When you have hunted somewhere for a long time, the land takes on many names. The names arrive quietly, earned over seasons, pressed from the earth by the repeated trample of boots and bird dogs. What was once a single piece of ground becomes a collection of places, each carrying their own storied history.
Falconry, for me, is just the natural next step. It takes everything I already love — working dogs, wild birds, hiking through big country — and heightens it. It's not a replacement for anything. It's an evolution.
New $4.3 million grant opens Illinois Department of Transportation land to habitat improvements.
One hunter's relentless quest to chase upland birds across America's wildest terrain.
When it comes to boom or bust upland bird populations, no species in America strikes more optimism in good years, and pessimism in the bad, than our six native quail species.
If you've ever considered hiring a bird hunting guide or becoming one, this is an unfiltered look at what it takes to make it work.