Reid speaks with Will Vogt and Tony Cadwalader, who work together to provide hunts for wild bobwhite quail on Will’s family ranch near Hebronville Texas. The conversation explores the differences between quail hunting in South Texas and South . . .
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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.
Podcast: Shotgun Terminology with Del Whitman
In this episode, Reid and gunsmith Del Whitman explore the language of shotguns. Focusing on a few commonly used but often misunderstood terms, Del provides both some definitions and some explanation of how the defined mechanisms function. . . .
Read MorePodcast: Where Do Hunting Products Come From?
Reid sits down with the Orvis Hunt Product Development Team of Jesse Haller, Natalie Cullum, and Will Helmetag to discuss the development and testing process, and how new hunting items come to be. The group also runs through New products for . . .
Read MoreGoing Lead-Free is for the Birds
At Orvis, we see guides as more than just providers of a good day on the water or in the field. Guides are the trusted authorities, the people who dedicate days, months, and years (in and out of the season) to developing a relationship with both the . . .
Read MorePodcast: Orvis Hill Country Shooting Grounds
Podcast: Updates and a Patagonia Quail Story
Reid uses a solo podcast to update listeners on his summer thus far and what he’s got planned for the upcoming bird season. He also revisits “The Coincident Ecology of Birds and Men,” a story first published in Gray’s Sporting Journal. This piece describes . . .
Read MorePodcast: Rob Fenwick and the Rise of E.J. Churchill
In this episode, Reid and Rob Fenwick, Managing Director at E.J. Churchill, discuss the iconic UK brand. Rob explores the history of Churchill guns, and the important impacts that Robert Churchill had on gun design and shooting technique. He goes on to . . .
Read MorePodcast: Longthorne Gunmakers, with Jim and Elaine Stewart
Reid joins Jim and Elaine Stewart, owners and founders of Britain’s Longthorne Gunmakers, to discuss the innovation, engineering, and outside-the-box thinking that has put these remarkable firearms on the map. Jim and Elaine share . . .
Read MoreGuide Profiles: Juan Mansilla (Cordoba, Argentina)
I’ve been bird hunting ever since I was a little boy, roaming the hills near Cordoba with my brothers and shooting doves with our slingshots. Those early experiences ultimately led me to begin working here at FlyWays as a loader. . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Ways for Aging Hunters to Lighten their Load
If you’ve noticed that advancing age is starting to limit the location and duration of your hunts, then consider lightening your load by reducing the size of your gun and/or ammo. Carrying less weight will boost your walking. . .
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