Features
Clays, Guns & Family
The story of Joel Etchen Guns
by Tom Sternal
Wilderness Blues
Sooty grouse in Oregon’s Cascades
by John Shewey
Handloading for Hunting
Loading your own for the field
by Tom Roster
Divining for Quail
Working for—and lucking into—bobwhites on public land
by Oliver Hartner
Departments
From the Editor
The joys of our Readers & Writers Adventures
Letters
Single-shots for beginners, a touching tribute and a preference for performance
The Opener
A sage grouse encounter in the Wyoming high country
Game & Gun Gazette
A new slate of Adventures, McKay Brown sold, an upland Defender, a Hauptmann triple-barrel and more
Scattershot
The Gun Rack
The all-purpose CZ Upland Ultralight All-Terrain
by Ralph Stuart
Shooting
The differences between field guns and target guns
by Chris Batha
From the Bench
A compressed look at springs and their fabrication
by Chris Batha
Shot Talk
Handloading shotshells to improve performance
by Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
A practical approach to field emergencies
by Tom Keer
Gun Review
The SKB 720 Field: a lot of gun for reasonable money
by Bruce Buck
Field Gear
A full range of gear for target-takers
by The Editors
Going Places
Deer Creek Lodge: world-class wingshooting in northwest Kentucky
by Scott Cummings
To the Point
Lessons learned from a hunting mentor
by Tom Huggler
On the Cover
A brace of bobwhites photographed by Steve Oehlenschlager.
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