Features
Brown ‘Bests’
Looking to the future with A.A. Brown & Sons by John Ian Gregson
Pheasants, Lately
Late-season roosters on the southern Plains by Chad Love
Hunting with Hammerguns
The joys of wingshooting with ears back by George W. Calef
Top-Flight Doves
Los Ombues Lodge: head & wings above the rest by Reid Bryant
Welcome to Humility
Lessons in virtue, taught by grouse and man by Vic Venters
Departments
From the Editor
Celebrations and changes on our 30th anniversary
Letters
PNontoxic rules, merits of hunt tests & fetching memories
The Opener
Close Encounter: an unexpected outcome on a pheasant drive
Game & Gun Gazette
Scouting for the future, engraving’s feminine touch, a detailed map app, and more
Gun Review
The Fox A Grade serves Ansley’s legacy well by Bruce Buck
Field Gear
A selection for post-holiday “me-gifting” by The Editors
Going Public
To Arizona for Gambel’s quail and wide-open spaces by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
To the Point
The memories of our wingshooting travels by Tom Huggler
Scattershot
Gear Guide
Beating feet in five upland boots by Ralph Stuart
The Gun Rack
A nice 20-gauge at a really nice price by Ralph Stuart
Shooting
Robert Churchill and his iconic XXV by Chris Batha
Shot Talk
HEVI-X: the mid-density nontoxic by Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
Flying the friendly skies with dogs by Ed Carroll
Conservation
Park Cities Quail: working for bobs by Ray Sasser