2016 Bobwhite Quail Forecast: The Traveling Wingshooter

The Texas quail explosion is underway! Habitat plus rain equals quail. Four years ago, at the peak of a horrendous drought, Texas hunters experienced the worst quail hunting imaginable and [...]

The 2015 desert quail boom materialized, as projected, as a spectacular year for quail hunters in New Mexico. As such, anticipation was high for back-to-back bumper crops of Gambel’s, scaled, and [...]

The sleepers may be the destinations for prairie grouse and Huns in 2016. That prognosis stems from continued dismal sharp-tailed grouse production in North Dakota, the premier sharptail [...]

RUFFED GROUSE POPULATIONS IN THE LAKE STATES APPEAR TO BE ON THE LONG-ANTICIPATED RISE IN THEIR 10-YEAR CYCLE. MINNESOTA’S RUFFED GROUSE SPRING DRUMMING COUNTS WERE UP 18 PERCENT STATEWIDE THIS [...]

The 2016 chukar hunting story in a single word: Nevada! Once a decade or so, things turn just right with a combination of a mild winter, nice winter green-up, and good moisture throughout the [...]

JUNE/JULY 2017 Vol.22 No.5 Features Lessons Learned  By E. Donnall Thomas Jr. Things I Wish I Could Change  By Chris Smith Pointing Dog People Discover…Flushers  By Steve Smith The Push and Pull [...]

RJ Vol. 22 No. 04 Apr-May 2017 Features Big Water Magic by E. Donnall Thomas Jr. Do-It-Yourself Duck Dog Know Your Place! by Ryan Eder Avoidance and Dominance by Steve Smith Choose Carefully by [...]

RJ Vol. 22 No. 03 Feb-Mar 2017 Features Heavyweights by E. Donnall Thomas Jr. Pheasants: Let’s Count the Ways by Wilfred “Will” McKnight Steady Wins the Race by Ryan Eder Hunting the Little [...]

RJ Vol. 22 No. 01 Oct-Nov 2016 Features Mallards for Breakfast Roosters for Dinner by E. Donnall Thomas Jr. Women Afield Section First Time Waterfowler by Lori Thomas Ladies Joining the Fun by [...]