A good bit has been written about tungsten-based shot and what choke should be used with it. When Environ-Metal introduced Hevi-Shot several years ago, some thought it was "death to chokes and gun barrels" and some even thought of it as evil incarnate. Of course it was neither but rather the beginning of a shotshell revolution. Read
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Destination New Zealand
Stunning scenery and mobs of turkeys make these islands a hunter's paradise. Read
Art, Science and Guesswork of Setting Up
It doesn't matter how well
you know the land, how good
you can call, how well you're
camouflaged or how tight
your shotgun's pattern is. If you
sit down wrong, you're beat. Read
The Generation Gap
What are the true long-term effects of a poor hatch? Here's a look at reality vs. perception. Read
In the Heat of Battle
Our hunt had started so well. After hearing little before flydown, my friend Dan Barden and I had trekked across a pasture and up a small ridge before stopping to call. At the first cluck, a gobbler hammered back 75 yards away. Barden and I exchanged wide-eyed looks as we scrambled for cover. The bird was just over a crest in the woods at the field edge, so I anticipated a quick hunt. I yelped softly, and the bird double-gobbled. Man, it was going to be textbook. Read
Detailing Your Turkey Gun
If you want to be ready for any shooting situation, sight in your shotgun with the same attention to detail you'd use for a rifle. Read