Getting Ready for Turkey Season the Right Way
Years ago, my turkey preparation regimen was well-defined and carefully executed, with one glaring error – I started way too soon. That may seem a con... Read More...
How to Plan Your Merriams Turkey Hunt
If you hunt turkeys long enough with a shotgun, eventually you’ll want to go after them with a bow. If you shoot a few of them using a trusty box cal... Read More...
Fashionably Late Pheasant Hunting
Armed with common sense & premium ammo… You can capitalize on closing time roosters.
Late doesn’t mean late to the party. If anything, it means t... Read More...
Remember the Little Things for Ducks & Geese
Simple Tips for Big Birds
Those cold winds of fall have begun to blow across the Dakotas, bringing with them the first migrating flocks of mallards a... Read More...
The Fall Migration: New Beginnings
As we rounded a point, about 2000 Northern bluebills lifted as did our spirits!! Our cabin host, Bennett turned to us and said, “those weren’t there a... Read More...
2018 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener
It’s been 8 years since Governor Mark Dayton initiated the Minnesota Pheasant opener that has now become a tradition in Minnesota. This 8th year of tr... Read More...
9 Simple Upland Shooting Tips
Pheasants make me crazy, and that why I love them so...
Even after all these years (43 seasons and counting) it doesn’t matter how prepared I am for ... Read More...
Do-It-Yourself SD Pheasants on CREP Land
Do-It-Yourself South Dakota Pheasants on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Acres
Finding pheasants on public ground in South Dakota is often a... Read More...
Concealment
I was a little dismayed when I was told by my brother that he would be bringing three other hunters with him for our annual goose hunting adventure. B... Read More...
Spring Snow Goose Season
The six hundred mile drive to Kansas for our annual spring snow goose hunt was uneventful. Long time hunting partner, Roger Lydeen and I reminisced ab... Read More...