“Tag: South Dakota”

Upland bird hunting has an essence to it that's difficult to describe. It's a different ballgame than most any other fall hunting experience, and creates an addiction that's not easy to kick, even long after you've left the field. Our Digital Managing Editor, Shawn Skipper, had his first taste of a true pheasant hunt earlier this fall while traveling with Browning and Winchester. Get an inside look at his hunt here.

A strut across four states yields four (er, five) nice toms, a bit of ribbing and a pile of advice for anyone in pursuit of a grand slam.

South Dakota is famous for a raucous motorcycle rally, Mt. Rushmore and pheasant hunting. But in the author’s mind it’s a world-class destination for high-odds whitetail hunting—if you don’t overthink it.

The Franchi Intensity, in many ways, delivers on its name. It capitalizes on some of the industry’s most respected technologies to reliably harness the most powerful shotshell payloads, and it does so in a slim, attractive package that betrays its middle-of-the-road price point. Hard to argue with any scattergun that offers both versatility and value.

Associate Editor Jon Draper puts the wraps on he and Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper's recent conservation order light goose hunt in South Dakota.

The spring snow goose hunt rages on! Check in on day three of Assistant Editor Jon Draper and Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper's hunt.

Late March isn’t often considered a waterfowl time of the year—except for those determined few that choose to take advantage of the light goose conservation order.

Assistant Editor Jon Draper relives day two of he and Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper's South Dakota snow goose hunt.

Adding their guns to the throngs of hunters chasing snows in South Dakota, online managing editor Shawn Skipper and assistant editor Jon Draper participate in the light goose conservation season on the central flyway.