June/July 2014
Issue Contents

Features

Take ‘Em Or Leave ‘Em
Resident Geese Have changed Hunting For Better And Worse,
But Who’s Going To Turn Down A Solid Opportunity?
By Jack Hirt

Blind Leading The Blind
All Goose Hunts Do Not Lead To Heaven
By Marshall Nych

Hide And Seek Ducks
Solving The Riddle Of Abundant Water,
And Seemingly Invisible Ducks
By Jay Strangis

Dryland Divers
The Drama Of Speeding Squadrons
From The Comfort Of Terra Firma
By M.D. Johnson

Arctic Alabama
Plunging Temps Couldn’t Keep Us
Out Of The Black Belt’s Timber
By D.M. Zumbaugh

Departments

Hunt Book
Flyway Watch—Greenwings: Small In Stature Only
10 Duck Stamp Facts
Smart Money—The Rainwater Basin Area
Jimmy Robinson
Reborn—Cheyenne Bottoms
Wetlands—A View From All Sides
Marsh Notes—Increased Refuge Hunting
Chuck Berry Grew Snow Goose Hunting

From The Editor
Still Too Quiet
By Jay Strangis

Decoying
Sticks And Branches
By Michael Hungle

Shotshells
Why The 3 1/2 –inch 12 Is Such A Success
By Tom Roster

Duck Dogs
Essential Behaviors
By Robert Milner

Shotguns
Franchi Intensity
By Jarrod Spilger

Boats Guide
True Value Or Hidden Headache
By David Rearick

Close Calls!
Gassed!
By David Bracket

Market Hunter
Find An Outfitter, Decoy, Call, Boat, Retriever, Waterfowling Accessory

PotShots
Decoys
By Jim Dougherty