Gunning for long bills
If you like wing shooting, it’s worth the effort to find some woodcock. Hunt for them this fall with these tips on location, retrieving, and more.
The gathering: When woodcock arrive
Steve Galea's award-winning feature about woodcock that tells a tale of when hunters, dogs, and birds converge.
Roast woodcock with mushroom cream sauce
Woodcock are small, delicate game birds, and an underrated culinary treat. Learn how to cook them with this simple recipe.
Feds fund migratory birds
Woodcock are among the migratory birds that will benefit from nearly $2 million in federal funding over the next three years.
Hunting the end of cover
In some cover hiding is easy, but I learned long ago that the end of the cover is where many make-or-break moments happen.
August 2022 issue celebrating woodcock available
OOD's August 2022 enhanced digital edition is now available. Read yours today for the latest hunting, fishing, and outdoors content.
September 2021 solunar calendar
The solunar calendar for September 2021 is now available! Get the dates and times when fish and wildlife will be most active this month.
Woodcock surveys halted
Ontario's contribution to the American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey (SGS) was cancelled on April 6 due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.
Setting up for better upland shots
For most upland grouse hunters, an ideal day afield would include many flushes — the more, the merrier, in fact. I don’t see it exactly that way.