Would You Hunt (and Eat) Crows? Ready for an unusual one? The American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos) is not a species that usually comes to mind when you think about bird hunting....
Walking in on a point is always an exciting experience, especially in an area where multiple upland game birds occur. It’s a bit of Christmas morning surprise with each flush....
The Easily Recognized Bird of the Valley The California quail (Callipepla californica) primarily occupies the West Coast, from British Columbia down to Mexico. It is the most...
The Mysterious Mountain Bird from the Himalayas There aren’t many birds that can stand up to the rough conditions that high alpine meadows and mountain slopes offer, but the...
Hunting the Feathered Missile with a Sad Call Mourning doves are one of several dove species in North America, but are by far the most recognized dove species. Most people...
America’s Iconic and Largest Grouse Species (Centrocercus urophasianus) If you are from the western half of the country, you are no doubt familiar with the greater sage-grouse....
How to tell who’s who with the mysterious Blue Grouse. The blue grouse is a bird shrouded in mystery. The dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and the sooty grouse (Dendragapus...
Hunting the ever-challenging coastal Blue Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus). The sooty grouse is a mysterious forest grouse species that looks very similar to the dusky grouse. As...
Chasing one of the two elusive mountain grouse (Dendragapus obscurus). The dusky grouse is a very striking bird with beautiful plumage, although it looks very similar to another...
An overview of the exotic Hungarian Partridge (Perdix perdix). As you would expect from its name, the Hungarian partridge is not native to the United States. Nevertheless, this...