May 2008

May 2008

Features

Charles Gordon & His Guns

An eccentric collector from the Scottish Borders

  • By: Douglas Tate

Hail, Columbia

A bittersweet hunt for dabblers & divers

Touring the London Trade

Visiting the gunmaking capital of the world

  • By: Chris Batha

And The Twain Did Meet

New York grousing with a premier dog trainer

  • By: Tred Slough

Green Days

Enjoying driven shooting on the Emerald Isle

  • By: Terry Allen

'Fowling Argentina

Geese & ducks in South American's hunting jewel

  • By: Gary Kramer

Blues in the Reefs

An opening day climb for blue grouse

  • By: Pete Fromm
  • Illustrations by: Rod Crossman

Duds for Dogs

The best in canine outerwear

  • By: Chad Mason

Advanced Gundogs

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

  • By: Gary Hubbell

The Ultimate Training Facility

A blueprint for building gundog grounds

  • By: George Hickox

Departments

From the Editor

A story of hope for our Hunting Dogs Issue

  • By: Ralph P. Stuart

Letters

Woodcock, more on the .410, RST and excess

Game & Gun Gazette

The Game Fair, William Powell, Wingfield and more

Shooting

Recognizing your limits with long-range shooting

  • By: Michael McIntosh

Fine Gunmaking

Craig Libhart: the stockmaker of Susquehanna Stockworks

  • By: Steven Dodd Hughes

Shot Talk

A formulaic way of calculating recoil

  • By: Tom Roster

Conservation

The pros and cons of "free-releasing" mallards

  • By: Chad Mason

Gun Review

A clays crusher: the Kolar AAA Competition Sporting

  • By: Bruce Buck

Field Gear

Keeping dogs safe, warm, comfortable and watered

  • By: Tom Huggler

The Major

The art of survival as taught by a squirrel

  • By: Galen Winter

Book Review

Bryan & Davis; Weaver; Irving; Barry, Emmen & Smith; and Tess of Helena

  • By: Charles Fergus