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 [...]

POINTING DOG POINTERS February 2018 By Bob and Jody Iler Last in our series of first season challenges is the issue of retrieving – one that often causes great concern in some of our dedicated [...]