Upland Bird Hunting

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Man wears KUIU Attack Pant afield.

Gear

The Best Upland Hunting Pants of 2024 The Best Upland Hunting Pants of 2024

By Colton Heward

A pheasant flushing ahead of a yellow Lab

Hunting

The Wonder Dogs: Tales of Six Incredible Hunting Dogs The Wonder Dogs: Tales of Six Incredible Hunting Dogs

A bird-bone flute instrument.

Hunting

Hunters Were Making Duck-Bone Bird Calls 12,000 Years Ago Hunters Were Making Duck-Bone Bird Calls 12,000 Years Ago

The buffering in TSS shot.

Guns

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

A turkey hunter in Montana listens for gobbles.

Hunting

Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Natalie Krebs

Joshua trees in the desert outside of Los Angelese

Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Found Human Remains While Rabbit Hunting This Happened to Me: I Found Human Remains While Rabbit Hunting

By Chris Grillot

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.

Hunting

These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

Garmin Alpha 200i

Gear

Garmin Alpha 200i, Tested and Reviewed Garmin Alpha 200i, Tested and Reviewed

By Scott Einsmann

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

Hunting

Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

late season pheasant hunting

Hunting

Pheasant Hunting Tips for the Late Season Pheasant Hunting Tips for the Late Season

By Brian Ruzzo, Tom Carpenter

Hunting

Video: Grizzly Bear Charges Bird Hunter Who Holds Fire at Close Range Video: Grizzly Bear Charges Bird Hunter Who Holds Fire at Close Range

Hunting

The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds

Hunting

How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump

By Alex Robinson

Aftermarket chokes can provide more effective patterns.

Guns

The Best Chokes for Pheasant Hunting The Best Chokes for Pheasant Hunting

Two California wildlife refuges have been closed to bird hunting.

Conservation

Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought

pheasant in field odfw

Conservation

The U.K. Releases 55 Million Game Birds Every Year. This Group Says Not to Release Any Amid Avian Flu Fears The U.K. Releases 55 Million Game Birds Every Year. This Group Says Not to Release Any Amid Avian Flu Fears

Laika's lock onto their quarry.

Hunting

The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds

By Jennifer Wapenski, Joe Genzel

Montana’s Controversial Pheasant Stocking Program Moves Forward

Conservation

Montana’s Controversial Pheasant Stocking Program Moves Forward Montana’s Controversial Pheasant Stocking Program Moves Forward

The Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 28-gauge.

Guns

The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns

Nash Buckingham's Bo Whoop.

Guns

If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick? If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?

The Beretta A390 and SBE3 left eject.

Guns

Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite? Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?

The Model 12 was designed by T.C. Johnson

Guns

10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own 10 Classic Shotguns Every Wingshooter Should Own

Wyoming game and fish killed 1200 pheasants

Hunting

Wyoming Game and Fish Kills 1,200 Pheasants to Prevent an Avian Flu Outbreak Wyoming Game and Fish Kills 1,200 Pheasants to Prevent an Avian Flu Outbreak

Brister invented this tow behind pattern board.

Guns

Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister Three Things We Know About Shotgunning Thanks to the Legendary Bob Brister

More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation

Hunting

More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation More Than 1,500 Pheasants, Quail, and Ducks Euthanized as Texas Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at a Commercial Game Bird Operation

Hunting

Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean Fewer Pheasants This Fall? Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean Fewer Pheasants This Fall?

By Andrew McKean

White and tan dog on point in tall grass.

Hunting

Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South

By Durrell Smith

Spread wheat if you want to make planting wheat easy.

Hunting

How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring

grasslands for ranching South Dakota

Conservation

The Feds Are Spending $1 Billion on New Ag Projects That Should Also Help Wildlife Habitat The Feds Are Spending $1 Billion on New Ag Projects That Should Also Help Wildlife Habitat

Bird hearts are a delicacy.

Hunting

Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

By Jack Hennessy

south dakota pheasant

Hunting

It’s Time for a Reality Check on South Dakota Pheasant Hunting It’s Time for a Reality Check on South Dakota Pheasant Hunting

By Alex Robinson

bird dog and hunter

Hunting

5 Most Attainable Public-Land Upland Bird Hunts in the U.S. 5 Most Attainable Public-Land Upland Bird Hunts in the U.S.

Leucistic spruce grouse

Hunting

Rare Leucistic Grouse Taken in Interior Alaska Rare Leucistic Grouse Taken in Interior Alaska

2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast

Hunting

2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast 2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast

By Tom Carpenter

Federal Dollars Will Boost Ohio’s Bobwhite Quail Habitat

Hunting

Federal Dollars Will Boost Ohio’s Bobwhite Quail Habitat Federal Dollars Will Boost Ohio’s Bobwhite Quail Habitat

Black vultures are causing human and livestock conflicts around the U.S.

Hunting

Black Vultures Are Killing Cattle, So States Are Securing Permits to Kill Nuisance Birds Black Vultures Are Killing Cattle, So States Are Securing Permits to Kill Nuisance Birds

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms

Hunting

How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms How to Identify and Cook Pheasant Back Mushrooms

$6.4 Million Grant to Improve Montana Upland Bird and Big Game Habitat

Hunting

$6.4 Million Grant to Improve Montana Upland Bird and Big Game Habitat $6.4 Million Grant to Improve Montana Upland Bird and Big Game Habitat

A hand holds a shotgun and a quail.

Hunting

Why the Gauge of Your Shotgun Doesn’t Matter on Upland Birds Why the Gauge of Your Shotgun Doesn’t Matter on Upland Birds

a black and white sketched image of a man and woman hunter holding hands

Hunting

Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger

By Christine Peterson

The author's dog Otis with a hard-earned Minnesota rooster.

Hunting

How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever How to Kill Pheasants with Your Wild-Ass Retriever

By Alex Robinson

A hunter sits in a rocking chair, smiling, with a gun in his lap.

Hunting

Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs Granddaddy’s Gun: A Restored Family Shotgun Gets a New Life Training Fine Bird Dogs

By Durrell Smith

Tyler Sladen found falconry after growing up in the hardcore/punk rock music scene.

Hunting

Upland Bird Hunting Is for Skaters, Punk-Rock Kids, and Everyone Else Upland Bird Hunting Is for Skaters, Punk-Rock Kids, and Everyone Else

A yellow lab with a calf head in her mouth.

Hunting

Hunting with Nellie, a Retriever With Limitless Natural Instincts—and Embarrassingly Little Grace Hunting with Nellie, a Retriever With Limitless Natural Instincts—and Embarrassingly Little Grace

By Andrew McKean

A hunter holds a bird in hand while letting the hunting dog sniff and catch the scent.

Hunting

5 Western States to Hunt for the Ultimate Upland Road Trip 5 Western States to Hunt for the Ultimate Upland Road Trip

By Matt Hardinge

A pair of hunters dressed in blaze orange watch a flushing rooster pheasant.

Guns

Struggling to Hit Birds? Try This Midseason Shotgun Tune-Up Struggling to Hit Birds? Try This Midseason Shotgun Tune-Up

A hunter checks shotshells in a side-by-side shotgun next to a grouse.

Hunting

Finding the Perfect Grouse Gun Is a Lifelong Pursuit Finding the Perfect Grouse Gun Is a Lifelong Pursuit

A hunting dog holding a ruffed grouse.

Hunting

The Toughest Grouse Hunts are Always Worth It The Toughest Grouse Hunts are Always Worth It

By Andrew McKean

A woodcock and a shotgun being held by a hunter.

Hunting

How to Hunt the Mysterious Woodcock Migration How to Hunt the Mysterious Woodcock Migration

A white and black hunting vehicle next to a hunting camp.

Hunting

How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall

By Damon Bungard

A yellow lab running through an open field.

Hunting

Willow Creek: An Obscure Stream Shapes Life, Death, and Landscape Willow Creek: An Obscure Stream Shapes Life, Death, and Landscape

By Andrew McKean

5 Tips for Solo Pheasant Hunting

Hunting

5 Tips for Solo Pheasant Hunting 5 Tips for Solo Pheasant Hunting

By Curtis Niedermier

a shotgun choke and quail hunting

Hunting

Hit More Quail with These Close-Range Chokes, Loads, and Tactics Hit More Quail with These Close-Range Chokes, Loads, and Tactics

By Jarrod Spilger

These Hunters Have Perfected the Upland Bird Hunting Road Trip

Hunting

These Hunters Have Perfected the Upland Bird Hunting Road Trip These Hunters Have Perfected the Upland Bird Hunting Road Trip

By Matthew Every, Natalie Krebs

hunter holding shotgun in a field

Guns

12 Ways to Improve your Wingshooting Skills 12 Ways to Improve your Wingshooting Skills

Curry pheasant recipe

Hunting

How to Field Dress and Prepare Game Birds How to Field Dress and Prepare Game Birds

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Better Agricultural Practices Could Mean More Pheasants in the Heartland

Hunting

Better Agricultural Practices Could Mean More Pheasants in the Heartland Better Agricultural Practices Could Mean More Pheasants in the Heartland

By Andrew McKean

The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts

Hunting

The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts

By Will Brantley

dead grouse in hand

Hunting

10 Next-Level Ruffed Grouse Hunting Tips 10 Next-Level Ruffed Grouse Hunting Tips

By Paul Nicolaus

Kent Bismuth Upland bird hunting ammo

Hunting

7 New Non-Toxic Upland Bird Hunting Loads for 2018 7 New Non-Toxic Upland Bird Hunting Loads for 2018

By Jarrod Spilger

Hunting

Hunting Wild vs. Preserve Birds, 101 Hunting Wild vs. Preserve Birds, 101

By John B. Snow

What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?

Hunting

What Happens When CRP Land Disappears? What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?

A limit of blue grouse

Hunting

3 Reasons You Should Use Light Loads for Upland Bird Hunting 3 Reasons You Should Use Light Loads for Upland Bird Hunting

By John Haviland

pheasant hunting tips to hit more roosters

Hunting

Pheasant Hunting: Hit More Roosters Pheasant Hunting: Hit More Roosters

By Brad Fitzpatrick