March/April 2024

Weatherby Orion Side by Side

Weatherby Orion SxS

The American renaissance of side-by-side shotguns is being championed by an unlikely group: millennial upland hunters. More and more, we are seeing men and...

This Old Ithaca

Embodying a history of family, friendships and choices This began as a drawn-out conversation about refurbishing an heirloom shotgun, and then it swerved sideways...

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Smashing-Good Gear

For the shotgunner, there are few things as satisfying as smashing a clay target. Figuring out the lead, speed and perfect break point, and...

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A Great Start!

A quick roadside scout on onX, a gas-station burrito and 30 miles of gumbo-ridden roads led me to this new hunting spot. And let...

Rubber Match

Waterproof walking boots I’ll confess that I have PTSD when it comes to rubber boots. Some of the worst blisters I’ve suffered have been...

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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...

Q&A Plus Notable New Loads

Two notable new loads are B&P’s 2½" 12-gauge lead load, said to be suitable for “vintage shotguns,” and HEVI-Shot’s HEVI-XII 3" 28-gauge tungsten-composite load....

March/April 2024

Features This Old Ithaca Embodying a history of family, friendships and choices by Silvio Calabi Grouse & Grizzlies Hunting ruffs in the Northern Rockies by Noah...