Missouri Quail And Pheasant Numbers Steady

Missouri Quail And Pheasant Numbers Steady

With Missouri quail and pheasant hunting season starting Nov. 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises hunters that quail and pheasant production appears better than expected despite harsh conditions last winter and flooding this spring. Each August,...
Oklahoma Quail Generally Healthy

Oklahoma Quail Generally Healthy

Preliminary data from trapping efforts last year indicate the northern Oklahoma quail are in good shape. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is working to assess the health of northern bobwhites in the state. In August 2018, 33 quail from five wildlife...
Nebraska Upland Slam Is Back

Nebraska Upland Slam Is Back

Hunters have long known that Nebraska is an upland bird hunter’s paradise — the mixed bag capital of the Great Plains — with diverse upland hunting opportunities, long seasons, great access to public lands, and high hunter satisfaction rates. This year, take advantage...
Sporting Classics TV Episode 8 Teaser

Sporting Classics TV Episode 8 Teaser

This week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey includes General Walter Boomer, Emmy-winning actor Gerald McRaney, Walther Arms’ Cody Osborn, and host Chris Dorsey at the famed Brays Island Plantation to experience the outdoor lifestyle at its finest....
Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.

Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.

A while back, I was quail hunting with a young friend who was struggling mightily with the little brown bullets. We were finding plenty of bobwhites in the piney woods of South Georgia, but my pal just couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. It wasn’t that he was a bad...
Dan’s 12 Quail Hunting Tips

Dan’s 12 Quail Hunting Tips

These practical quail hunting tips are excerpted from the article “Dan,” by Bud Temple that originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of Sporting Classics magazine. I had frequently stopped at the little crossroads restaurant 16 miles north of my home in Wabash,...
It Was the Dog’s Fault

It Was the Dog’s Fault

December 17th, 2018 Mrs. William Crawford Grant 102 Gold Street, Cloud City, Heaven Dear Grandmother, I apologize. Yes, I know you said never hunt or fish on Sundays. Yes, ma’am you raised me better than that. But I was thinking that you might make an exception just...
A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend

A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend

Sometimes, you need a “work stoppage.” Shut down the damned computer, turn off the phone, and bolt. Spend an afternoon watching dogs hunt ’em up, shooting shotguns at fast flying quail, chukar and pheasant, breathing the cool air of an October...