Monumental Hunting
Due to uncertainty and disinformation, many hunters are missing out on quality opportunities on national-monument lands.
Wingshooting
Rules for Steadiness
Once your dog has mastered the remote sit and retrieving bumpers from heel, you can move to tossing bumpers with your dog sitting at a distance.
Bobs in the Black Belt
A wingshooting weekend at Prairie Wildlife
Shotgunning’s Women’s Movement
The increasing number of women shooters has encouraged more firearms manufacturers to begin making ladies’ guns.
Spay, Neuter or Not
For both health and performance reasons, fewer owners are spaying or neutering their dogs—and then only after the dogs are at least a year old.
Shotgunning’s Class of ’19
The latest & greatest in smoothbores.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Forged around an Oregon campfire by a group of hunting buddies in 2004, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers organized around a simple but novel response to the challenges facing the friends’ outdoor pursuits.
Remembering Wild Quail
It’s hard to foster a budding young Babcock or Ruark on an ersatz diet of pen-raised quail. While There Were Still Wild Birds: A Personal History of Southern Quail Hunting, by Richard E. Rankin Jr., is one modern exception.
Lingering Misunderstandings
Clearing up misunderstandings.
Going Big with Small Gauges
Lately there has been a resurgence in the popularity of small gauges among fine-gun enthusiasts and collectors, and now several bespoke makers are being commissioned to build these for discerning clients.
2018 Dog of the Year Winners
Every entry deserves recognition, but in the end this was a contest. Following are brief bios of the three winners and the great prizes they received from our generous sponsors.
Montana’s Malta Region
This area of eastern Montana offers hunting for sage grouse, sharptails, Huns, pheasants and waterfowl.