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This Old Ithaca

Embodying a history of family, friendships and choices This began as a drawn-out conversation about refurbishing an heirloom shotgun, and then it swerved sideways...

Getting Schooled in Shotgunning

Lessons from the OSP Shooting School at Milford Hills My shooting, whether in the field or on the clays course, easily could be summed...

Grouse & Grizzlies

Hunting ruffs in the Northern Rockies I follow the crease of the mountain waiting for the flush of a ruffed grouse. Here in the...

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Mearns Are Where You Find Them

Hunting—and learning—in the desert Southwest Morning dawned cold, crisp and clear as a wash of pinks, oranges and golds softly faded from the eastern...

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‘Grand Slam’ Gunning

Doves, ducks, pigeons and perdiz in Argentina It was in the late 1970s that travel for wingshooting outside North America first became popular. Among...

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One Last Hunt at Muck Pond

Closing a chapter of a friendship “Plum pudding?” I offered. “What?” “Plum pudding. Left over from the party. Here.” I passed the paper plate...

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Westley’s New Over/Under

A best British over/under built to work under pressure While many sportsmen continue to appreciate and use side-by-side shotguns, the majority of guns seen...

Desert Bounty

Gambel’s & scaled quail in our Southwestern sands As dawn spilled over the crest of Arizona’s Pinaleño Mountains, I understood why modern artists from...

Hunting For Habitat

Celebrating conservation on the Montana prairie Even here, on the sunny south-facing hillside, a good amount of last night’s snow remains on top of...

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Up Front with Fausti

An interview with Fausti Arms President Giovanna Fausti These days you can’t have a conversation about Italian gunmakers without mentioning Fausti Arms. Notable for...

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Grouse Guns of the Old Guard

Lessons from wingshooting’s legendary scribes Bird hunters can be a finicky bunch, but grouse hunters are idiosyncratic on another level. Take, for example, the...

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New Basque Bests

Visiting Spain’s Arrieta & Arrizabalaga factory I probably spend more time thinking about fine shotguns than is healthy. London’s best side-by-sides and Italy’s luxury...