The recent October pheasant season here in the Thumb proved to be outstanding for my hunting guests and me, with plenty of wild birds and shooting opportunities. This, of course, left me quite ...

The annual opening of Michigan’s pheasant season on October 20 is a revered day for me, and has been since I was a kid. My first memories of hunting are of being in the fields of our farm with ...

On Jan. 2, I hunted until the sun literally set on Minnesota's pheasant season. I didn't shoot any birds, but it was a nice evening, and my trusted Lab, Roxie, pointed three hens. Still, as I drove ...

HARRISBURG — For the fourth year in a row, several junior hunters will have the opportunity to experience the thrill of seeing a cackling pheasant rooster pounding skyward while having a special ...

MAPLETON — After being chased up and down the rolling grassland for about 10 minutes, a rooster pheasant finally exploded from the tall dry grass and flew away cackling. George Leary shouldered his ...

BELLINGHAM, Minn. — The constant, soft-tinkling bell hanging from the collar of Kota, a well-mannered female German shorthaired pointer, stopped tinkling, which tends to get your attention if you are ...

Bailey, my 9-year-old black Lab, and I were out for our first walk of the morning the other day when I heard the unmistakable crow of a rooster pheasant. Bailey heard it too. She knows the sound of a ...