Article and photos by Steve and Jodie Ries, Top Gun Kennel As we reflect back on the initial meeting with the breeder, making our selection and training our spring puppy, […]
Hunting
The Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters
by Nate Kennedy It was three Septembers ago. My first real opening day and my initiation to the joy of hunting over a grouse dog. It was hot and humid, […]
In Pursuit of Knowledge
by Emily Sliski | RGS & AWS Mid Atlantic Regional Engagement Coordinator The weather this particular October day was a grouse hunter’s dream, but if I had to walk through […]
Made in America
by Tom Keer w/ image Say the name Remington, Winchester, L.C. Smith, Parker Brothers, A.H. Fox or Colt to a sportsman and they’ll no doubt say guns. As jeans are […]
New Dogs and New Friends
by Jessica Cobb w/ image Her expressive, mahogany-colored eyes, usually so playful, were all business and laser focused on the thick alder patch in front of her. As we approached […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Traveling with Firearms
by Reid Bryant w/ images I have long believed that bird hunting welcomes people into places they wouldn’t otherwise go. In the proximate sense, bird hunters find ourselves wandering through […]
In Support of the 28-Gauge
by Phil Bourjaily All of a sudden, 28-gauges are appearing everywhere, as the rest of the shotgunning world learns what plenty of grouse and woodcock hunters have known all along: […]
The Ultimate Woodcock Gun
by Tom Keer One year we turned an unused camp closet into the most spectacular gun cleaning and storage area. Take a scrap of ½-inch plywood, screw it onto an […]
Here in November? The Challenges of American Woodcock Migration and Identifying Stopover Habitats in the Southeast
by Durrell Smith As we walked the trail into what seemed to be a never-ending mess of vines, thorns and briars, the question of traversing such nasty cover was disregarded. […]
Choosing a New Forest Shotgun -Five top aspects to consider
by Mark Herwig I started grouse hunting in 1974 in the 3.9 million-acre Superior National Forest west of Grand Marais, Minn. We got a few, then got lost, but that’s […]
