Traveling Wingshooter Forecasts

The business of forecasting woodcock hunting prospects in mid-summer took a turn for the worse this year as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the four Flyways moved regulatory [...]

Ruffed grouse populations in the Lake States appear to be on the long-anticipated rise in their 10-year cycle. Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were up 18 percent statewide this [...]

As reported in the article, 2015 Pheasants Wrap: Trending Up (June/July 2016), pheasant populations spiked up dramatically across most of the range last year, following a healthy increase in [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Pheasant Forecast by Dave Smith   The final 2014 pheasant production scorecard was far better than projected last year in mid-summer, as reported in [...]

A continued run of favorable weather in many parts of the country has set the table for an outstanding upland gamebird hunting season in 2016. here’s a time to pine for the good ‘ol [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Forecast by Dave Smith Ruffed Grouse Ruffed grouse populations in the Great Lakes region are poised to enter the upward side of the [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Chukar Forecast by Dave Smith Chukar production picture hinges largely on winter precipitation and green-up. As of March in the premier chukar destination state of [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Desert Quail Forecast by Dave Smith It’s been raining quail in Arizona, according to Jonathan O’Dell, Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) Small [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Bobwhite Quail Forecast by Dave Smith Bobwhite populations in the western portion of the range are on the road to recovery after several years of extreme drought [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2015: Sharptails, Huns, and Prairie Chicken Forecast by Dave Smith Prairie grouse are on the rise across the northern Great Plains thanks to a mild winter and good to [...]