Why We Hunt With Dogs

Why We Hunt With Dogs

By Andy Duffy I know precisely when I became a hunter who uses dogs. I was just a kid, eight or 10, maybe. We had a neighbor who owned a brace of beagles. He invited my brothers and me along one summer evening while he took them out for a run. He ran the dogs on my...
Greenwing Customs: Built from the ground up

Greenwing Customs: Built from the ground up

By Nick Green The lathe whirled as he pressed his wooden-handled shapers into the block of acrylic. The dull hum of the lathe and rhythmic ‘tap,’ ‘tap,’ ‘tap’ from the acrylic pieces hitting the window above him sounded like a metronome keeping time. Dimly lit, the...
A Late-season Smackdown

A Late-season Smackdown

Nine guys, one cameraman, a snowstorm, 36 mallards, four black ducks, one pintail, 13 geese and one band — Editor Nick Green ended his 2017 waterfowl season with a bang. A flock of 120 ducks wanted to be there: We were on the “X.” They made one j-hook before starting...