


Birds, Dogs, Outdoor life.
By Michael
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 […]
By Michael
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.
By Michael
Ingredients: 2-3 pheasants 1 medium onion diced 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed or minced 3 cans (15 oz) Great Northern beans 2 cans (14.5 oz) Chicken Broth 2 cans (26 oz) Cream of Chicken soup 1 can (7 oz) chopped Green Chilies 2 tsp Salt 2 tsp Ground Cumin 2 tsp Dried Oregano 1 […]
By Michael
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: […]
By Joe
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]