An evening pheasant hunt will produce opportunities at birds moving from food to cover. Photo by Mitch Kezar/Windigo Images. You don’t need a school bus full of hunters to mount a successful pheasant hunt. In fact, for Starbuck, Minn., hunter and former guide Don Nelson, the better part of his 60 days of hunting pheasants each year are spent with no company besides his faithful yellow Lab, Houston.

Nelson’s key to a successful solo hunt is identifying …read more