HUNTING EXPERIENCES
FIRST PERSON REPORT: A Pheasant & Pleasant Experience
February 22, 2013 by Todd Novacek
My name is Todd Novacek and I'm the guy in the back of the picture. My son Jake Novacek is in the middle and the guy in the orange hat is Nolan King. The first weekend of February we went to the Lone Pine Pheasant club with some friends. The guy at the right of the picture was our guide, Travis Powell. More...
Expanding the Family Business: Talbot Pheasants
December 11, 2012 by Chris Keith
When born into a multi-generational family business how does one stay true to their roots but add a unique contribution? For Tim Talbot it all started about 12 years ago. After graduating from Bishop High School, Tim soon realized that college was not for him. Back in the valley Tim was faced with a puzzle, should he follow along with the family ranching business and raise cattle or try something new. Tim’s dad Tom is a local veterinarian and was once the president of the California Cattleman’s Association owns a ranch in Round Valley with his brother Bill. More...
Jim Niemiec's Blog: Many Wing Shooting Options in Lower Owens Valley
December 06, 2012 by Jim Niemiec
Winter is starting to set in the Lower Owens Valley as night time temps are dipping down into the mid-twenties and it's not getting much over 60 degrees during the day. This valley, thanks to the flow of water that was mandated to keep wetlands alive and settle the dust in the mostly dry Owens Lake bed, holds a lot of wild game. The extra flow of water through the valley floor has created a maze of canals, ponds and a flowing Owens River making for ideal habitat to attract flocks of winter ducks, geese and shore birds, while the dry sage brush flats are home to native California valley quail, Tule elk, mule deer, varmints, dove and along the foothills, off the eastern slopes of the High Sierra, wing shooters can hunt chukar and mountain quail. More...
WON On-the-Spot: IT’S BACK! Lone Pine Pheasant Club has great cover and flushing birds
November 12, 2012 by Jim Niemiec
The Lone Pine Pheasant Club re-opened for upland game bird hunters after being closed for a few years. Resting ranch property was a good thing to do as the native grass, sage and wild thorny rose brush had a chance to grow into ideal cover for upland game birds. All the protective cover of trees, some stands of thicker high cover, fence lines over grown with ideal upland game bird habitat and native springs combine to make this pheasant club one fine place to hunt. More...