Highlights
Golden Thoughts
In his January/February Hunting Dogs column, “The Right Dog for You, Part I,” George Hickox made several comments regarding golden retrievers that drew responses from readers. Here is a sampling of the letters we received along with George’s response.
Secrets of the Sandhills
The Nebraska Sandhills may not be much to look at, but they harbor a wealth of wingshooting opportunities for both prairie grouse and waterfowl. Several days spent hunting the Abbott Ranch proved the point.
Park Cities Quail to Honor Ted Turner
Park Cities Quail will honor entrepreneur, conservationist and avid sportsman Ted Turner with the T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award at its annual Dinner and Auction at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, in Dallas, on March 8, 2012.
Eider Down!
Late-season eider hunting off the coast of Maine can be extreme sport. It is waterfowling on the edge, and the faint of heart need not apply.
Michael McIntosh — 1945-2010
We learned with great sadness of the passing of Michael McIntosh—writer, sportsman, gentleman and friend to many of us. Our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are with his wife, Connie.
As the first lines of Michael’s article in the first issue of Shooting Sportsman show so well, he had the rare voice of direct, descriptive writing that imbued a day afield with meaning. Michael did as much as any writer of the past two decades to inform double-gun and wingshooting enthusiasts, but more, he inspired us with his passion for good guns, good shooting and all that is good in bird hunting.
We will miss Michael deeply, and we will remember him with the joy of the writing he has left us.
Firesteel Creek Lodge
South Dakota's Firesteel Creek Lodge offers a ranch-full of possibilities, including pheasant, sharptail and Hun hunting on more than 100,000 acres of prime upland habitat.
Classic Bird Hunts
Classic Bird Hunts offers challenging grouse hunting over talented Brittanys in the fabled coverts of the Upper Midwest.
Back Bay Outfitter
Tommy Cornicelli--aka Back Bay Outfitter--is tuned in to great gunning for Canada geese on Long Island as well as bay shoots from a floating blind for ducks.
Hunting in the Home of Hot Sauce
A connection through a friend leads to a duck hunt on Avery Island, the home of the McIlhenny family and their famous Tabasco Sauce. It's hallowed ground, both in family history and in the traditions of American bird and habitat conservation.
Connecticut Shotgun Announces New A-10 American
Antony Galazan and his Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Co. (CSMC) are poised to shift the balance of the double-gun world—again.
