When Rick Radtke changed dogs, he didn't know he'd also change his life. Radtke, of Big Lake, Minn., is a longtime pheasant hunter who a few decades back regularly jumped into his truck and tooled ...

Pheasant hunting is a long-standing fall tradition across North America and Europe. Hunters live for that heart-pounding moment when a pheasant bursts from the grass. But a good shot isn’t the only ...

“That’s what you want,” an obliging customer said the day after Christmas when he pointed to a pair of shotgun gloves at a local sporting goods store. “Where are you going?” he asked after I told him ...