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Awesome Upland Road Trip: Countdown begins
Just the opposite of what I long for: here I sit drinking bad coffee in a gigantic shopping mall, awaiting She Who Must Be Obeyed (nod to Rumpole). But maybe you have the same rationale … every day...
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Awesome Upland Road Trip from the field, #1
LEAVING ELLENSBURG, Wash.: What does it mean when the clearest shot you have all day at a chukar is punctuated by a bee sting on your arm as you’re swinging on the bird? I guess it could have been...
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Awesome Upland Road Trip hits the sagebrush
[Before you read on, help out your favorite cause by voting NOW at these sites: www.wingshootingusa.org … Take one of your kids hunting on the show next season. Click on the “Win a Shot on the Show”...
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Awesome Upland Road Trip, part 2: miles to go before we sleep!
Fueled up? Yes. Dog in truck? Uh huh. Ammo purchased? Yep (ouch!). Must be time for the second leg of the Awesome Upland Road Trip. We’ll be making TV shows across the West, for next season’s...
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Road trip, page four: cottonwood and creekbed pheasants
ALONG LAWYER’S CREEK near Kamiah, Idaho: This desert rat was in heaven: three gun dogs, a cottonwood-lined creek and plenty of shade. Do you know the feeling? A change of scenery, fresh perspective,...
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Road trip visits Montana’s High Line
You can see Canada from the deck of your safari-style tent at Sage Safaris, a brand-new hunting operation north of Havre, Montana. Between our neighbors to the north and the tents are more whitetails...
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Aberdeen SD: Celebrity hunt is the next Road Trip stop
Mother Nature frowned on us this first day of the Celebrity Pheasant Hunt in Aberdeen, South Dakota. We were there to make another episode of Wingshooting USA, chronicling both the good works of the...
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Ho-hum, another day in paradise on the Awesome Upland Road Trip
Rivett’s Refuge Preserve near Mina, SD: When you hear ringnecks cackling from the front porch, you know it’s just going to be a great day. Founder Ron Rivett brought his high school friends (class of...
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Dog boots: the conundrum continues
Scott B. called with a question I’ve had a LOT of personal experience with: dog boots. This topic has generated more frustration among more hunters than almost any other (besides over/under vs....
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Redux, one of my favorite places: a walk in Narnia
In this country, rush hour is a herd of whiteface cattle who refuse to stay in their own lane. There are more cows than people here, so we usually yield right of way to them. Besides, what’s the rush?...
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