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 ...

The right choke for pheasant hunting will help you put enough pellets in a ringneck’s vitals to drop the bird immediately. Pheasants are big, tough birds, often shot going away, at distances varying ...

“We’ll flush about 150 birds today,” I told my new friend M.D. as we loaded our guns by his truck. A recent transplant to pheasant country at the time, M.D. raptly surveyed the wide fields, trying to ...

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 ...

Fifth-graders in the WOLF program and some SPS middle schoolers practiced shooting clay pigeons, then fired at live birds ...

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 ...

A saving grace for the future of hunting is the involvement of women wishing to get involved in outdoor activities. The fact is, women are the fastest growing demographic in hunting and shooting ...

From knowing where birds are being stocked to hunting with a bird dog, a state pheasant expert anticipates sportsmen and women will have a great season. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking to ...