{"product_id":"shooting-sportsman-september-october-2026","title":"Shooting Sportsman, September\/October 2026","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Season on the Prairies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePursuing prairie grouse from beginning to end\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouglas Spale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Target with Guerini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWes Lang reflects on 25 years of gunmaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Ed Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEssentials for the Traveling DIY Bird Hunter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor those who hit the road in search of birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eby Nathaniel Akey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"My Road to Damascus\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne man’s journey with twist-steel barrels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Will Girling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Building Reflexes\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn search of grouse \u0026amp; memories in an old covert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Sam Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eDepartments\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eFrom the Editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe joys of hunting prairie grouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGame \u0026amp; Gun Gazette \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe UK bans lead shot, Perazzi introduces the MR57, a Beretta SO book, Second Chance Bird Dogs, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGun Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe lightweight luxury of the Kemen Suprema Titanium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Greg Carpiniello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eField Gear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGame-changing gear to increase enjoyment afield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eby The Editors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p4\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTo the Point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn appreciation of that special hunting buddy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Tom Huggler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eScattershot\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGear Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA sound test of electronic earmuffs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Tom Sternal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eShooting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe ins, outs and arounds of mourning doves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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