Traveling Wingshooter Forecasts

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 [...]

by Dave Smith The 21st century version of the good ole days of upland gamebird hunting was a grand era. From 2007-2010, hunters experienced the finest upland bird hunting of the last 50 years. [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter Agency Directory Directory of State Wildlife Agencies Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 64 N. Union Street, Suite 468 Montgomery, AL 36130 [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2014: Chukar Forecast by Dave Smith Nevada, the long-time premier chukar destination, has been ravaged by drought since the bumper year of 2011 that yielded an estimated [...]

The Traveling Wingshooter 2014: Sharptails, Huns, and Prairie Chicken Forecast by Dave Smith Prairie grouse populations declined dramatically over the last few years due to extreme drought [...]