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

New video podcast: Planning next season already? Got a few weeks left for this one? Here's the lowdown on hunting in the world's pheasant capital, from fellow hunter and director of the Aberdeen Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Casey Weismantel. He's an ugly dog owner and avid ringneck hunter, and nobody has more fingers on the pulse of hunting our favorite bird. We cover the season's highs and lows, some weather and habitat anomalies, and geat a few insider tips on maximizing the value of your ten-day license. Casey has advice on pheasant habits and habitat, hunting strategies for early and late season. We discuss "pheasantnomics" and the importance of local knowledge (and how to get it), and what constitutes ethical and legal "road hunting" in South Dakota. Casey has ammo recommendations, walks us through public-access and walk-in strategies, and shares his evolution from novice to seasoned hunter. "Fix It" dispels some late-season hunting myths, and listeners share their mentorship stories.

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On a recent visit to Heartland Lodge in Illinois, I cornered the new-ish owner Tim Duoos, and communications manager Zach Jumps and peppered them with questions about the facility. From how they earned an Orvis endorsement, to maintaining great habitat, we'll get the lowdown from an insider's perspective. We also dig into how we should shop for, and what our expectations should be from, a hunting lodge. Whether you're heading for an entry-level preserve or planning for the trip-of-a-lifetime, you'll be better prepared after our talk. Insider editions are brought to you by CableGangz tie-out systems and Heartland Lodge, where you'll get special freebies and gifts for every booking (learn more here).

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And it's all brought to you by: HiVizSights.com, Mid Valley Clays and Shooting School, TrulockChokes, HiViz shooting systems, Pointer shotguns, Purina Pro Plan Sport and FindBirdHuntingSpots.com. Insider editions are brought to you by CableGangz tie-out systems and Heartland Lodge. [Take 10% off your next order at CableGangz.com with the promo code CG10.]

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