FREEMAN, S.D. - Dogs bound through the switchgrass, hunters in orange caps advance in a row behind them. The sun shines, and even if there aren't many pheasants to shoot, all is right with the world.

If you have done any pheasant hunting around Central Washington in recent years, you know it can be tough. Gone are the days of seeing 50 to 100 birds during a morning’s hunt. We won’t go into the why ...

Pheasant hunting is a good introduction to bird hunting since it is easy to understand the basics but hard to master. A successful hunt takes patience but not a lot of gear. Early-season pheasant ...

f you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s like I did, and you were much of a fisherman, hunter and reader, you read the “Big Three” of sporting magazines: Sports Afield, Field and Stream and Outdoor Life.

Before you move on to the latest news from the Seahawks, would you be so kind to allow me a couple of minutes to brag about my dog? Sure, everyone is proud of their dogs. Whether the dogs are hunters, ...

A bag of South Dakota roosters, primarily taken on CREP walk-in. While the golden age of pheasant hunting may be behind us (just hunt with an older wingshooter and he’ll tell you all about it) there ...

The recent October pheasant season here in the Thumb proved to be outstanding for my hunting guests and me, with plenty of wild birds and shooting opportunities. This, of course, left me quite ...

Last Saturday, our woodcock, grouse and pheasant seasons opened. Sadly, there just aren’t enough wild woodcock and grouse anymore for our large and concentrated hunting population. To the delight of ...

The Bird Dog Parade, the traditional kickoff of the Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Friday morning at the Minneapolis Convention Center, was an education and a validation. An education in the variety of ...