The beauty of upland hunting lies in its simplicity. It’s a walk with a gun. Your goal is to frighten ground-dwelling birds into flight, so you can shoot them. Even if you don’t find anything, you’ve ...

Dropping to my knees, I bent forward and flipped Yuba, my 8-year-old setter, from atop my shoulders into the roadside grasses. The unusual warmth of the sun on this 50-degree January day was oddly ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

It’s been another good bird year in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. Adolescent pheasant and quail are prevalent along brushy roadside ditches and fallow farm fields. Valley quail are ...

Most of the upland bird hunting seasons are now in the books and it is the time of year my black Lab Bailey and I start thinking about fishing. Well, I start thinking about fishing. I’m not always ...

In Alaska, dogs can be team members with mushers and also with hunters, using their abilities to extend our own. But first, someone has to let the animals know how to do those jobs. Judging by the ...

Hunting preserves: Private operations that release pen-raised pheasants for hunting on designated land about eight months a year include: Double Barrell Ranch, south of Spokane Valley, (509) 270-5518, ...