar bear. A cock pheasant is like a...
by Tom Davis | Apr 15, 2021
Make no mistake – as eager as the golden retriever is to sniff out a good time, it’s even more eager to sniff out a skulking rooster. A while back, someone sent me a link to one of the damnedest video clips I’ve ever seen. There’s a wounded rooster pheasant sort of...
by John L. Torchick | Apr 8, 2021
Small game hunting for squirrels, rabbit, pheasant, dove and other species ignite a flame in young hunters that lasts a lifetime. The squirrel scurried from one limb to another, unaware of the camouflaged figure. Settling on a limb facing me, it stared, unsure of what...
by Cameron the Weim | Feb 2, 2021
Meet Cameron, a five-year-old Weimaraner from Montana with a thirst for adventure…and shenanigans. This week, Cameron questions the importance of bathtime. Well, most upland bird hunting seasons have closed and it was a hectic one for this Weimaraner here in the West....
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 21, 2020
Many Americans flock to the southeastern U.S. this time of year for beautiful weather, but they may be missing the best upland bird hunting Virginia has to offer. SPONSORED CONTENT During the fall and winter hunting season, not only do many birds begin migrating...
by Robert Matthews | Oct 1, 2020
The guns that really caught my eye were the new trigger-plate over/unders. Despite a personal predilection for side-by-sides, these guns are something special! Given the liberty of a wholly unsolicited opinion, I’d surely opine that almost everybody who likes shotguns...
by Tom Davis | Sep 15, 2020
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 24, 2020
Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state starting in September. ODFW and partners stock pheasants at these special hunts that give youth a head start on regular pheasant seasons, which don’t begin until...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 14, 2020
Get back to normal with a visit to the Cheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge, South Dakota’s wingshooting haven. SPONSORED CONTENT So far, the year 2020 has all adjusting to what many are calling the “new normal.” We’ve adapted, but often at the expense of the traditions,...
