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...
Features
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Black-Dirt Bobwhites
Mr. Jimmy is solidly and happily present, looking out over a field of prairie grass and into the promise of more birds, more points and flushes, and memories not yet made. “Let’s go,” he says.
The Price of Asking
The art of getting permission to hunt The house, a ranch-style affair with a commanding view of the surrounding countryside, gave the impression of...
Mixed Results
There is a certain satisfaction to reaching into your bird vest at the end of a long day and pulling out a variety of species.