If you need a pick-me-up, mark your calendars for next year’s Pheasant Fest in Des Moines, Iowa. I’m here in Madison, Wisc., heading into the last day of this year’s Fest, and already looking at airline reservations. As do most of us, I get a charge out of being in a room full of hundreds [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Pheasant Fest: Phantastic!
Posted in News on February 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Chukar school is in session
Posted in News, tagged chukar hunting, partridge, upland bird hunting on February 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you’ve ever hunted them, you can appreciate their mystery, guile, and how hard they are to shoot! That’s the chukar partridge and they prove the axiom “the first time you hunt them is for fun, after that, it’s for revenge.” Well, a friend of mine stumbled onto a great resource while we were talking/websurfing [...]
Tell ‘em what you really think & win something
Posted in News, tagged hunter survey, hunting lodge, hunting preserve, Wingshooter survey on February 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Finish reading this, then go here: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2g4vauyfqfflwz9/start It’s our first survey of wingshooters/dog owners, and it’s only open until Feb. 10 so get there FAST. Put in your two cents’ worth regarding your personal hunting lodge or preserve experiences, and I’ll share them (anonymously) with my friends in the industry. The upshot will be a better experience [...]
Loop: closed. Season: over. Feelings: good.
Posted in News, tagged Awesome Upland Road Trip, bird dog, bird hunting, dog training, free hunting gear, German wirehair, German wirehaired pointer, gun dog, hunting dog, mountain quail, quail, upland bird hunting, versatile hunting dogs on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We talk a lot about “closing the loop,” reaching a logical and finite ending to all things business, social, financial, etc. The term is appropriate for yesterday, the last day of wild bird season here in Oregon. I began the season at a spot that holds history and pre-history (read: dinosaurs), fond memories, and a [...]
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