Southern Minnesota’s upland hunters fall into three distinct categories: Casual bird chasers who may only hit fields one weekend a season, semi-serious hunters who include several trips to pheasant ...

Seasons for two upland game birds — chukar and Hungarian partridge — open today in Idaho and next Saturday in Utah. Opening days usually bring a flurry of hunter activity. Forest grouse gives people ...

At the risk of jinxing it, this is shaping up to be a very good fall if you’re an upland game bird hunter. Whether sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge or ruffed grouse, the outlook is optimistic ...

GRAND FORKS — A common theme emerged this week when I talked with wildlife managers in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota about wildlife and how they’re faring this winter. There’s been a noticeable ...

LA GRANDE — The upland game bird hunting season starts a week or so later than usual, but conditions should be worth the wait for hunters. According to forecasts from Oregon Department of Fish and ...

Their squat little bodies scurry up rocky hillsides and outcrops like bighorn sheep. The chukars climb – not fly – all the way to the top as you chase them with your dog and shotgun, panting, sweating ...

An Idaho hunter discovered an unusual bird while on a hunting trip on Oct. 7 in the Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area near Cambridge. Tim Franks, of Mountain Home, was upland bird hunting — ...