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Update: 2024 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast
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. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, providing a more finely tuned forecast than was possible at press time for the print magazine […]
2024 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast
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 of autumn are upon us: The days are getting shorter, the strokes of summer light are softening, and, for those of us […]
Injured?
Assessing and avoiding canine injuries in the field. by Jon Osborn Few situations are more frustrating, emotionally taxing, and downright expensive than injuries to hunting dogs. Depending upon the severity, these maladies can range from costly inconveniences to scenarios where the dog sits out the remainder of the season and the family finances take a […]
2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast: E-BLAST UPDATE
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 recruitment of birds into the fall population, providing a more finely tuned forecast than was possible at press time for the print magazine in mid-July. The […]
Veterinary Blood Banks: A Lifeline for Millions of Pets…Maybe Even Yours
Bill Romanelli It’s unthinkable for most dog lovers, but traumatic injuries do happen. If anything, our active, bounding Labs are more at risk than their more sedate cousins – whether from a car accident, an encounter with the wrong kind of critter, or terrain that insidiously hides all manner of bone-breaking or skin-piecing hazards. Knowing […]
From our Friends at the Robert Louis Co…
From our Friends at the Robert Louis Co… (see ad in upcoming issue) Practice is the final road to excellence. After all the lessons and input and expensive guns have been acquired, it is the physical game of practice, shot after shot, that one must keep in motion to win the game. For the doubles […]
2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast: E-BLAST UPDATE
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 recruitment of birds into the fall population, providing a more finely tuned forecast than was possible at press time for the print magazine in mid-July. The […]
2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast
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 20 years ago, following my two Labs across a gorgeous mosaic of cattail-lined oxbow sloughs and brushy field edges, that my […]
2023 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast
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, following my two Labs across a gorgeous mosaic of cattail-lined oxbow sloughs and brushy field edges, that my friend, a novice […]