Accidentally Sharing

Accidentally Sharing

By Blake Sherburne Sharing our outdoor endeavors with someone new opens up a whole world of possibilities I accidentally took a family friend and country neighbor bird hunting last year. I should try to bring people hunting all the time. Purposely. But I do not. I...
Michigan’s Wild Pheasants

Michigan’s Wild Pheasants

By Ben Beaman, MI State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever As the Michigan State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever, I spend a good deal of time around upland hunters here in the mitten state and chasing Michigan wild pheasants. And as you can imagine, the topic of...
Ladies, Guns and Roosters

Ladies, Guns and Roosters

By Heather Shaw March is a trying time for lovers of the outdoors in Michigan: winter is on its way out the door and spring tugs away at our need for sunshine and greenery. This year, I had a chance to welcome March with a new opportunity, as my Llewellin setter pup...
Why We Hunt With Dogs

Why We Hunt With Dogs

By Andy Duffy I know precisely when I became a hunter who uses dogs. I was just a kid, eight or 10, maybe. We had a neighbor who owned a brace of beagles. He invited my brothers and me along one summer evening while he took them out for a run. He ran the dogs on my...
Finding the Silver Lining in a Failed Hunt Test

Finding the Silver Lining in a Failed Hunt Test

Lana on point during a training session prior to testing day. By Sara Chisnell Most people would choose not to talk about their dog’s failure at a hunt test, much less write about it; but, sweeping things under the rug is not my style. I prefer to learn from the...