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Late 2010 & January 2011 Hunts

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The last couple of weeks in 2010 and most of January 2011 provided some really great mornings to be out in the field with the dogs and friends. We had some great hunts and decent clean up days. I do not believe we had a day this year where we didn’t see birds.

Hunt Test Season is in Full Swing!

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That’s right…  Hunting season has been over for months.  The snow has melted and everyone is itching to get outside.  What better way to enjoy some nice spring weather than to take your dogs hunt testing?  A couple weeks ago we took both Bo and Raven to the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Illinois AKC […]

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Wild Bird Recipes

Orange Glazed Pheasant Recipe

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What you need: 1 pheasant; breasts are easiest, but a whole bird would work too if you want to deal with the bones. 1 quart buttermilk 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons of your favorite orange marmalade 2 oranges (4 tablespoons of juice and zest) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 tablespoons teryaki sauce 2 cloves garlic […]

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 […]

Jenn's Pheasant Tortilla Soup

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Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 1-2 Pheasants  (about  4-5 lbs total) 3-4 carrots, coarsely chopped 3-4 celery stalks, coarsely chopped 2-3 onions quartered 1 head of garlic (use whole cloves) 25+ cilantro stems 2-4 teaspoons salt 2-4 teaspoons black pepper 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California 1-2 teaspoons chipotle seasoning Finishing the soup ingredients: […]

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Adventures and Events

The Dogs of Pheasant Fest 2012!

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This year’s convention has closed up and we’ve made it back home. Attendance this year appeared to be in the 20,000 ballpark which was similar if not slightly larger than last year. We spent the weekend talking to dog people of all sorts as well as getting a number of wonderful shots of the dogs […]

Pheasant Fest 2012 Photo Stream!

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Saturday was even busier than Friday at Pheasant Fest 2012! There were A LOT more dogs and even more people! We even spent some time talking to the man, the legend Delmar Smith! More photos are streaming in as I write this so don’t forget to check back frequently as we continue to add photos […]

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 […]