Features

Up Front with Fausti

An interview with Fausti Arms President Giovanna Fausti

by Ralph Stuart

In the Land of Kings

To Greenland for king eiders and more

by Gary Kramer

Hunting for Habitat

Celebrating conservation on the Montana prairie

by Ryan Sparks

Grouse Guns of the Old Guard

Lessons from wingshooting’s legendary scribes

by Jon Osborn

Departments

From the Editor

The waterfowl outlook and an eagle retriever

Letters

Bringing prairies to the people, gun-screw likes and dislikes, and more

The Opener

Courting canvasbacks and one hot hen

Game & Gun Gazette

Kevin’s Game Fair; Purdey knives, new guns from Holland & Holland, Chapuis and Fausti; etc.

Gun Review

Unraveling the enigma of the Cosmi Steel Deluxe

by Greg Carpiniello

Field Gear

Items to aid in seeing more “landing gear”

by The Editors

To the Point

The legend and lore of hunting canvasbacks

by Tom Huggler

Scattershot

The Gun Rack

Pumping up the Remington 870 Fieldmaster

by Joe Genzel

Shooting

Out-of-the-ordinary holiday-gift-giving ideas

by Chris Batha

Shot Talk

Experienced advice for choosing shot types

by Tom Roster

Hunting Dogs

How to prevent—or deal with—losing a dog

by Mark Coleman

ON THE COVER: 

Waterfowling’s Holy Grail: the king eider. Photograph by Gary Kramer/garykramer.net.