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Guide 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 MoreGuide Profiles: Ed McCoy (Virginia)
My family inherited a mountain farm in western Virginia when I was in fifth grade, and from then on, I wanted to spend as much time up there as I could. Grouse were plentiful, and my two brothers and I spent countless. . .
Read MoreGuide Profiles: Durrell Smith (Georgia)
Durrell Smith started hunting birds in 2016 with his labrador retriever on public lands in the Red Hills region of Georgia. He quickly fell in love, as he says, with “…the fine art in it all: from the dogs, to the guns, to the stories. . .
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 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 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 Pursuit of Prairie Grouse–Habits and Habitat
In response to a question about prairie-grouse habitat from listener Eric Hall of Thurmond, North Carolina, Reid reaches out to Steve “Grouseman” Grossman, owner of Double Gun Bird Hunts, Little Moran Grouse Camp, and . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Road to Libby Camps, with Phil Monahan
In the first episode of the Libby Camps Saga, Reid and Phil Monahan head out from southwestern Vermont, en route to Libby Camps in northern Maine. While on the road, Reid interviews Phil on his start in the hunting world and his early career. It . . .
Read MorePodcast: South Dakota’s Unique Pheasant-Hunting Culture
On the eve of the South Dakota Pheasant Opener, Reid sat down in an office adjacent to Mitchell’s storied Corn Palace with three staffers from Pheasants Forever. In attendance are Matt Morlock (SD State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever), Chris . . .
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