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Training Day with WCNI (10-17-2010)

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The Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois had a training day for its members.  They had some left over quail to share with all who could make it out to John and Mary’s place.  It was a warm and windy day but perfect place to learn more about how to train dogs.  I saw them help […]

AKC Hunt Tests – Do Your Dogs Measure Up?

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As most of the public upland hunting seasons begin to wrap up and we progress through the end of the preserve hunting season we all tend to start to get cabin fever waiting for warmer weather. Our dogs get lazy and fat, the gear gets packed away until next year. This year I’d like to […]

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Wild Bird Recipes

Pheasant Stroganoff

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Ingredients: (serves 2-3 people) 2 – 3 pheasant breasts (cubed) 1/2 medium white onion (diced) 8 oz mushrooms (small bin, sliced) 1-2 cloves garlic (minced) 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup sour cream 1/3 cup pheasant stock (or chicken stock) 1/2 lb egg noodles 1/2 teaspoon tarragon 1/2 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon parsley To prepare: […]

Traditional Pheasant Stock

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A number of our recipes call for pheasant stock. Some of you weren’t sure how to concoct your own stocks so we put together this quick recipe to help you out! Please also note that you can always exchange chicken broth/stock for pheasant stock. It isn’t quite the same but not having stock doesn’t have […]

Pheasant Pot Pie

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Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 2 pheasants (about 2 ½ pounds each 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 medium onion, halved 2 teaspoons salt 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed or minced Filling ingredients: 6 Tbsp butter 1 large onion, diced (about 1 ¼ cups) 3 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal 3 celery stalks, thinly […]

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Adventures and Events

Kansas City Bound!

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Pheasants Forever’s annual Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2012 kicks off tomorrow afternoon with the bird dog parade!  Bird Dog Life is on our way to cover the parade and to visit some of the foremost personalities in the dog training world such as Delmar Smith and his son Rick as well as his cousin […]

We’ve moved!

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That’s right…  BirdDogLife has moved to a new server in a new data center!  We’re mostly back online now but please pardon our dust as we work on adding thumbnails to posts that didn’t previously have them and while we clean up some other small bugs.  At any rate:  Please have a look around and […]

Pheasants Forever – Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2012

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If you haven’t already it’s time to mark your calendars for Pheasants Forever’s Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2012! This year’s event will be hosted at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO on February 17th, 18th and 19th! What is Pheasant Fest you ask? This event is the premier convention for those […]