November 2007

November 2007

Features

A Visionary Mind

Hofer Jagdwaffen: a passion for creating guns

  • By: Mark Stone

The Season Finale

Covey upon covey at Wild Wing Lodge

  • By: Gary Hubbell

The Man Who Trained Snakefoot

Gary Christensen: unsung hero of the Snakefoot legend

  • By: Tom Davis

Gibbs Guns

George Gibbs: a gun & riflemaker to swear by

  • By: Charles Fergus

High Highland Pheasants

Driven days at Highland Hills Ranch

  • By: Clair Kofoed

Ears ToYou!

Sound thinking on hearing protection devices

  • By: Dave Holmes

Valley of the Ducks

A waterfowling potpourri in California's Sacramento Valley

  • By: Bill Gaines
  • and Lee Thomas Kjos

Sated in Sinaloa

Doves, ducks & quail in northeastern Mexico

  • By: Clair Kofoed

Less than Epic

Sometimes the smallest hunts occupy the largest places in memory

Old-Faithful Fowlers

A timeless look at classic waterfowling guns

  • By: John M. Taylor

Temporary Blindness

The versatile, deceptive & portable field blind

  • By: Ruben W. Perez

Departments

From the Editor

Memories of duck hunts past & our Special Waterfowl Guide

  • By: Ralph P. Stuart

Letters

Elsies, traditional threats, beginner advice, etc.

Game & Gun Gazette

Bismuth, Watson Bros., Galazan cases and more

Shooting

Thoughts on being where the ducks are

  • By: Michael McIntosh

Fine Gunmaking

David Norin - specializing in rebuilding old guns

  • By: Steven Dodd Hughes

Hunting Dogs

A road warrior's advice on toppers & trailers

  • By: George Hickox

Shot Talk

Legitimate things to worry about

  • By: Tom Roster

Conservation

Sharing the wild with The Land Learning Foundation

  • By: Chad Mason

Gun Review

Cabela's AyA 4/53 Classic: a proven performer

  • By: Bruce Buck

Field Gear

Specialty gear for duck and goose hunters

  • By: Tom Huggler

Book Review

Lamb, George, Johnson, Gaddis, Hudson, Parry and Drakeford

  • By: Charles Fergus

Guns of the Concours

A Belgian "guild gun" of questionable origin

  • By: Roger Sanger
  • and Steve Helsley

The Major

Spreading Christmas cheer - along with the wealth

  • By: Galen Winter