Upland Bird Hunting
Upland bird hunting tips and stories for grouse, pheasant, and quail.
Latest in Upland Bird Hunting
![A turkey hunter in Montana listens for gobbles.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/12/hunter_west-scaled.jpeg?w=600)
Big Game Hunting
Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
![A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/03/Ski_Hunt_Wadsworth-6-copy.jpg?w=526)
These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs
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Hunting
The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds
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Duck Hunting
How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump
![Two California wildlife refuges have been closed to bird hunting.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/29/Dry-Tule-Lake-NWR-Sump1A2022-scaled-e1661805840131.jpg?w=600)
Climate & Environment
Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought
![Laika's lock onto their quarry.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-11.10.09-AM.png?w=855)
Duck Hunting
The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds
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Double Barrel Shotguns
If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?
![The Beretta A390 and SBE3 left eject.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/15/Screen-Shot-2022-06-15-at-2.35.34-PM.png?w=897)
Double Barrel Shotguns
Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?
![Leucistic spruce grouse](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/18/Screen-Shot-2021-10-18-at-3.38.13-PM.png?w=600)
Grouse Hunting
Rare Leucistic Grouse Taken in Interior Alaska
![2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/29/john-hafner-archive_68478.jpg?w=675)
Hunting
2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast
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Big Game Hunting
Hunting Can Ruin Your Marriage. Or Make It Stronger
![A hunter holds a bird in hand while letting the hunting dog sniff and catch the scent.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/30/NIN2ZFKDJFELDFAPUZ4PR4VOAM.jpg?w=600)
Grouse Hunting
5 Western States to Hunt for the Ultimate Upland Road Trip
![A hunter checks shotshells in a side-by-side shotgun next to a grouse.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/22/GYFLUNQYTVHVBAVMOAGGNZX6GE.jpg?w=600)
Grouse Hunting
Finding the Perfect Grouse Gun Is a Lifelong Pursuit
![A hunting dog holding a ruffed grouse.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/04/BRBUD6NHUJEPPL4XY7CF3ID62A.jpg?w=600)
Grouse Hunting
The Toughest Grouse Hunts are Always Worth It
![A white and black hunting vehicle next to a hunting camp.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15/PARMRCCU65AAFERDRXMPJFMV74.jpg?w=600)
Big Game Hunting
How to Take Your First Overland Hunting Adventure this Fall
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Big Game Hunting
Willow Creek: An Obscure Stream Shapes Life, Death, and Landscape
![5 Tips for Solo Pheasant Hunting](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/04/FN36A642NFYXB7B7YHGPDISU64.jpg?w=675)
Hunting
5 Tips for Solo Pheasant Hunting
![The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/26/FBWAXDCXCYSFW5VUDJIDGULEME.jpg?w=450)
Goose Hunting
The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts
![dead grouse in hand](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/DERH2Z2L3ZBNPDS3TMZ336PGZM.jpg?w=675)
Grouse Hunting
10 Next-Level Ruffed Grouse Hunting Tips
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Conservation
What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?
![Small Game Hunting: How to Call Grouse and Ptarmigan](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/FHV7BSTVPMJMDBVSLHRL653NIU.png?w=600)
Grouse Hunting