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 ...

Before I ever owned a gun dog, I walked up pheasants on the family farm by myself. While I wouldn’t go back to hunting without a dog, I remember the special thrill of dogless hunting: there’s no ...

Indiana will offer its last free fishing day of the year on Sept. 28 when Indiana residents don’t need a license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish in public waters. Normally, it’s required if you’re 18 ...

“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 ...

Can you hear the call of pheasant or waterfowl or the smack of fish jumping in the water? Here are a few updates you'll want to know for autumn hunting and fishing, from this week's Outdoor Adventures ...

Conservation group Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever has launched a free online video series and how-to course aimed at encouraging first-time hunters to try upland bird hunting. Produced by Modern ...

Audio: Listen to January upland hunting tips from Jack Morris. (Approx. 2 minutes). Hunters who may be a little frustrated with warm weather and fickle waterfowl this season might turn their attention ...

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 ...

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DISTANT, Pa. ― Thousands of birds feed, fly, cackle and roost in large enclosed fields at the Southwest State Game Farm in Armstrong County. The birds are ring-necked and hen pheasants that have been ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state bird steps into the spotlight Saturday in South Dakota, with the start of the traditional pheasant hunting season. Tens of thousands of hunters from across the ...

Hunting for upland game birds is a great opportunity for exercise, camaraderie and, of course, harvesting some birds. Wendy Horine, a hunter education coordinator, offers these tips for a safe hunt: * ...