For Want of a Tumbler, Part 2
Restoring a stunning Greener.
November/December 2020
January/February 2021
The Westley Richards ‘droplock’: a stroke of gunmaking genius, a visual feast of rare smallbores and chancing upon Huns in the hoarfrost.
The ‘Expert’ Duck Hunter
What follows is salient advice from my best-selling book, assuredly nonfiction.
The Mallard Mystery
Researchers remain stumped as to why mallard numbers in the Atlantic Flyway have fallen 45 percent in the past 20 years.
Maynard Reece 1920-2020
Maynard Reece, the beloved artist hailed as the “King of the Federal Duck Stamp,” passed away in Des Moines, Iowa, where he’d lived since 1938.
Smoke Rings
The draw of pipes for classic outdoor writers.
Hypothermia & Gundogs
The leading cause of injury to retrievers during the late season is hypothermia, so hunters need to be vigilant about checking on their dogs during a hunt.
A Tale of Two Warriors
Over the course of three seasons, on a Brigadoon-like highland deep in the Appalachians, dog and bird thrust and parry, matching wits and nerves and senses, each made better by the other.
Divers Down
The ins & outs of hunting diving ducks.
Patterning Myths Continue
The frustrating persistence of patterning myths.
Words on the Woodcock
Sky Dance of the Woodcock,
by Greg Hoch, is a marvel to read. Subtitled The Habits and Habitats of a Strange Little Bird, the book includes eight chapters, each a well-crafted, informative essay.
Decoying Sharptails
Bringing in grouse with handcrafted fakes.