Features
Managing Expectations
Avoiding disappointment on a guided hunt
by Reid Bryant
Departments
From the Editor
The joys—and responsibilities—of guided hunts
Letters
The dove hunting experience, pumpguns, checking chambers, etc.
The Opener
A pheasant’s historic launch at Idaho’s Flying B Ranch
Game & Gun Gazette
The Holland & Holland Map Gun, Cosmi’s sovrapposto, Boss’s rising-bite O/U and more
Scattershot
Gear Guide
Shouldering the next generation of strap vests
by Ralph Stuart
Shooting
Tips for senior shots on aging gracefully
by Chris Batha
From the Bench
The oft-overlooked process of barrel regulation
by Delbert Whitman Jr. & Reid Bryant
Shot Talk
Replacing wads with walnut shells and corncobs
by Tom Roster
Conservation
What hunters need to know about avian flu
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
Hunting Dogs
Training your flushing dog to hunt in control
by Jessie Richards
Gun Review
The Orvis Heritage Side-by-Side: a fetching double for the field
by Bruce Buck
Field Gear
Odds-upping items for upland pursuits
by The Editors
To the Point
Hunting with a youngster as a window to the past
by Tom Huggler
On the Cover
When experience meets expectation. Photograph by Steve Oehlenschlager
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