Custom Stocks Made Easy
Stock Fit is Paramount If one surveyed the world’s best clays shooters and game shots, it's likely that almost all of them would agree...
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The Reinvention of Heartland Lodge
In 2024 one of the Midwest’s most popular upscale wingshooting lodges, Harpole’s Heartland Lodge, changed hands when Gary Harpole sold the Nebo, Illinois, business...
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Pheasants & Family
With eyes trained on the endless miles of snow-covered cropfields and CRP grasses that adorned the landscape, I caressed my young Labrador’s soft ears...
Behind the Scenes at River Lodge Outfitters
The Shooting Sportsman Endorsed Lodge Program goes “behind the scenes” of its newest member, River Lodge Outfitters, in Overton, Nebraska, where Isaac Brown is...
Ghosts of the Great Plains
As I brisky climbed another Nebraska hill, with shorthair Zeus on point and guide Chris Colfack waving me forward like an impatient coach hurrying...
Wingshooting
A Quest for Quail
Driving southeast from Tucson, I couldn’t help but sense the spirits of the Old West. First I passed a sign for Tombstone, evoking thoughts...
What’s New for Waterfowlers
Few wingshooters need more gear than waterfowlers. In addition to rugged guns and loads, fowlers often require special clothing for wet and gnarly conditions,...
Chasing Shadows
It started years ago when I flushed a large blue-gray bird while walking a high mountain trout stream. That was my first glimpse of...
Holiday Gift Guide
Sponsored By: Shooting Sportsman Partners Need holiday gift ideas for wingshooters? Shooting Sportsman has you covered with our annual Holiday Gift Guide. Our staff...
Fine Guns
Nothing but Bests
There has always been an inherent self-confidence in Scottish gunmaking. It comes from the quiet knowledge of a higher standard. Under the stewardship of...
The Cole Tariff Busters
First COVID causes supply-chain issues, then inflation decides to take a whopping leap and the cost of metals vaults skyward. The list of factors...
Grulla 216RB
When I began working at Orvis a decade ago, Gunsmith John Skinner schooled me on the history of Orvis’s proprietary shotguns. Grulla figured prominently....
Purdey-Woodward Over & Under
The most sizeable shift in shotguns during the past 75 years has been the switch from side-by-sides to stack-barrels. One of the most influential...
Dogs
Brains Before Brawn
Not that long ago it was customary to wait to train a gundog until it was a couple of years old. Maybe the thought...
How to Replenish Your Dog’s Energy
When it comes to feeding your dog, you won’t find one option that holds for all dogs across the board. Active dogs burn high...
The Double-Duty Retriever
Even if you spend most of your fall in a duck blind, chances are there will be times you’ll want to use your dog...
Tips for New Sporting Dog Owners
Soon to be the proud owner of a sporting dog? Here are 10 tried-and-true tips to help ensure a smooth start—and a strong and...