FEATURES
Into The Wet
A Field Test That
Lived Up To It’s Name
By Jay Strangis
Life On The Fringe
It May Not Be Anyone Else’s
Mecca, But That’s The Point
By Garhart Stephenson
Gun Smuggling
Sage Advice For Getting That
New Gun Into The House
By David Svinarich
Thunder Off Manhatten
Despite The Pace Of Progress, Traditions
Of Ducks, Geese and Waterfowlers Remain
By Joseph J. Albanese
Freelancing The Motherland
Yes, You Can DIY
Successfully In Saskatchewan
By T.R. Hendrick
Hunting With The Carver
Gunning Over Handmades
In A Southern Marsh
By John K. Flores
Brant On The Left Coast
Knocking Off A Bucket List Hunt
On California’s Coastal Waters
By Dan Wennerlind
GEAR GUIDE 2017
88 Pages Of Great New Gear!
Featuring Shotguns, Loads, Chokes,
Decoys, Blinds, Boats, Mud Motors,
Hunting Accessories, Clothing, Calls …
DEPARTMENTS
Hunt Book
Flyway Watch—Teal, Early And Otherwise
Smart Money—Hackberry Flat, Oklahoma
Intellectually Speaking—Bird Brains
Looking Back—Horicon’s Once-Managed Blinds
In Hindsight—The Shot
Quick Fix—DIY Jerk Cord
Things That Matter—Turning Fractions Into Millions $
Iconic Fowl—Prime Beneficiaries
Marsh Notes—New Limits On Public Land Use—Grim Environmental Legacy In New Jersey—Kansas River Gets Much Needed Assistance—Texas Joins Canada Funding
From The Editor
Limiting Public Hunting
Decoying
When Less Is More
By John Gordon
Shotshells
Short Topics Of Broad Interest
By Tom Roster
Duck Dogs
Does Your Dog Training Model Fit?
By Robert Milner
Shotguns
Choosing Chokes
By Jarrod Spilger
Close Calls!
Bugged To Death
By Jack Oster
Market Hunter
Find An Outfitter, Call, Boat, Retriever, Waterfowling Accessory
PotShots
Guest Dogs
By Patrick Meitin