When you hear about pheasant and quail numbers anymore, it’s usually a massive decline. But there is finally some good news out of Nebraska. After surveying Nebraska hunters, the state’s Game and Parks Commission is happy to announce that there is a 2 percent increase in ringneck pheasants and an 175 percent increase in bobwhite [...]
Bobwhite Quail Hunting
Worms Killing Quail in Texas?
The past six years, there has been a 90 percent decline in quail populations in Texas, and biologists may have found at least one reason.Dr. Dale Rollins, director of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and former Field & Stream Hero of Conservation finalist, thinks that parasitic worms are potentially to blame for the sharp rise [...]
Epic Wild Game Dinner
A few weeks ago, a group of my friends went on an upland bird hunt out in Virginia. Somehow, I was volunteered to do the cooking for them after the hunt. They dropped off their cooler full of ringneck, chukar, and bobwhite, and I went to work. Using some inspiration from what I had around [...]
E Circle E Day 2
On Day Two of our hunt at the E Circle E (www.ecirclee.com), we hunted the Hill Farm. The farm was a 15 minute ride from the ranch, and it was a very old homestead that was situated on rolling hills with open cropland surrounded by hardwood edges. The fields were a mix of corn, sorghum, [...]
Contest: Identify the Upland Birds. Win a High Lonesome Fleece!
There are wide-range of upland bird hunting opportunities at the High Lonesome Ranch.Below is a picture of one of our mixed-species bird pens. Can you identify the different upland bird species in this photo? Be the first person to correctly identify these bird species, and you will win a Terra-Tek Nylon and Fleece Vest from [...]
Quail Hunting Gets Wall Street Love
Some call it a gentleman's sport. I call it a challenge. Bobwhite quail hunting is one of the South's most iconic hunts, but the little bird is facing drastic populations decreases across the United States. Habitat loss and increase threats from predators have contributed to this classic hunt declining in recent years. Not talking about [...]
The $95,000 Shotgun
Some guns are a work of technology, some of engineering, and some of art. Perazzi usually features guns that are a good bit of all of these things. I'm not sure what makes this gun hit the $95,000 price tag, but it is perhaps the most beautiful shotgun I've ever seen. The over-under 20 gauge [...]
