Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

Despite strong efforts, tri-state-area experts say they see fewer young people starting to hunt and expect overall participation to fall in the years ahead.

Wildlife officials have expressed concern that the operations can spread chronic wasting disease to the Indiana's wild deer.

Your dog’s performance was, well, less than stellar. Maybe it’s time to go back to school with a new training tool: Scott Linden’s Real Bird Bumper.

Staying cool and calm is a better way to interact with hyper dogs. Anticipate stress-inducers, heading them off before they impact your dogs’ behavior, by maintaining your own cool head and actions.

Deer hunters who use slug guns out of preference or necessity will find these new models to be more accurate and easy to use than the slug guns of Grandpa's day.

Dogs, like people are creatures of habit. Change your training cues to avoid complacency and disobedience in your hunting dog.

State scientists say Missouri's wild turkey population appears to be on the rebound.

The Department of Environmental Conservation says it's about to release 30,000 adult pheasants on lands open to public hunting.

The Wingshooting USA TV crew is on the road, and you're invited to join host Scott Linden and his dogs Manny and Buddy along the way.

The fur might not be prime, but the calling action is on fire during early fall.

Blue-winged teal are on the move, and the situation couldn't be set up more perfectly for a 16-day season.

Our friends at SilencerCo show you what it'd be like to go dove hunting with suppressors.

To help restore lost pheasant habitat and prevent future losses, the group suggested South Dakota take eight steps.

7-year old Connor Sivley overcomes broken arm, three surgeries to excel in the sport he loves.

These days I'll sometimes turn and call or whistle in the opposite direction from my dog so the original sound, and any echoes, are both coming from the vector I want him to take.

A record low 40,000 hunters pursued pheasants last year. The latest roadside index indicates hunters could harvest more than 250,000 birds.

Just think before you act, adjust your pace, temper your volume, experiment with the magnitude of your movements, and your dog will get the message.