Why do they call it upland hunting? It seems like a good part of the time with grouse and pheasant you're down in a lowland cruising a swamp or slough edge.
I, personally, don't call it that. I call it pheasant hunting. Or grouse hunting, quail hunting, etc. Another term that's way too vague for me is "bird hunting". I mean, can you be much less specific?
Call it what you want. It all means basically the same thing. Upland Hunting is a term that's inclusive of pretty much all game birds except waterfowl. This morning I was Grouse Hunting!