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 [...]
Partridge Hunting
Tuesday Quiz: ID This Bird
Can you correctly identify this upland bird species?Answer: Gray or Hungarian PartridgeWinner: Justin Treadwell (Justin, if you read this, email brian@gosportn.com to claim your prize) Want more chances to win from GoHUNTn? Enter our Spring Gobbler Success contest!
Does Roadkill Work for Dinner?
I like Catherine Price's story this morning at Slate about how she and her husband decide that a rabbit who lost a contest with a car could become their delicious dinner. She recounts their adventure with local and sustainable road kill and provides a brief history of laws regulating the human consumption of road kill. It's [...]
New Brunswick Bird Hunting
Every year I begin my bird-hunting season with a trip to New Brunswick. Woodcock season opens on September 15, which gives me a jump-start on the U.S. bird season. As most bird hunters know, there are three main flyways for the timberdoodles, one of which is along the Atlantic Seaboard. These are the birds we [...]
Montana’s Mixed Bag
Having just returned from hunting the Ft. Benton area of Montana with Pheasants Forever, I have to tell you it's in stark contrast to South Dakota. Especially a South Dakota ranch managed for pheasants and holding a preserve license. But this is true wild-bird hunting in thick, heavy cover for a variety of skittish avian [...]
