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Sidestepping The Hotspots

Avoiding the very hottest pheasant habitat to bag birds may sound crazy, but it works. We bring you sage advice from an expert at avoiding the crowds by hunting the fringe for ringnecks. See More

Wiley Winter Roosters

I've never seen such wild roosters in my life. Between the games of family poker, the opening of stockings, and Christmas dinner there was holiday hunting, although it was more like a track meet with shotguns. See More

Atmospheric Effects Can Affect Your Shotting Patterns

Air density exerts a drag force on any object moving through it. The higher the density, the more drag is exerted. This drag serves to slow down the object moving through it. See More

Are We Taking our Best Shot for Pheasants?

As we all know that Iowa is one of the greatest states to hunt pheasants. And the truth is that, generally speaking, the very best hunting is found on private land. See More

Some Tips To Catch More Pheasants

To beat a pheasant at his own tricks, you need to call the strategy before you take to the field. See More

Pheasant Hunting In Iowa's Central Area

When it comes to ringnecks, Des Moines-area upland bird hunters won't be left out in the cold this year: Thousands of acres of pheasant-friendly habitat and strong populations of birds lie within a short drive of the metro area. See More

Youth Pheasant Hunting

When the pieces fall into place for that perfect hunting or fishing trip, the experience makes countless memories for everyone involved. I had the opportunity to be a part of such a coming together of various factors recently during North Dakota's youth pheasant weekend. See More

The Prairie Habitat

Even though it's July I'm thinking of fall and for a good reason. Last year's pheasant harvest was likely higher than in any year since the mid-1940s. The past winter was relatively mild which should have meant fairly good carryover of birds... See More

Pheasant Hunting Basics

Pheasant hunting requires some advance preparation. First, you'll need to do a little preseason scouting; it will pay big dividends later in the season. Most state game and fish departments make annual pheasant counts in late summer and publicize that information and results before the season is scheduled to open... See More

Setup is Key, Decoys or Not

“Should we put out decoys?”, Chris asked. I thought for a few seconds and decided against using the imposters. I explained to him that the terrain had allowed us to get within 120 yards of the big strutting gobbler, and we would make a setup that should hide us until the bird was in range. If we were ready, decoys wouldn’t be necessary. See More