The beauty of upland hunting lies in its simplicity. It’s a walk with a gun. Your goal is to frighten ground-dwelling birds into flight, so you can shoot them. Even if you don’t find anything, you’ve ...

This story, “Better Pheasant Hunting Alone,” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Over the past several years, I’ve kept records on more than 100 pheasant hunts. During ...

Youth participants return from a pheasant hunt Saturday on Copus Road. From left, Wyatt Eutsler, 11, of Botkins, Dalton Hunsaker, 11, of Lima, Dean Puthoff of Shawnee Township and Elijah Puthoff, 9, ...

On a good morning of pheasant hunting, I’ll leave my truck with a pocket full of shotgun shells, two water bottles, a couple of granola bars, my dog, and my gun. I won’t return until it’s time for a ...

The statewide hunting season for ruffed and blue grouse, as well as mourning doves, opened Sept. 1, and the season for most other upland game birds, including chukar, quail and rooster pheasants, ...

The Michigan pheasant hunting season is getting a big boost with rooster releases at 13 game and wildlife areas throughout the Lower Peninsula. This fall, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

The Oct. 21-22 statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season for hunters ages 15 and younger provides an excellent opportunity to mentor new hunters. Resident youth, age 15 or younger, do not ...

Before I ever owned a gun dog, I walked up pheasants on the family farm by myself. While I wouldn’t go back to hunting without a dog, I remember the special thrill of dogless hunting: there’s no ...

THERESA - A cold northwest wind buffeted the field of big bluestem and canary grass at Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area. The beige, dormant plants pulsed with the breeze. Jim Henning of Grafton and I ...