2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast

by Dave Smith The upward trajectory of upland gamebird populations in many states may make this a magical season for bird hunters. It was on a splendid autumn day more than 20 years ago, [...]

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UPDATE: 2021 GAMEBIRD HUNTING FORECAST

This update to our 2021 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, [...]

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Chukar 2018 Traveling Wingshooter

The last few years have offered some of the finest chukar hunting in the last three decades. The 2016 chukar harvest in Nevada was the sixth best since 1992, Utah boasted stellar numbers for [...]

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Desert Quail 2018 Traveling Wingshooter

The bulls-eye of the U.S. Drought Monitor this summer covered some of New Mexico and Arizona’s better scaled, Mearns’, and, Gambel’s quail country. At first glance, it looks like a tough year for [...]

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Pheasants 2018 Traveling Wingshooter

The pheasant picture is one of long-term (CRP decline) and short-term (weather) storylines. The shrinking CRP footprint has been well-documented, perhaps to the point of exhaustion, but the [...]

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