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 ...

Dove hunting is one of the most popular wingshooting sports in the U.S. Each season 1 million hunters spend 3 million days afield to shoot between 15 and 20 million mourning doves, according to U.S.

The holiday season is often an excuse for packing on a few extra pounds. Nothing helps with weight loss more than exercise. Chasing upland birds around keeps you on your feet while ensuring you get ...

Behind seemingly every American game bird or animal is a hunter-funded conservation group working to ensure that it not only survives but thrives. These organizations harness the passion millions of ...

Every winter, the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count turns birding into a regional event, with the entirety of the Western Hemisphere competing. Thousands of people and interested birders ...

SOME PEOPLE buy a sports car when they reach a certain age. I went hunting on New Year’s Day. That wasn’t a radical life change, as I hunt a lot of days, but part of the deal I’d made long ago with my ...

Wild pheasant populations have plummeted in New York (as they have in much of the East) over the last few decades, leading the state Department of Environmental Conservation to stock thousands of ...