Birds, Dogs, Outdoor life.

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
It’s starting to get pretty warm out there. You’ve had plenty of time to let the fond memories of the past season sink in. Take a moment and think back one more time of those crisp mornings and great bird work pup put in. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t ALL great. You know what I’m […]
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
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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This delicious variation of Jenn’s recipe greatly reduces the time involved in creating the dish and has a flavor and character all it’s own! It features a reduced ingredient list and Crockpot cooking method. Serves about six! Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 2 pheasants (about 2 ½ pounds each) carrots (1-3) celery stalk (1-3) 1 […]
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 […]

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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 […]

By Joe
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 […]