The annual opening of Michigan’s pheasant season on October 20 is a revered day for me, and has been since I was a kid. My first memories of hunting are of being in the fields of our farm with ...

The recent October pheasant season here in the Thumb proved to be outstanding for my hunting guests and me, with plenty of wild birds and shooting opportunities. This, of course, left me quite ...

The Midwest has experienced three mild winters in a row and wildlife populations, including ringneck pheasants, have responded accordingly. Judging from the number of hunters that greeted the South ...

At its core, pheasant hunting is a simple pursuit. You, plus maybe a couple of buddies, and a dog tromp through the uplands and lowlands flushing roosters. You walk until you shoot your limit and then ...

Bailey, my 9-year-old black Lab, and I were out for our first walk of the morning the other day when I heard the unmistakable crow of a rooster pheasant. Bailey heard it too. She knows the sound of a ...

MAPLETON — After being chased up and down the rolling grassland for about 10 minutes, a rooster pheasant finally exploded from the tall dry grass and flew away cackling. George Leary shouldered his ...

Hunting pheasants this time of year can be an exercise in futility. And it definitely is an exercise in exercise. Miles walked for each bird bagged goes up exponentially as we race toward the end of ...

A bag of South Dakota roosters, primarily taken on CREP walk-in. While the golden age of pheasant hunting may be behind us (just hunt with an older wingshooter and he’ll tell you all about it) there ...