I was 18 when I started ruffed grouse hunting in Northern Idaho near where I grew up in Coeur d’Alene, and to this day, it’s still my favorite place to hunt. I came to work here at the Flying B Ranch 17 years ago as a temporary. . .
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The Orvis Hunting Blog celebrates our wingshooting heritage with bird hunting news, and entertaining and enlightening podcasts by Orvis wingshooting expert Reid Bryant. We take you into the field with us in our informative articles, photos, and videos that share the sporting lifestyle we love.
A Good Checklist is a Key to a Great Hunting Trip
If you’re anything like me, you hate being on a hunting trip and discovering that you have forgotten to pack some necessary item. At best, you may have to spend money to buy a duplicate of something you already own, while at worst, the absence of that . . .
Read MorePodcast: Conservation Education, with Al Stewart
Al Stewart joins Reid to discuss his work with The Nimrod Education Center at Hillsdale College. Al, who retired from 50 years with Michigan DNR, is a game-bird specialist who has studied and hunted internationally. In retirement, he has taken a post . . .
Read MoreGuide Profiles: Dave Brown (AZ, MT, and Saskatchewan)
I started hunting birds–namely Ruffed grouse–many years ago in Ontario, Canada. At that time, I owned a yellow Labrador named Molson. He and I would fumble around the woods, but we rarely accomplished more than. . .
Read MorePodcast: Idaho Upland Days, with Andy Wayment
Idaho’s Andy Wayment joins Reid to discuss his new book, Idaho Upland Days. The two talk about the role hunting has played in Andy’s life, his love of the Gem State’s native grouse, great dogs, and the pleasure of recording memories of days afield. A . . .
Read MoreGuide Profiles: Jon Hubble (Central Texas)
Jon Hubble began his hunting career at 9 years old, chasing quail on his family’s pastures in West Texas with a BB gun. He had free reign of the property at that age, so long as he stayed within earshot of his mom. Today, Jon is owner. . .
Read MorePodcast: The Road Less Traveled, with Tim and Joanne Linehan
Reid speaks once more with his friends Tim and Joanne Linehan of Linehan Outfitting in Montana’s Yaak Valley. Tim and Joanne tell the story of building an outfitting business, and a life, in one of the most remote parts of the Lower 48. A bit about the . . .
Read MoreGuide Profiles: Steve Grossman (Minnesota)
Steve “Grouseman” Grossman has been hunting the wilds of Minnesota and South Dakota ever since he was old enough to carry a gun back in the early 70s. By 1985, he had established the Little Moran Hunt Club on. . .
Read MorePodcast: The Science of Hunting Pressure, with Abe Woodard, Ph.D.
Reid chats with D. Abraham Woodard, Ph.D.–a Range and Wildlife Scientist at the East Foundation in Hebbronville, Texas–about population ecology and sustainable management of game species, with a primary focus on bobwhite quail. Abe is a lead . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Sporting Shot, with Simon Reinhold and Jonny Carter
Reid is joined by Simon Reinhold, Head of Operations for Holts Auctioneers and Jonny Carter, host of YouTube’s TGS Outdoors, in a discussion of “the sporting shot.” In essence, the trio explores what makes a shot challenging enough to be “sporting” while . . .
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