Features
Guns of the Year
What’s new in smoothbores for ’17. By Brad Fitzpatrick
Woodcock on the Miramichi
To New Brunswick in pursuit of “balloons”. By Vic Venters
Hemingway’s ‘Lost’ Guns
Cuba’s Finca Vigía gives up its secrets. By Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsley & Roger Sanger
Highland Wings
Flush with birds at Highland Hills Ranch. By Wayne Van Zwoll
Grasslands Pilgrimage
Back to the prairie for chickens & sharptails. By Tom Davis
Departments
From the Editor
Casting about on a bird hunt
Letters
Sporting guns, the “Father of Sporting Clays,” and more
Game & Gun Gazette
Gordy & Sons, Westley Richards, William Evans and an A1 Special
Shooting
Helpful hints for choosing a shooting coach. By Chris Batha
Shot Talk
Answers to readers’ questions. By Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
Building prey drive in flushers. By ‘Jerry’ Raymond Cacchio
Gun Review
The Stevens 555 Enhanced: flat out a shooter. By Bruce Buck
Field Gear
Top picks from SHOT. By David Draper
To the Point
Why I’ll never be a guide. By Tom Huggler