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Archive: May 2017

The Krieghoff 28-Gauge Parcours at Backwoods Quail Club

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Guns
Tags: Krieghoff, krieghoff k20, krieghoff k20 parcours, krieghoff k28

Here’s the shot of the day…

Around 90 minutes into our afternoon quail hunt at Backwoods Quail Club in Georgetown, South Carolina we had circled back to a downed pine tree still abundant with branches and green needles. Our guide Ryan thought he saw a quail or two there. The flat-shooting Krieghoff K-20 Parcours fitted with the new 28-gauge Parcours barrels had been fueling my confidence by hammering coveys since stepping down from his truck. Ryan’s dogs, Rosco and Tyson, hoovered up the scents but detected nothing as we inched toward our quarry.

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The Hell Hole Bird

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Written by Walt Hampton
Categories: Wingshooting

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3

To the locals one of the best-known features of Buck Mountain is the listening rocks, an outcrop of granite on the end of what we call Rocky Ridge. I call the rocks The Old Man because if you look at them from the right angle, you can see the old man’s face. He is the guardian of the Hell Hole and here is where our story begins.

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Hunting with Your Husband: Why Blaze Orange is the New Black Lace

Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Written by Anne Kania
Categories: Women Shooters

There’s no shortage of self-help books, blogs and TV shows on how to maintain a successful marriage. They often dispense predictable suggestions such as romantic getaways, better communications and compromise.

While those tactics are certainly useful, my friend Paula Formosa and I have discovered that hunting with your significant other strengthens personal bonds in ways that are more meaningful and longer lasting than a dip in a heart-shaped Jacuzzi.

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The CZ Upland Ultralight Green for Good

Tuesday, May 02, 2017
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Guns

A silent auction to promote literacy gave us the occasion to quail hunt on a family farm with the affordable and gratefully light CZ Upland Ultralight Green over/under.

At 5.8 pounds, the sprightly 20-gauge was deeply appreciated on the unseasonably warm day walking Bethel Oaks Farm near the Florida-Georgia state line.

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The Best Way to Find and Hunt North American Wild Quail

Monday, May 01, 2017
Written by Paul Anderson
Categories: Paul Anderson

Wild quail hunting can be found from Mexico to the uplands of California to the northern Midwest across the country to the so-called Golden Triangle of Georgia. North America itself is home to several quail species that live in assorted habitats and regions. Given the incredible variety of quail hunting opportunities there are many ways a hunter can get on birds – making these challenging birds available for an array of budgets and skill levels.

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