Like so many big things, it started small, this fall tradition, a father and son from the Twin Cities area venturing to a friend's place "Up North" to try their luck at ruffed grouse hunting during ...

If you didn’t know what you were listening to, you might suspect a larger creature was stirring in the brush. The explosion of feathers and wings and all thing bird both will startle you and, in a ...

Duck season opened Sept. 1 for Reed Carlson in Alaska. His dog’s first retrieve, a mallard, came straight to hand that morning, followed by 11 more ducks. Carlson’s retriever, Harley, performed like ...