But Dubuc did, in fact, cut his teeth hunting an animal that is nearly as extinct -- wild quail. Back in the days when every farm had "dirty" fencerows and every rural resident had a backyard garden, ...

Quality quail hunting is hard to find. This is a long-standing axiom of upland wingshooting. We are, of course, talking about wild bobwhite quail, opposed to the pen-raised, or "liberated" birds used ...

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A recent quail shoot at Black River Plantation in Harrells, North Carolina, showcased my wingshooting skills and stinkers for the hunt party. Per usual with these events, I started strong, even ...

This story, “They Call Him Mr. Bob,” appeared in the January 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Dempsey Cape and I were feeling for solid footing on a brushy hillside that angled into the swamp woods where ...

America’s legion of devout bird hunters spends much of the year training and working gun dogs, so many of them are forever chasing open seasons from the prairies of the Dakotas where sharptails, ...

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What once was arguably the biggest day on the hunting calendar – and might still be in some pockets – arrives Friday. That’s when the season opens for rabbits, ring-necked pheasants and bobwhite quail ...

When I was growing up in southwest Arkansas, the Christmas holidays meant more time for quail hunts. My father sold athletic supplies to high schools and colleges across the state. When schools closed ...