This story, “Better Pheasant Hunting Alone,” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Over the past several years, I’ve kept records on more than 100 pheasant hunts. During ...

At its core, pheasant hunting is a simple pursuit. You, plus maybe a couple of buddies, and a dog tromp through the uplands and lowlands flushing roosters. You walk until you shoot your limit and then ...

There are certain telephone lines, especially in small towns and rural communities, that have distinctive sounds. One buzzes like a bumblebee tangled in a clover head. Another makes with a low musical ...

Pheasant hunting success is never easy and requires practice at the clay target range to become proficient. Photo courtesy of the late Joe Forma Hunting Photo Collection The New York State Department ...

Archery season is just around the corner. Small game season will follow in short order. If you are looking for a great opportunity to spend time afield with your young person this fall, consider the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A South Dakota tradition gets underway this week. The 2023 ring-necked pheasant hunting season starts Saturday, Oct. 21 and runs until Wednesday, Jan. 31. It’s the fourth ...

The classic pheasant gun is a 12- or 16-gauge repeater, chosen because ringneck pheasants are tough and often found in bunches. When the air is full of cackling roosters, as it commonly was back in ...

Ohio’s ring-necked pheasant hunting season is imminent. This Saturday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will begin releasing 14,000 pheasants for Ohio’s 2024 small game hunting season. Male ...

Pheasants were first released in southern Michigan in 1917 - pen-reared birds of mixed blood known as “ringnecks” which owe their origins to eastern U.S. game farms, which in turn had gotten their ...

Gravel crunched under tires and dust kicked up from the access road into Nockamixon State Park, as a Pennsylvania Game Commission truck lumbered through with its cargo of hundreds of fowl. These were ...

EPHRAIM — Utah’s popular pheasant and quail hunts open Saturday, Nov. 1, marking one of the most anticipated weekends of the fall hunting season for upland game enthusiasts across the state. The Utah ...