Same place, same opening weekend and we didn't even hunt together. It still may have been the best opener ever, in large part for reasons other than bird numbers. My friend Tom Jenkins joins me to debrief our separate-but-equally cool chukar openers where camaraderie, family, friends, and brutal heat all contributed to a unique hunting experience.
Learn what we learned about coping with summer-like conditions - dog care, bird behavior and personal um, hydration. How serendipity is often what makes a hunting trip memorable, some of our tactics and strategies for wild birds, including valley quail.
The Road Trip hits some starting points for public access ruffed grouse in the Northeast, and we look at your photos of opening weekend - outstanding!
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Better wingshooting - a champion’s advice; your winter hunt photos & your dog’s holiday haul.
Bird dog training pro: steadiness, explained well. On location at the Epagneul Breton conclave: high-level tests, and your new year’s resolutions
Warm & dry bird hunting ... you want it, dontcha? Here’s where to go.
Train your bird dog during the season: why and how; and what he’s getting you for Christmas
That hunting dog lung disease: vet/specialist has answers, plus shooting advice from your friends
Grouse guide’s bird hunting tips, a big test, strategic feeding, plus what you forgot
Bird-dog’s first-year gear: the comprehensive list, plus your tribute to your dogs
Bird hunting industry insiders on new products, gun care, desert quail hunting, boot tech and making them last longer
Bird hunting public-access ground: 30 years of hard-won lessons on finding, and hunting walk-in and government land
Bird hunter’s 15 must-have skills for the field
A bird hunter’s thoughts: Randy Schultz shares his
Bird hunters’ Kansas: where-to, how-to advice from a dozen trips
Bird hunter’s Q&A: pads, power and pooches ... where-to-go and what to take, we cover it all
BONUS EPISODE: Huns, sharpies, strategies and tactics ... and new way to access private ground
Chukar hunter’s handbook: experts’ advice plus my 34 years of questionable success
Bird hunter’s vest dump! Mine, yours, and ours - the critical contents. How motion makes your dog more obedient.
Pheasant hunting, step-by-step; pro guide shares his secrets ... including SHUT UP and SHOOT
Bird hunter’s notebook: public-land pheasant lessons I learned the hard way so you don’t have to
Bird hunting Mecca: a close-up look at South Dakota from where-to-go, to finding more public access
Pro bird dog trainer on new book, steadiness, how dogs think, puppy development ... and chukar hunting tips
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