10 Best Pheasant Hunting Jacket
Updated on: September 2023
Best Pheasant Hunting Jacket in 2023
Browning Upland Jacket, Field Tan, Large
Carhartt Men's Rugged Flex Upland Field Pant, Brown, 40W X 30L
- 8.5-ounce, 59 percent cotton/39 percent polyester 2 percent spandex canvas with rain defender durable water repellent
- Rugged flex durable stretch tech hnology for ease of movement
- Sits at the waist
- Relaxed seat and thigh
- Comfortable gusseted crotch
Browning Pheasants Forever Upland Canvas Jacket, Tan/Blaze, XX-Large
- Products designed in the USA with quality materials
- High tensile and durability with all browning gear
- Whether you're an avid outdoors man or recreational, good for all people
Orvis Men's Upland Hunting Softshell Jacket, Tan/Blaze, X Large
- We improved our bestelling softshell jacket
- It delivers the perfect combination of moisture management, briar protection, breathability, and mobility
- Twice as durable and more breathable
- Designed specifically for unrestricted shooting motion
Carhartt Men's Upland Field Jacket
- 8.5-ounce, 60% cotton/40% polyester Quick Duck® canvas
- Rain Defender® durable water repellent
- 3.5-ounce, 100% polyester lightly padded shooting shoulder
- Front-loading game bag pocket big enough for 3 roosters
- Back clean-out system
Beretta Mens Upland Light Jacket; Light Brown/Orange
- Ideal hunting jacket providing comfort; durablity and performance
- Lightweight design makes it comfortable to wear; the water-repellent mesh lining provides for superior dryness and breathability
- Panels provide high-visibility; keeping you safe in the field
- Pocket flaps provide enough storage room for extra equipment
- Ergonomic construction guarantees ease of movement
Browning Jacket, Upland,Shell,Choc/BLZ,W/Oemb,2XL
- 100% cotton canvas
- Shell pockets with Pocket Expander System
- Polyester blaze overlay
- Two zippered front pockets
- Adjustable cuffs
Beretta Upland Light Jacket (Medium)
- Men's size name internal/brown and orange jacket
- Lightweight, water-repellent and mesh-lined
- High visibility panels/pocket flaps
- Ergonomic construction
- Expandable pockets
Gildan Men's Heavy Blend Fleece Hooded Sweatshirt G18500, Safety Orange, Large
- Preshrunk fleece knit (50 percent Cotton, 50 percent Polyester)
- Air jet yarn = softer feel and reduced pilling
- Double lined hood with color matched drawcord
- Pouch pocket
- Double needle stitching at shoulder, armhole, neck, waistband and cuffs
Carhartt Men's Acrylic Watch Hat A18, Bright Orange, One Size
- Carhartt Company Gear Collection
- Carhartt label sewn on front
- 100% Acrylic
- Stretchable
- Hand wash only
Hunting Dogs: Train for the Retrieve with the Right Gear
Use a better imitation "dead bird" and you'll get faster, better results when training your hunting dog.
Buddy's mentor Yankee first got me thinking about how we introduce birds in the retrieving training process, and how it is often too much, too soon. Unfortunately, when this revelation occurred, it was a classic case of timing being everything.
At our first field trial, Yankee followed the scent track like a laser to the dead duck. It was the biggest, heaviest, limpest mallard ever grown in the Pacific Northwest, more than a mouthful and ungainly to boot. Try as he might, he simply couldn't pick it up, let alone bring it to me. Didn't know how, hadn't had any practice with anything that uncooperative.
A second lesson came during a rainy bird hunt on the rocky slopes of Oregon's Steens Mountain. My friend Dave and I were sheltering under a rock overhang when kee-kee-kee, a chukar erupted from just above us. The bird was tumbling before my gun was even mounted, Dave being both a great shot and always at the ready. His bird dog Missy was out of the starting gate in a flash, pouncing on the bird as it rolled down the slope. She was a big dog in a small body, so the partridge was more than a mouthful but she gamely brought back that chukar - by Braille - a wing covering her eyes so she had to home in on us by voice commands.
These days, Buddy and his nephew Manny get plenty of practice with ungainly, limp, heavy, odd-shaped objects so there are no surprises at the end of a (hopefully) superb track during their next field trials. Maybe you've used the usual assortment of rigid white plastic cylinders, or hard foam-bodied "dead birds" for the same reason. Tennis balls, hammers, thawed frozen critters, you name it, they've all been mouthed, chewed, nibbled and dropped in pursuit of a blue ribbon. But there has always been something lacking in those better-than-nothing compromises.
Ultimately I found more success with home-made versions that had more "floppability." If you reload shells, you've got the raw materials in laundered shot bags. Filled with dry beans and tied or taped closed, they present excellent challenges to hunting dogs as they learn to get their mouths around them. Their limpness simulates a just-shot bird, with its own carrying challenges. Add "wings" of empty bags, actual feathers or wings and you're on your way to a great hunt test. And the fabric is pretty tough, too.
Those more realistic bodies weren't pretty, but they worked. But friends soon tired of my nagging them to return my "borrowed" bumpers, so I designed a better one they'll eventually have to actually buy for themselves. It acts like a real dead bird in all respects except that annoying stink that results from too many freezing/thawing cycles. It should be on the market soon, which might save my friends from more pestering, and help your hunting dog make masterful, prize-worthy retrieves.
