Seeing with a Hunter’s Heart
Hunting is paradoxical: Immersing one’s self in a hunt that could end in death is life-affirming.
The Firing Line
Last November in Scotland, a line of seven friends spaced 20 yards apart marched across a harvested field in pursuit of pheasant. On that misty morning, hunters, dogs and gamekeepers were eager to find birds and almost immediately they did. A brightly feathered...
Finding Socrates
The story of how a boy found a stray puppy that went on to be a great pheasant dog for him and his dad. A dog surprised us the spring of my 10th birthday when Aunt Helen banged the screen door behind her. As she shuffled in the dark of dawn toward the Sunday paper, a...
Getting Socrates Drunk
Stuck for a name, we had it when Uncle Harry christened the stray pup “Socrates,” given his proclivity to poison himself. Worse than a baby in a bathroom cabinet, right from the git-go he liked stuff he shouldn’t and revealed a fatal attraction for everything liquid....
Candid Cameron: Why I Like Birds
This week Cameron the Weimaraner reminisces the trials and errors of his first bird hunt as a young pup pointing pheasants in the field. I can barely remember back when I was young and just a pup, but I rode in a truck and the door opened and Mike, my hunting partner...
The High-Quality, High-Quantity Hunting Lodge
Shoot your quail and eat it, too! Guests of the Primland Resort hunting lodge in Virginia never have to choose between quantity and quality. SPONSORED CONTENT In the age of technology and instant gratification, quantity seems to be taking precedence over quality. For...
Valentine’s Dinner for Two: Stuffed Pheasant with Rutabaga Silk
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day Brays Island style with this stuffed pheasant dinner for two paired with the perfect prosecco. Valentine’s Day is always a favorite holiday at Brays Island, and typically owners have the option to dine at the Plantation Grill with...
How Upland Bird Hunters Can Stay Safe in the Field
While enjoying the hunt and upland bird hunting season, all hunters should make safety their top priority. Upland bird hunting is enjoyed by thousands of hunters who want to create memories, carry on traditions and bring home a wild meal. While enjoying the hunt, all...