Upland Hunting

By Dave Smith This update to our 2024 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland gamebird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. [...]

The upward trajectory of upland gamebird populations in many states may make this a magical season for bird hunters. by Dave Smith – Check the 2024 Email Update of the Forecast! The signs [...]

This update to our 2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. This data measures [...]

This update to our 2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. This data measures [...]

Read the October 2023 update here!  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 [...]

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, [...]

Originally published in the March/April 2023 issue of The Pointing Dog Journal  – Subscribe!  Pick ’em up, put ’em down. Sounds funny, but the key to back-road birds is often boot leather, [...]

This update to our 2022 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland bird population surveys. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, [...]

Editor’s Note: This article was published in the January/February 2022 issue of The Pointing Dog Journal, but under the incorrect byline of Don Thomas. Chasing California quail in California was [...]

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 [...]