At its core, pheasant hunting is a simple pursuit. You, plus maybe a couple of buddies, and a dog tromp through the uplands and lowlands flushing roosters. You walk until you shoot your limit and then ...

Only a few states allow hunters the unusual privilege of bagging its state bird. South Dakota is one of them, and the iconic ring-necked pheasant will soon be the quarry of tens of thousands of ...

The right choke for pheasant hunting will help you put enough pellets in a ringneck’s vitals to drop the bird immediately. Pheasants are big, tough birds, often shot going away, at distances varying ...

Pheasant hunting is a long-standing fall tradition across North America and Europe. Hunters live for that heart-pounding moment when a pheasant bursts from the grass. But a good shot isn’t the only ...

This story, “Better Pheasant Hunting Alone,” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Over the past several years, I’ve kept records on more than 100 pheasant hunts. During ...

Pheasant hunting success is never easy and requires practice at the clay target range to become proficient. Photo courtesy of the late Joe Forma Hunting Photo Collection The New York State Department ...

Hunting pheasants on Fish and Game's wildlife management areas is a popular fall tradition for upland bird hunters. To support this tradition, pen-raised pheasants are stocked at 24 sites across the ...

Whether it’s a small group of pheasants running out in front of you along an old tractor trail between a crop field and a stone wall or a big ringneck exploding out of a tangled thicket of slough ...

The last of nine pheasant stockings this hunting year is happening this week, but there is a good chance more birds will be released in February. The Pennsylvania Game Commission raised about 225,000 ...

Pennsylvania pheasant hunters will be headed afield starting this weekend, for their first season since state officials expanded Sunday hunting opportunities. Saturday, Oct. 11, marks the start of ...