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 ...
If you hunt low areas, and flat fields that might be muddy, rubber kneeboots might be all you ever need. As a flatlander who primarily hunts pheasants in grass and cornfields, all I ever wear are ...
I encountered a 100-year-old pheasant last week, or at least he acted like one. I was hunting a portion of a marsh many hunters wander through during the season. The water level was down a bit so I ...
BLANCHARDVILLE — Steve Bertjens began Wisconsin’s ring-necked pheasant season opener hunting ducks in Grant County with his 14-year-old son, Benjamin. He should have left his duck-hunting boots on ...
Hunting season doesn't end with the close of deer gun season. In fact, for some hunters the fun is just beginning. While traditional pheasant hunting images resonate strongly with a warm October sun ...
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 ...