Features

Going Solo for Geese

The singular pursuit of Canadas

by Phil Bourjaily

The Beretta SO

Beretta's game-changing over/under

by Douglas Tate

A Sporting Life in Bronze

The life & works of sculptor Liz Lewis

by John Stewart Wright

Jumping the Rails

Poling for sora rails in Southern New Jersey

by Matthew Every

Departments

From the Editor

Our annual celebration of hunting web-footed birds

The Opener

A South Dakota bluebill coming in out of the storm.

Game & Gun Gazette 

The World Gunmakers' Evening USA, J. Jamin Gun & Rifle Maker, Forloh Brush to Mountain Pro Pants, etc.

Gun Review

A compelling case for the Beretta AX800 Suprema

by Greg Carpiniello

Field Gear

Gear that will help you make a better play for waterfowl

by The Editors

To the Point

The joys of jump-shooting while canoeing a river

by Tom Huggler

Scattershot

The Gun Rack

The Benelli M2 Field: a waterfowling workhorse

by Matthew Every

Shooting

Sage advice on how to connect with more geese

by Phil Bourjaily

Shot Talk

The challenges of navigating today's shotshell pricing

by Tom Roster

Hunting Dogs

Framing the American-versus-British Lab debate

by Tom Keer

Conservation

The miraculous comeback story of the Aleutian cackling goose

By Gary R. Zahm

ON THE COVER: 

Black Lab Beau returns with the prize. Photograph by Jeff Moore.