A New Collection of Wingshooting Essays
In his Introduction to An Outside Chance, Thomas McGuane’s classic collection of sporting essays, Geoffrey Wolf grumbles, “Sometimes it pisses me off what he...
Game & Gun Gazette
Krieghoff Creates ‘The Perfect Memory’
Since the 1990s, Krieghoff has been creating specially finished “Guns of the Year” to showcase its brand. In 2020 the German company chose Austrian-based...
Historic Purdey Featured in Morphy Auction
We are drawn to collect vintage guns for myriad reasons. They may be inanimate objects, but some guns have something ineffable—stories that hold memories...
Rock Island Auction Company Expands Into Texas
When the owners of Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) wanted to expand with a brick-and-mortar firearms showcase, they went big—Texas big. The company’s new...
Bird Names to Change
This past fall the American Ornithological Society announced it will change the English names of all bird species named for people, beginning with 70...
Wisconsin Offers Discounted Licenses
How much would you pay to hunt in Wisconsin? How about $5? If you’re a resident of the Badger State and haven’t purchased, say,...
Ugartechea Relaunches
Ugartechea is back! Aficionados of fine Spanish firearms may recall that in the September/October 2015 issue we announced that “Armas Ugartechea, founded in Eibar,...
An Agreement to Improve Habitat
Two of the nation’s most influential upland bird conservation organizations have entered into an agreement to improve wild-bird habitat from Minnesota to Florida. At...
Purdey’s Anniversary Quail Guns
James Purdey & Sons will toast its 210th anniversary this year by unveiling a bevy of 10 celebratory 28-bores. The limited-edition set will be...
Fine Leather Out of South Africa
Perhaps overlooked in the sensory-rich stimulation of wingshooting is the power of smell. From the smoky bouquet of spent gunpowder to the earthy scents...
Federal Duck Stamp Winner Announced
Every year wildlife artists from around the country vie to be named the winner of the Federal Duck Stamp competition. This past September, after...
Rigby’s New Objet d’Art Collection
John Rigby & Co. has always possessed a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to style. Beginning in the flintlock era with...