The Northeast and parts of the Lake States were hit with the aforementioned major storm this spring, so the woodcock breeding population will likely be similar to 2017. In Maine, nearly two feet [...]

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 [...]

The buzz in the upland gamebird world is coming out of one of the Lake States, and it has to do with a buzzing insect. Turns out the much-anticipated increase in the ruffed grouse cycle didn’t [...]

by Dave Smith  This update to our 2018 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. This final piece of data measures recruitment of [...]

By Ken Mac Donald  “A heartbeat away from nothin’.” The saying kept racing through my mind as I watched the pup round the corner and head out into the 30mph Nor’easter, 38 degree water, strong [...]

Features   A Woodcock in the Backyard By Tom Davis   2018 Upland Gamebird forecast By Dave Smith   The Season of Smoke By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   The Dogs Don’t Care By Frank [...]

Features      The Lay of the Land By Tom Davis   Grouse Camp By Jay Hanson   Feast or Famine By Frank Jezioro   Every Dog Should Retrieve By Matt Bluett   West Nile Virus’s [...]

by Lisa Senafe, Bentley’s Pet Stuff, petstuff.com #1 Tick and flea detection and removal Ticks and fleas are a problem that you do not want to get out of hand. Look at your pets coat and skin to [...]

Something Exalted By Tom Davis   Chukar Country By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   The Traveling Wingshooter Border Patrol By Gary J. Krukar   Reading Pheasant Hits By Larry Brown   [...]

by Steve Smith You turn away from the truck and cut the dog loose. She streaks toward the horizon, which is a long way off because this is the Ft. Pierre National Grasslands, and it’s the opening [...]