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UA Greetings
W
ell, my friends, here we are!
Pretty soon our favorite bird-
hunting seasons will be here.
Whatever your upland bird of
choice is, I hope you have an
eventful and safe hunting season.
From this end, we’ve got a jam-packed issue for you, one that we hope will
help get you excited for the seasons that are just around the corner.
Here’s a glimpse of just a few of the treats we have for you in this issue.
You know, unless we have the wherewithal to own our own chunk of bird-
hunting land, we all have to depend on the availability of and access to public
lands. In fact, it can easily be argued that the state of public lands in the U.S. is as
important to bird hunters as the state of the population of their favorite birds. With
that in mind, we are both fortunate and pleased to announce that starting with this
issue, our “For the Birds” Department will include contributions from Backcountry
Hunters & Anglers (BHA).
A conservation group that focuses on keeping, as they say, “public lands in
public hands,” BHA is probably most associated with the American West, where it
was conceived and has established a firm base. But public lands also exist east of
the Mississippi, and BHA is expanding its presence on that side of the continent,
with chapters in most states in the East, South and Midwest. We’ve asked BHA to
keep us abreast of its activities that would be of most interest to you, our readers.
If this goes over well, perhaps we’ll have to change the name of the department to
“For the Birds ... and Bird Hunters”!
Also, since it’s the autumn issue of UA, that means it’s time for our annual
feature, “The Scout.” We’ve sent our team of intrepid reporters on a mission to find
out the latest prognostications for the upland bird hunting seasons in the lower 48
states.
Also in this issue, as we get to our second-to-
last feature celebrating 100 years of South Dakota
pheasant hunting, writer Jodi Stemler takes a look
at how conservation measures in the state have
affected bird populations. Before you go there,
though, be sure to check out the most recent action
regarding conservation programs in South Dakota.
You’ll find that in the “Flushes” Department.
Finally, please join me in congratulating two columnists who earned
recognition this year for work that appeared in the pages of The Upland Almanac.
Alan Liere won three awards from the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association.
His “Losing My Stuff” (Fall 2018) and “Blame It on Gus” (Spring 2018) took
first and second, respectively, in the “Hunting” category. He also took third in the
“Managing Our World” category with “Fear and Loathing in Southern Oregon”
(Winter 2018). Also, among the four awards Editor Tom Carney took home from
the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association’s summer conference was first place
in the “James A.O. Crowe” contest for best column writing with his back-page
offering, “Tailfeathers.” Way to go, guys! We are happy and lucky to have you
grace our pages with your outstanding work!