Farming in Pheasant Country? Consider a "Flushing Bar"
Pheasant country and prime agricultural areas tend to go hand-in-hand, so this time of year many farmers encounter nests while discing the earth or mowing fields. Unfortunately the hens' instinct is to sit tight and wait out the threat—not the best strategy with a tractor bearing down on you.
Charlie the Ostrich
Many find the ostrich charming, but as anyone who participated in the quixotic enterprise of ostrich farming that was popular during the 1980s and ’90s will tell you, these are vicious birds that are very strong and dangerous. Dave Campbell had a close encounter of his own, with an ostrich dubbed 'Charlie.'
Know-How: A Guide to Planting Food Plots
Being a gardener for deer takes some farming skills, but what you need to learn isn’t that complicated.
It Was All Going So Well Until…
One of the things I do around the Wyoming homestead besides shooting guns and critters is play farmer. It gives me pleasure to tend the land, and it enhances the habitat for the wild creatures that share this place with me. Too be sure, I am not—and I make no pretense of being—a real farmer. I simply like throwing good money after bad.
Green Energy Backfires on Ducks and Upland Birds
It seems America's "green energy" policy has already proven disastrous for prairie habitats, and the mainstream media is finally catching on.
First Look: KestrelMet 6000 Food Plot Weather Station
Kestrel Ballistics has announced the release of the KestrelMet 6000 Food Plot Weather station—a rugged, reliable monitoring solution that helps hunters more effectively grow and maintain a thriving food plot.
Of Meat and Global Warming
A tax on meat would help prevent future global-warming-related natural disasters by encouraging a decrease in meat consumption.” Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President
How to Drive Pheasants Where You Want Them to Go
You can nudge pheasants into directions benefiting you and your hunting partners by devising a plan based on known behavior of this favorite and tasty immigrant.
Britain’s Giant Game Fair
Britain's annual CLA Game Fair is the nation's largest unified voice in support of shooting and hunting ... and that's just the beginning!
A Shooting Lesson from a Navy SEAL
Want to make more effective shots at deer? Take a lesson from a Navy SEAL. Then take his advice to the range and practice, practice, practice before you hit the woods.
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