The classic pheasant gun is a 12- or 16-gauge repeater, chosen because ringneck pheasants are tough and often found in bunches. When the air is full of cackling roosters, as it commonly was back in ...

Many a graybeard who began hunting at a tender age still hold a tender spot for the start of what used to be known as the upland game season. Deer were scarce and wild turkeys all but non-existent on ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will release over 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November, starting Oct. 25, during ...

Over 14,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at the public hunting areas this fall, with the youth hunting weekend starting Oct. 25, and the official ring-necked pheasant hunting season ...

Before I ever owned a gun dog, I walked up pheasants on the family farm by myself. While I wouldn’t go back to hunting without a dog, I remember the special thrill of dogless hunting: there’s no ...

Pheasant numbers in South Dakota have bounced around over the years, but the species is still the centerpiece of fall hunting for Minnesota’s neighbor to the west. (Contributed photo) South Dakota’s ...