Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever’s Rooster Rally unites women in the outdoors

Story by Brad Trumbo, published in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, December 9th, 2023 Smoke billowed from the stovepipe jutting through the tin roof of the warming shack, creating a white cloud that screened the warm sunrays streaming through the crisp autumn air. A…

Women on the Wing Lands in Walla Walla

2022 Women on the Wing Steering Committee While hunting is still largely viewed as a man’s activity, the number of women hunters increased 25 percent between 2011-2016 according to US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the numbers continue to climb. Embracing women in the…

A Family Hunt Tradition

Heading to the field to roust up some roosters Smoke curled up from the chimney that protrudes through the tin roof sheltering a massive brick firepit. A cast-iron grate supported an old blue and white porcelain percolator, warmed by the amber glow of embers…

Youth Hunters, Old Dogs, and Wiley Roosters

October 9th, 2021 dawned beautifully crisp and clear. A prime day for Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever’s annual youth hunt. Upon arrival at Clyde Shooting Preserve, the usual crowd of hunters and canines was not what it was in the past. The change came as…