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 Michigan pheasant opener last Thursday dawned on the chilly and gloomy side. With an on-again, off-again light rain, I had high hopes that the dogs would have perfect scenting conditions in the ...

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 ...

MCCLUSKY, N.D. -- We had hardly left the truck on this October afternoon when Chance, a 19-month-old Brittany, congealed into a rigid point in the ditch along the road. There was no doubt that a ...

A colorful, raucous invasive species made good, the ringnecked pheasant is our most successful wildlife import. Brought to Oregon from China in 1881, the pheasant spread from coast to coast. It became ...

LINCOLN COUNTY — Determined people settled in western Minnesota 150 years ago, including in this county, which borders South Dakota. Blizzards, mosquitoes, leaky sod huts and the grasshopper invasion ...