The Alaska Standoff
Alaska and I are at odds. I’m here to take her birds. She’s not giving them up easily. I’m to earn them one vertical…
On the Road Again
Driving endless hours. It’s the not-so-glamourous part of this upland hunting pursuit. Thankfully the days afield tend to erase the days of pavement. The…
Backyard Bobwhite: Part 3
Educating birds, or Educating Us It’s been just over a month since we added 35 young Bobwhite to our small flight pen. The birds…
Backyard Bobwhite: Part 2
Can a pen-raised quail make it in the wild? If you’ve had the privilege to hunt Bobwhite over a few seasons in areas where…
Backyard Bobwhite: Part 1
Is the key to restoring quail right out your back door? I grew up in small farming community in rural Northeast Ohio. It’s not…
3000 Miles for One Bird
The sun is dipping into the horizon and the thermometer reads 19° when the dogs and I return to the truck after hunting the…
Scenes from the SHOT Show 2014
The National Shooting Sports Federation hosts the largest outdoor industry trade show in the country. There are over 1,600 exhibitors who inhabit 12.5 miles…
SHOT Show Media Day 2014
Had a great time at the range testing new products today. Big thanks to all the vendors, shooting professionals and the safety folks at…
Holiday Shotgunning
We decided that as part of the Ultimate Upland New Year’s Resolution we should work to introduce more people to the sport we love….
Bird Hunting Amid Spun Tales
Every year in Kansas we hear funny stories about birds and hunting. Maybe it was the full moon, the start of the whitetail rut…