2009 Turkey Hunt Part 2 -06/15/2009
The very next day after killing a nice tom with my son Nick, my Father, Tom Gorman and I headed out to try his luck. We got a very late ...
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2009 Turkey Hunt Part 1 -06/10/2009
Well the 2009 spring turkey season started off with a bang. I traveled up to the upper peninsula of Michigan with my 5 year old son Nick. We had 5 days to try and shoot a turke ...
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One Special Day -02/09/2009
It is turkey season yet? Believe it or not, in some parts of the country turkey season opens in just over a month. This is the time to practice calling, find places to hunt, and get ...
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Three Generation Turkey Hunt -02/04/2009
I just received my Illinois Turkey tag in the mail. That means the season is just around the
corner. I thought I would share a very
special hunt with you from a couple years ago. E ...
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Deer Hunting In Heaven -01/21/2009
This past weekend I participated in the late season anterless season here in Illinois. I was fortunate enough to be invited down to Hog Slough Hunting Club in Pike Coun ...
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U.P. Grouse Hunt Part 3 -10/30/2008
Well the grouse trip was a success. In 8 days of hunting Ed & I shot 9 grouse & 28 woodcock. We could have easily shot our limit of 48 woodcock between us for those days, but ...
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U.P. Grouse & Woodcock Part 2 -10/16/2008
I am very happy to report we are starting to get some grouse. The numbers seem to be slightly up from last year and we are enjoying it. The woodcock numbers as far as I can tell are ...
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U.P. Grouse & Woodcock Part One -10/13/2008
It has been so long since my last entry, I need to introduce a new member of my bird team. Last October I received an eight week old liver Brittany puppy. This is my 3 rd dog an ...
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Adventures And Injuries In The Uplands -10/18/2007
I love chasing these upland birds behind pointing dogs. It still amazes me how dogs can smell these small birds in such overwhelming cover. Then knowing exactly how close (or far) to get without flus ...
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Grouse Hunt Part 2 -10/04/2007
I am having such a great time up here in Michigan. The weather has cooled down now so we can hunt past noon! We are still seeing good numbers of both grouse and woodcock. So now it was Hank’s turn to ...
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Grouse Hunt Part 1 -10/02/2007
So far the grouse and woodcock season has been a huge success. We are seeing good numbers of birds and the dogs are doing great. I am hunting in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michiga ...
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Bird Season Is Almost Here! -09/14/2007
Last weekend I entered the dogs in a junior hunt test and a hunting dog field trial. It was a great time; the events were put on by the La Salle Brittany Club, which I belong to. I am not much of a fi ...
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