Colorado hunters looking forward to tomorrow’s upland bird season are going to be facing a tough opener on November 10. According to the Journal Advocate, as pheasant and quail seasons open tomorrow, hunters are going to have a “complicated” season. “Populations across the region are much lower than in 2011,” said Ed Gorman, small game [...]
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Colorado Upland Hunters Facing Tough Conditions Thanks to Drought
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The GoHUNTn Line–The Best Trophies and Hunting News: Record Whitetails, Gigantic Gators, and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoHUNTn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoHUNTn updates from the past week: Was a New Non-Typical Whitetail Downed on Minnesota’s Opening Day? – It didn’t take long for a new record in Minnesota Hunter Nabs Record Gator in Arkansas – Amazing alligator from the [...]
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Chukar Numbers Hit Record High and Record Low in Utah
Upland bird hunters rejoice. A recent helicopter survey over central Tooele County, Utah, shows that there is a record number of chuckar partridges in Utah this year. “I think hunters will have a good chukar hunt in central Utah this fall,” says Robinson, upland game coordinator for the DWR. “Conditions were good for chukars to nest [...]
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Upland Bird Hunting at the TRCP’s Media Summit at the High Lonesome Ranch
There’s a lot of huge topics being discusses at the High Lonesome Ranch this week at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership‘s Western Media Summit, but every morning starts out with getting out in the field and seeing why we are all in this battle to conserve our fish and wildlife habitats. Today, I headed out [...]
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Idaho to Have Hunting Season for Threatened Sage Grouse?
The last thing that Idaho wants is for the federal government to come in and tell them how to manage sage grouse. But, with the upland bird’s numbers dwindling, they are faced with that challenge as the sage grouse could soon qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act. But, Idaho is hoping that another [...]
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Man Shooting Owls, Hawks and Too Many Pheasants Forced to Pay $13,000 in South Dakota
Shooting owls is not what we consider upland bird hunting. But one man in Sioux Falls, South Dakota apparently considers them fair game. Ronald Mittleider of South Dakota is being fined $13,000 for violations including, but not limited to, running a lodge that allowed clients to shoot owls. Mr. Mittleider also hunts for more conventional [...]
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Under Armour Scent Control, Remington’s 50th Anniversary Model 700, Flashy Flintlocks and More from the Shot Show 2012
There is a lot to cover at the 2012 SHOT Show. Here are some of the highlights from the first half of the second day, Wednesday, Jan. 18. Under ArmourUnder Armour has been expanding their hold on the hunting apparel for the past few years, and now they're getting serious about Scent Control. Using a new technology, [...]
Our National Wildlife Refuges: Prime Waterfowl Hunting on Public Land
Concerned over the unregulated shooting of egrets and other showy birds for the plume trade, President Theodore Roosevelt asked one of his advisors in 1903 if he could declare Pelican Island in Florida’s St. Johns River a bird sanctuary. With his advisor’s blessing, T.R. established the first piece of today’s National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) system. [...]
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 [...]
“Pheasants Are Too Fast” a Poor Excuse for Missing
Every pheasant hunter, even the sure shot, misses a bird from time to time. For the shooter, it’s frustrating, and for hunting companions, it’s the never-ending supply source for good natured ribbing. But the next time you whiff, don’t use the excuse that the “pheasant was too fast” or you may never hear the end [...]
