Upland Bird Hunting

Upland bird hunting tips and stories for grouse, pheasant, and quail.

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Upland Bird Hunting

Hunting Could Ruin Your Marriage — Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

Upland Bird Hunting

The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds I’ve Ever Eaten

By Brad Fenson

Pheasant Hunting

The Ultimate Hunting Bucket List: 10 North American Hunts to Do Before You Die

By Ron Spomer

Grouse Hunting

Use Traditional Woodsmanship to Find Better Grouse Hunting

By Tom Huggler

Upland Bird Hunting

Here’s What I Learned by Firing 1,000 Rounds a Day on an Argentina Dove Hunt

By Alex Robinson

Upland Bird Hunting

Best Shotguns of 2026, Range Tested & Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

Grouse Hunting

Jack O’Connor Explains Why Bird Hunters Got Shotgun Selection and Barrel Length All Wrong

By Jack O'Connor

Pheasant Hunting

This Controversial Hunter Recruitment Program Buys Pheasants from Prisons. Now Bird Planting Could Expand to Federal and Private Lands

By Andrew McKean

Upland Bird Hunting

I Thought Snipe Hunting Was a Joke. Then I Moved to Ireland

By Nord Riley

Upland Bird Hunting

Photos: Meet the Renegade Hunters Who Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

Upland Bird Hunting

Best Over/Under Shotguns of 2026, from Budget to High End

By Alex Robinson

Upland Bird Hunting

After My Bird Dog Was Nearly Blinded, This Ridiculous Piece of Gear Is the One Thing I’ll Never Hunt Without

By Natalie Krebs

Pheasant Hunting

North Dakota Hunter Bags a Rare, Snow-White Pheasant on a Frigid Winter Day

By Bob McNally

Upland Bird Hunting

I Found a Human Skull While Rabbit Hunting Near Los Angeles

By Chris Grillot

Upland Bird Hunting

I’ve Hunted Woodcock My Whole Life. I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This

By Henry S. Beverage

Upland Bird Hunting

My Dog and I Got Lost in the Grouse Woods. We Found Something I Still Can’t Explain

By Joel M. Vance

Upland Bird Hunting

Outdoor Life Merch Drop: Rooster Hoodies Are Here

By Natalie Krebs

Quail Hunting

The Time Jack O’Connor Trespassed, Killed a Quail in a Lady’s Yard, and Somehow Still Got Hunting Permission

By Jack O'Connor

Upland Bird Hunting

A New Program Added 100,000 Acres (and Counting) of Walk-In Access in Nebraska and South Dakota

By Dac Collins

Pheasant Hunting

I Tried to Flush a Pheasant. Instead, I Got Mauled by a Grizzly — and 320 Stitches

By John Haviland