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Mark Herwig
Before coming to Pheasants Forever, Herwig was a chapter president and board member of a Minnesota-based state conservation group, a full time staffer for another national conservation group on the Upper Mississippi River, conservation staff member for a U.S. Congressman and editor/writer for many newspapers and magazines. In his 12 years as editor of Pheasants Forever Journal (and now Quail Forever Journal), he has completed stories on and hunted with chapter members in 30 different states. Herwig first joined PF in 1987 in Colorado. He owns two wicked-good springers, which he trains himself.
The Fort Riley Ramble-My season’s last hunt in Kansas
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Not only was the quail hunting exciting at times, but the live fire too. Yes, at one point we were directly beneath the flight path of 105mm artillery shells flying overhead.
Your Gun Dog’s IQ
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
What do you think dog guys? I mean, is a Shetland sheepdog (#6) smarter than a Lab; the English setter really down there at #37 and the griffon 47? Setters rock in my world.
Pheasant tail bars – what do they mean?
Monday, December 19th, 2011
PF Pheasant Blog reader David Stengel posted a question on my last post (December 2, Aging Your Roosters & Tail Tidbits) about rooster tail bars….
Iowa’s Three Rivers PF Chapter Keeps Hope Alive
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
We probably bagged half our 11 birds on public land and the other half at two private sites.
Aging Your Roosters & Tail Tidbits
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
One method to determine (a rooster’s hatch year or if its older) is by field testing beak hardness, or in the words of a biologist, “lower mandible ossification.”
A PF Supporter Hunts Chukar in their Native Land – Turkey
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Dressing the killed birds, I found out that they’d eaten the crops from the neighboring wheat fields and native grass seeds. Chukar is one of the wild birds that can adapt to farming. The bird still needs a place for nesting and cover, though.
A Royal Flush …of the Rooster Kind
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Have you ever scored a rooster Royal Flush? If so, when and where and how long did it take for your heart rate to slow? What are your other incredible rooster shooting memories?
Bird Dogs: Pump ‘em Up! How do you get your gun dog revved for the chase?
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
I want my dog to know I’m very excited for the hunt and that he should be excited too…….
Roosters – They’re Out There!
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Despite all the talk about low bird numbers, five of us bagged our limits (three birds each) in about a half day.
Can You Name That Classic Shotgun?
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Collectors consider early versions from this company to be among the best shotguns every made in the U.S.A.
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