A few weeks back, my friend Jonny Carter, the face of Youtube’s TGS Outdoors, arrived in America with a specific goal in mind: Jonny wanted to shoot bobwhite quail in the southeast, and he wanted to do so with a glorious new titanium-barreled 28- . . .
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Podcast: Protecting What You Love, with Ryan O’Shaughnessy
In this episode, Reid is joined by Ryan O’Shaughnessy of West Texas Quail Outfitters. A regular on the podcast, Ryan brings a strong science background to his guiding and hunting. Ryan and Reid explore . . .
Read MorePodcast: Stewardship of Private Land, with Doug Duren
In this episode, Reid and his friend Doug Duren of Cazenovia, Wisconsin, take some time to discuss land use, management, conservation, and access. Known to many for his additions to Steve Rinella’s Meateater show . . .
Read MorePodcast: Discussing Pheasants and Quail Forever, with Bob St. Pierre
Reid speaks with his friend Bob St. Pierre, VP of Marketing and Communications for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. Bob articulates the work and goals of these two impactful groups while also recounting his pathway into a career in . . .
Read MoreOrvis Hunt Book Instagram Photographer IV: Mark Coleman
Here’s the winners’ spread from the Orvis Fall Hunting Book
As we were putting together our new digital hunting book a few months ago, we realized it was missing something – the photos and stories of our fans and customers in the field. So we. . .
Read MoreOrvis Hunt Book Instagram Photographer III: Anthony Precopio
Here’s the winners’ spread from the Orvis Fall Hunting Book
As we were putting together our new digital hunting book a few months ago, we realized it was missing something – the photos and stories of our fans and customers in the field. So we put the call out on Instagram asking for your wingshooting photos that captured your hunting experience. The result was hundreds of photos entered, with a dozen chosen to be in the book. We love how the spread turned out and wanted to do more to tell the stories of the people behind the photos. So watch this space for profiles of these intrepid photographers, as well as examples of their work
Our second photographer is Anthony Precopio, from Virginia. His winning photo captured the contented pose of his dear, departed Maddie, just after she had completed her final. . .
Read MoreOrvis Hunt Book Instagram Photographer II: Pat Fitzpatrick
Talk about a great day to play hooky!
Photo by Pat Fitzpatrick
Our second photographer is Pat Fitzpatrick, from Texas. He notes, “All of the events described below took place on public land in the State of Texas. Texas is known for its lack of public. . .
Read MorePhotos and Essay: Discovering the Magic of Mays Pond
Written by: Phoebe Bean
The view of sunrise from the duck blind was spectacular.
Photo by Phoebe Bean
Mays Pond is a quail hunting plantation located near Monticello, Florida, that has been in the Perkins family for generations and has both Orvis Wingshooting and. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: A Lot of Work Goes Into Creating Great Bird Habitat
Written by: Jennifer Miller
During the off-season, wingshooting guides work to create better bird habitat.
All photos courtesy Greystone Castle
At Greystone Castle, we are very committed to constantly improving our habitat. All summer, we burn, mulch, plow and plant, and generally improve our. . .
Read MorePhoto Essay: The Rewards of Hunting for Borderland Blues
Written by: Dave Brown, Dave Brown Outfitters
A hunter covers a point in mixed Mearns and scaled quail habitat.
Photo by Dave Brown
The range of the scaled (blue) quail extends from the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua in the south to southern Colorado in the north. From east to west, the population starts in Short Grass Prairie region of the Southern Plains, encompassing western portions of. . .
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