Summer 2018 Feature: A South Dakota Pheasant Mecca

Upland Almanac – Bird Hunting | Dogs & Dog Training | Shotgun Enthusiasts By John Pollmann An excerpt from A South Dakota Pheasant Mecca…Just outside the back door of the main lodge at Brown’s Hunting Ranch near Gettysburg in north central South Dakota, rugged ravines give way to a breathtaking stretch of the Missouri River, […]

Summer 2018 Feature: Fausti at 70

Upland Almanac – Bird Hunting | Dogs & Dog Training | Shotgun Enthusiasts An excerpt from Fausti at 70…When Stefano Fausti started his company, his tools were basic, and much of the work on his shotguns was done by hand. The new state-of-the-art Fausti factory is far removed from the original shop and features row […]

Summer 2018 Feature: Learning to See

By Tim Flanigan An excerpt from Learning to See…When I hunt ruffed grouse, I choose to kill only male grouse. When I hunt woodcock, I choose to kill only male woodcock.” My personal hero, the late Roger Latham, Ph.D., made this bold statement to the Sixteenth Class of Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Officers at the Ross Leffler […]

Summer 2018 Feature: Day’s End featuring Kelly Knee & Jim Turlington

Upland Almanac – Bird Hunting | Dogs & Dog Training | Shotgun Enthusiasts By Jim Turlington Day’s End is a collection of poetry, art and personal experiences. The Summer 2018 issue includes Kelly Knee’s The More Things Change and Jim Turlington’s Broken Post Ringneck. Read more in the Summer 2018 Issue of Upland Almanac. <Buy […]

UA Spring 2018 Issue

Upland Almanac – Bird Hunting | Dogs & Dog Training | Shotgun Enthusiasts An excerpt from John C. Gosselin’s Publisher Note…If you’re like me, you will be watching television and see something that’s going on in the world. You’ll pay attention for a while and then your own life gets in the way, and you […]

Inside Spring UA 2018

Inside the Upland Almanac Spring 2018 issue, enjoy a collection of art and personal stories in our Day’s End section with contributions from Greg Hoch, Jim Rataczak and Paul Tunkis. With this issue Jodi Stemler writes about the impact of extreme weather events on upland bird populations. John Flores gives us insight into the Louisiana […]

Spring 2018 UA Kitchen: Trout with lemon, butter and parsley

Upland Almanac – Bird Hunting | Dogs & Dog Training | Shotgun Enthusiasts An excerpt from the UA Kitchen…I trundled through a wet spot as I neared the shallow end of the lake and noticed the early skunk cabbage were just beginning to show their purple heads above the short, lime green understory. I had […]