Seize the moments when they arise! At the end of last September, things really fell apart at the old law firm that I was working with. To sum up, it felt like I was on the sinking Titanic. I did some soul searching over the next few days and the unmistakable answer came to me…
Category: Ruffed Grouse
DAMNATION
“I have hunted grouse in all sorts of places and under all sorts of conditions, and I boldly assert that the greatest handicap a grouse hunter is ever called upon to face is a mental one.” Burton Spiller-“Red-Letter Day” For me, shooting is such a hit and miss proposition–no pun intended. I’ve written about days…
THE MAKINGS OF A GROUSE DOG
“Ruffed grouse dogs are bred, not born, and once born they are developed, not made.” –George Bird Evans, An Affair with Grouse Author’s Note: I wrote this story clear back in 2018, Rainey’s second season of hunting. It was accepted for publication in a prominent bird dog magazine and then the magazine editor retired and…
MISTY’S GROUSE
MISTY’S GROUSE “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein Have you ever had a moment while out fly fishing or bird hunting that you wish you would have captured in a photograph? Maybe…
LOOKING UP FROM A DOWN YEAR
I don’t need fortune and I don’t need fame Send down the thunder Lord, send down the rain But when you’re planning just how it will be Plan a good day for me Don Williams, “Lord I hope this Day is Good” Have you ever had one of those years that totally kicks your butt? …
THE SONG OF HARVEST HOME
[Note from Author: This article first appeared in the Ruffed Grouse Society Magazine in 2014 and is reprinted here with permission. Happy Thanksgiving from Upland Ways! We appreciate all of our loyal followers!] The rich ruffed grouse hunting tradition is deeply rooted in the Eastern United States and is spreading across the country into the…
IDAHO’S FAB FOUR
IDAHO’ S FAB FOUR Idaho truly is one of the best kept secrets in upland bird hunting. Idaho is home to a variety of upland game birds. We have five species of grouse: Sage, ruffed, dusky (blue), spruce, and sharp-tailed. In addition, we have valley quail, Hungarian partridge, chukar partridge, and pheasants. With this variety,…
Gadabout
Gadabout is a person that travels for personal pleasure…which is what I’ve been fortunate enough to be doing the past 10 days in southern Idaho in search of birds with dogs! Below are a few preview photos from Idaho….much more to follow when I return to Colorado next week. Setter Feathers…
>Roadside Revelations
>Roadside Revelations is a term coined by my younger brother Andy…meaning that good upland bird habitat that might have been over looked is found by birds being sighted near a road. Today…we found birds in a deserted area cause there were fresh tracts in the snow on an old logging road. Andy and I decided…
Upland Ways 