by Michael Luders | Aug 8, 2024
The best hunting spots are secrets among friends, where a bird in the bag is just a bonus. A mist conceals these mountains. They are gray like bone. The sun will not rise above them for another hour, and yet it is eight o’clock. This is a favorite spot. I find...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Feb 23, 2022
Introduction to Upland Birds from THE MANEATER FISH AND GAME COOKBOOK My early exposure to upland birds was pretty limited. We had almost zero pheasants in the area of Michigan where I grew up and there was no dove season. i never ran into any quail, sharptail grouse...
by Edgar Castillo | Oct 20, 2021
At some point we ALL run out of room to place our decals on. What to do. If you are like me and have an ever-growing stash of decals, then do I have a solution for you. A DIY on a place for all those upland decals. In the early 1980s it was popular for school kids to...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Feb 2, 2021
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 10, 2020
Fabarm offers a plethora of shotguns crafted with bird hunters in mind, running the gamut of semi-autos to side-by-sides, from shooting trap to waterfowl and everything in between, all in one place. SPONSORED CONTENT Have you ever known a true shotgunner to own only...
by Tom Davis | Oct 21, 2020
The cocker: a breed that deploys quickly and steers precisely. I damn near didn’t stop. I was driving a road that I rarely traveled, en route to another piece of cover. It was a crisp, clear day toward the end of October, the kind of day you see in your mind’s eye...
by Tom Keer | Oct 1, 2020
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...
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 Dawn Faught | Jul 10, 2020
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...
