BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, SORA RAIL COMMON GALLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE SORA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL LESSER SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE COMMON GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE -WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN OSCEOLA TURKEY, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GALLINULE SORA RAIL, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL, DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SANDHILL CRANE,VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE MEARN'S QUAIL, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED PHEASANT, CLAPPER RAIL, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARP-TAIL GROUSE EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, RUFFED GROUSE WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARP-TAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND -TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MOURNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GALLINULE, CHACHALACA CLAPPER RAIL, MORNING DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE,
BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, SORA RAIL,MERRIAM ,TURKEY, GAMBLE 'S QUAIL, LESSER SANDHILL CRANE VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RING -NECKED PHEASANT RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK GREATER SAND HILL CRANE, RINGNECKED PHEASANT VALLEY QUAIL, WILSON'S SNIPE, LESSER SANDHILL
CRANE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, SOOTY GROUSE, MORNING DOVE SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TRUKEY PURPLE GALLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL WHITE-WINGED DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE, SAGE GROUSE BOBWHITE QUAIL, WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN, SORA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK WHITEWING DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, MEARN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN OSCEOLA TURKEY, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL SHARP-TAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE ,SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY COMMON GALLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL MOURNING DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL SAGE GROUSE, SORA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SAN DHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED PHEASANT RUFFED GROUSE, WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN,SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GALLINULE
RINGNECK PHEASANT, BOBWHITE QUAIL, WOODCOCK
BAND-TAILED PIGEON, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN GOULD'S TURKEY, SPRUCE GROUSE, VALLEY QUAIL
WILSON'S SNIPE, PURPLE GALLINULE, GAMBEL'S QUAIL
THE UPLAND GAME BIRD SLAMS
BY CATEGORY - BY STATE - BY LOWER 48
Most dedicated upland bird hunters and all collectors are aware that no organization has ever defined a complete list of upland game bird species. Possibly because there are no taxonomic categories specific to "upland birds" and there are a number of migratory birds that are accepted as upland and others that aren't. Even wild turkey lie on the fringes of upland birds and big game.
Realizing that some hunters would expect categorization of the various species, My Dog Hunts found it necessary to establish a complete list of species to be accepted as "upland birds".
Many might argue that my list is too expansive, but I included all huntable species of birds, in the lower 48 states, not considered to be waterfowl as defined by the US Fish & Wildlife Service: "waterfowl, defined as the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, [including brant], and swans) and coots". It appears that author, Christopher S. Smith, concurs with our categorization of upland game bird species, in his book, "Field Guide to Upland Birds and Waterfowl".
My criteria for inclusion as upland birds:
1) Must have feathers
2) No webbed feet
3) Legal to take with a shotgun
4) Legal to take with the assistance of a dog
5) When properly motivated, they must fly.
I have a specific purpose for the inclusion of migratory shorebirds beyond the fact that no other sporting group has claimed them. Most hunters residing east of the Mississippi River don't have regional access to the abundance of popular species found from the Great Lakes States, south and west to the Pacific coast. I've included the shorebirds In an effort to create a regional hunting challenge while also requiring some eastern travel to the western hunter hoping to take all of the lower 48 species, over his/her bird dog.
Also, under "Hunter Slams", My Dog Hunts has realigned white-tailed ptarmigan from a grouse to the pheasant/partridge group. This was done in the interest of making the grouse species more attainable and to add difficulty to pheasant/partridge. Besides, it's a reasonable realignment considering that they all start with the letter "P".
THE UPLAND SLAM CATEGORIES:
GROUSE SLAM - (7) Ruffed Grouse, Sooty Grouse, Dusky Grouse, Spruce Grouse, Sage Grouse, Sharptail Grouse, Greater Prairie Chicken
QUAIL SLAM - (6) Bobwhite Quail, Scaled Quail, Gambel's Quail, Mearn's Quail, Valley Quail, Mountain Quail
PHEASANT/PARTRIDGE SLAM - (4) Pheasant, Hungarian Partridge, Chukar Partridge, White-tailed Ptarmigan
FALL TURKEY SLAM - (3) Eastern, Rio Grande and Merriam's (Fall turkey are only included when legally taken with the aid of your dog or when taken in the same day as any other listed upland bird taken with the aid of your dog.)
MIGRATORY UPLAND SLAM - (4) Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, Woodcock, Band-tailed Pigeon
MIGRATORY MARSH SLAM - (6) Snipe, Sora Rail, Virginia Rail, Clapper Rail, King Rail, Common Gallinule
SPECIALTY SPECIES SLAM - (Isolated species available in only one state or that are an extreme hunting departure from common upland birds)
(5 opportunities) any designated pair of 6 species:
Chachalaca & White Tipped Dove
Osceola Turkey & Gould's Turkey
Greater & Lessor Sandhill Cranes
(2 opportunities) either a: Himalayan Snowcock or Purple Gallinule
ALL SPECIES in STATE SLAM - No way am I listing all of these! Just add up all the species listed in your upland bird regulations and migratory non-waterfowl.
Believe me, I know how difficult some of these categories are, I've been bird hunting for a long time and in quite a few states. But consider that recognition is weak without challenge. And I doubt that your dog would want it any other way.
BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GALLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL, AFRICAN COLLARED DOVE, DUSKY GR ROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, SORA RAIL, MERRI AM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE -WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL, EU RASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSO SON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUN GARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CH HICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GA LLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL, AFRICAN COLLARED DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, SO RA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SAN DHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAI N QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN RN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAVALLEY QUAILR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, RUFFED GROUSE,
RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GALLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL, AFRICAN COLLARED DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, SORA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAM MBLE 'S QUAIL, LESSER SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE - MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL, EURASIAN COLLAR ED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RING -NECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SAND HILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRID GE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE,
PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSO SON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, COMMON GA LLINULE, CHACHALACA, CLAPPER RAIL, AFRICAN COLLARED DOVE, DUSKY GROUSE, BOBWHITE QUAIL, SAGE GROUSE, SO RA RAIL, MERRIAM'S TURKEY, GAMBLE'S QUAIL, LESSER SAN DHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MOUNTAIN QUAIL, HIMALAYAN SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, SOOTY GROUSE, GAMBEL'S QUAIL, VALLEY QUAIL
RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER S ANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MOU URNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKE
SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN RN'S QUAIL EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREAT
RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER S ANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MOURNING DOVE, SCALED QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY
LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY, RINGNECKED
PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK,
GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S
TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON,
RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE, WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE, GOULD'S TURKEY WHITE-TIPPED
DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL GROUSE, EASTERN TURKEY,
CHUKAR PARTRIDGE, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, GREATER PRAIRIE
CHICKEN, KING RAIL, BLUE GROUSE, MORNING DOVE, SCALED
QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, HIMALAYAN
SNOWCOCK, WHITE-WING DOVE, MEARN'S QUAIL EURASIAN
COLLARED DOVE, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, OSCEOLA TURKEY,
RINGNECKED PHEASANT, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE,
WOODCOCK, GREATER SANDHILL CRANE, HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE,
GOULD'S TURKEY, WHITE-TIPPED DOVE, VALLEY QUAIL, SHARPTAIL
RING NECK PHEASANT, BOBWHITE QUAIL, WOODCOCK,
BANDTAILED PIGEON, SCALED QUAIL, KING RAIL, COMMON GALLINULE
LESSER SANDHILL CRANE, EASTERN TURKEY, CHUKAR PARTRIDGE
SAGE GROUSE, VALLEY QUAIL, SPRUCE GROUSE, WHITE-TAILED
PTARMIGAN, VIRGINIA RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, MERRIAM'S TURKEY