This story, “Better Pheasant Hunting Alone,” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Over the past several years, I’ve kept records on more than 100 pheasant hunts. During ...

At its core, pheasant hunting is a simple pursuit. You, plus maybe a couple of buddies, and a dog tromp through the uplands and lowlands flushing roosters. You walk until you shoot your limit and then ...

“We’ll flush about 150 birds today,” I told my new friend M.D. as we loaded our guns by his truck. A recent transplant to pheasant country at the time, M.D. raptly surveyed the wide fields, trying to ...

Pheasant hunting is one of the most popular forms of highland hunting in the United States. It’s also a great way to become familiar with upland bird hunting in general. Although you learn the finer ...

The classic pheasant gun is a 12- or 16-gauge repeater, chosen because ringneck pheasants are tough and often found in bunches. When the air is full of cackling roosters, as it commonly was back in ...

The Coon Valley Conservation Club, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Badgerland Pheasant Farm are co-sponsoring a Learn to Hunt Pheasant program at Badgerland Pheasant Farm, S2047 East ...

Pheasant hunting is a long-standing fall tradition across North America and Europe. Hunters live for that heart-pounding moment when a pheasant bursts from the grass. But a good shot isn’t the only ...

A saving grace for the future of hunting is the involvement of women wishing to get involved in outdoor activities. The fact is, women are the fastest growing demographic in hunting and shooting ...

Twenty minutes from the highway, off an old dirt road in Colebrook, Connecticut, dozens of people are milling about, wearing bright orange hats and vests, getting ready to hunt pheasants. There’s ...