Useful Ways to Prepare for Upland Hunts During the Off-Season

We bird hunters, my friend, are all about imagination, aren’t we? Picture a stunning vista, good friends, a quivering dog on point, and a thundering ringneck, all vivid colors against a cerulean blue sky. Then, your accurate shot, flawless retrieve to hand, and congratulations all around with someone else buying the first round that night. That’s the dream, isn’t it? But how do we get there? Here’s how.

News flash: Off-season isn’t really an off-season. Flip the switch back to “on,” and get going now on stuff that will help you when Opening Day comes crashing down on your shoulders. Remember that feeling the night before the season started...

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