Find Bird Hunting Spots

Where to hunt, how-to advice, and helping your dog excel

Find a place to hunt upland game birds.

How to hunt upland birds: Tips for success, advice and suggestions.

Public pheasant hunting - other walk-in bird hunting spots. Finding bird hunting spots.

Start here for advice on how to find bird hunting spots: public, private, and everything in between. Find walk-in bird hunting, wildlife areas and other options. Where to hunt? Right here!

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How to hunt upland birds: Tips for success, advice and suggestions.

How to hunt upland birds. Finding bird hunting walk-in areas. Finding bird hunting spots

Ready to grow as a hunter? Learning where to hunt is Step One. Then, want to learn how to hunt? Or are you just looking for that one helpful tip? Here's the place to start to succeed in the field.

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Your best hunting buddy: care & feeding of your bird dog

Prep your dog for finding bird hunting spots. Public land and Walk-in hunting tips for dog owners.

Once you find a bird hunting spot, your dog is your most important partner. Where to hunt? Your dog knows! Here are training tips, care and feeding advice and more.

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Videos and podcasts

He's a fanatic bird hunter, conservationist, dog trainer and strong advocate for recruiting newbies to our ranks. Oh, he's also on the board of Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever. Douglas Spale has a unique backstory, too, and all his passions and life experiences combine to make him a fantastic interview. We'll cover everything from his own hunting origin story to dog training tips, hunting strategies to conservation. Then, we'll talk how to help motivate and engage potential hunters. As a board member, Douglas also offers insights into the policies and operations of the largest upland conservation groups, PF/QF. "Fix It" asks the question: are you responsible for your dog's broken points? And listeners share the highlights of their most recent hunting season - a segment full of motivation and inspiration. You get a chance to enter to win a four-pack of Pointer shotguns or free day of private land hunting from LandTrust.com, value $150 in our furfeathersfriends.com sweepstakes, but only if you listen and know the Word of the Week. And it's all brought to you by: HiVizSights.com, RuffLand Kennels, @midwayusa, #midwayusa, MidwayUSA, Mid Valley Clays and Shooting School, TrulockChokes, HiViz shooting systems, Purina Pro Plan Sport and FindBirdHuntingSpots.com.

PS: Want educational videos, tips, tricks and tactics? Go here.

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Bird Dog Hall of Famer Rick Smith of the legendary family that includes father Delmar and cousin Ronnie, joins me from the floor of Pheasant Fest. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover rodeo(!), essential training gear, and do a very deep dive into dog psychology and training methods. We talk about steadiness, retrieving, picking a pup, a dog's mindset and how to change it. Listeners offer their critique of my survival kit, including other things to add; and "Fix It" talks about, well, talking to your dog. You get a chance to enter to win a free day of private land hunting from LandTrust.com, value $150 in our furfeathersfriends.com sweepstakes, but only if you listen and know the Word of the Week. Here's the inaugural episode of bi-weekly bonus programs doing a deep dive into single topics, inspirational stories, hunting adventures and special people. I took stock of last season, made a "to-do" list, and will share my priorities ... maybe some will become yours too. From steadiness to shooting skills, we'll touch on the stuff you can do now to ensure a more successful season this fall. Insider editions are brought to you by CableGangz tie-out systems and Purina Pro Plan Sport dog food. You can listen to all the podcasts here.

And it's all brought to you by: HiVizSights.com, RuffLand Kennels, Mid Valley Clays and Shooting School, TrulockChokes, HiViz shooting systems, Purina Pro Plan Sport and FindBirdHuntingSpots.com.

Welcome. more access = more hunters = more conservation.

Why this website? Find bird hunting spots ... sounds easy, but it's more complicated than the statement above, with a lot of moving parts. But it's also absolutely true. Lack of accessible land is the biggest reason many of us quit hunting or never start in the first place. My hope is this website will help - because without hunters, there is virtually no conservation.

But that's not all ... there's the country's most widely-distributed upland hunting TV show, a podcast, educational video library, and weekly newsletter full of fun and information (sign up below).

- Scott Linden