

Birds, Dogs, Outdoor life.
By Joe
It was a little iffy this day. The forecast called for rain and wind most of the day with temps in the mid-60’s. Luckily it only rained for about ten minutes and the temps stayed in the 40’s and 50’s all day. The dogs had fun, we had fun!
By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
These grilled pheasant skewers are a quick and easy Asian twist on what to do with pheasant breast! We normally serve these lightly sprinkled with sesame seeds on top of a bed of vegetable fried rice. You might want to double what you think you’ll need; these go fast! Serves four. Ingredients: 4 pheasant breasts […]
By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
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 […]
By Joe
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 […]