Bird Hunting Year in Review
The bird hunting season never seems long enough. This first full year of Ultimate Upland was filled with great moments that helped define our…
Making Kansas Memories
Opening day in Kansas occupies a sacred place for me since this is the territory where my upland obsession really took hold years ago….
Why We Hunt With Dogs
This morning I took my lab Wyatt out for a weekend stomp on public ground. Yesterday while in the field at first light I…
South Dakota’s Ringed Circus (part 1)
It may not be the greatest show on Earth, but for those in pursuit of the Chinese Rooster it’s not far from it. I…
Bird Hunting Karma Exists
The idea that what goes around comes around can be captured in the simple word Karma. Go ahead and scoff if that hocus pocus…
Center of the Bird Hunting Universe
In our free time we tend to think in terms of upland birds, and this leads us down many paths, most of which are…
The Top 3 Wild Pheasant Hunting Tips
There are tons of variables involved when pheasant hunting: weather, dogs, number of hunters, blockers, terrain, time of day….. the list is almost endless….
The Cure for the Ailing Birdhunt
It took a decade of brush busting, sprinting after wingless phantom pheasants, whiffing on bunny shots, losing keys and warping dogs — but a buddy…
The Ultimate Upland Vehicle
As hunters prepare to load up and drive to the far reaches in order to chase birds, I always ponder what is the ultimate…