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 ...

From the undergrowth and isolated remnants of melted snow last week, a hundred yards or so from the yard, it came. The unmistakable cackle of a rooster pheasant. It faded as he most likely took to the ...

Minnesota pheasant hunters have plenty to cackle about. The state's pheasant population index has remained at its highest level in 20 years, according to a Department of Natural Resources news release ...