May 14, 2008

May-June 2008

Features

Charles Gordon & His Guns

The guns Charles Gordon ordered all have their quirks and odd features and are always very desirable nonetheless.

Hail, Columbia

A bittersweet hunt for dabblers & divers

Touring the London Trade

Visiting the gunmaking capital of the world

And The Twain Did Meet

New York grousing with a premier dog trainer

Green Days

Enjoying driven shooting on the merald Isle

'Fowling Argentina

Geese & ducks in South American's hunting jewel

Blues in the Reefs

An opening day climb for blue grouse

Duds for Dogs

The best in canine outerwear

Advanced Gundogs

When you don’t want to start a dog from scratch

The Ultimate Training Facility

A blueprint for building gundog grounds

Departments

From the Editor

A story of hope

Letters

Woodcock, moreon the .410, RST and excess

Game & Gun Gazette

The Game Fair, William Powell, Wingfield and more

Shooting

Fire enough shots, and odds are you’ll hit something sooner or later. The laws of probability would support that. Unfortunately. The point is to hit targets by design and not by accident.

Conservation

The “free-flighted release” of captive-reared mallards has been a contentious issue for some time.

Fine Gunmaking

A profile of stockmaker Craig Libhart and Susquehanna Stockworks

Shot Talk

Recoil slowly but surely beats to death the shooting performance of most shotgunners.

Gun Review

A comprehensive review of the Kolar AAA Competition Sporting gun

Field Gear

Product reviews of Mendota Products' Skid Plate, Mud River's Kennel Cover, Dawg Tired's Premium Dog Beds and Cozy Winters' Heated Dog Bowl

Book Review

The Orvis Book of Dogs, Training Your Pointing Dog for Hunting & Home, Professional Gundog Training: The Trade Secrets, Positive Gun Dogs: Clicker Training for Sporting Breeds, Training People

The Major

The art of survival as taught by a squirrel