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AKC Hunt Test Central

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Are you new to AKC hunt tests? Are you a seasoned competitor taking your 15th dog through the ranks? Those of us at BirdDogLife have been in both places and we have been working to compile as much helpful information we can into one mega-hunt-test-info post! Our general hunt test intro article can be found […]

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: […]

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: […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]