Vol. 7, Num. 2, Autumn 2004, Upland Almanac, Grouse Hunting

Table of Contents

[ Autumn 2004 Issue Cover ]

DEPARTMENTS

~ 3 ~
Greetings
~ 4 ~
Flushes
~ 8 ~
The Healthy Dog
Lyme Disease, Cataracts and Vestibular (Balance) System Diseases
Walt Cottrell, DVM
~ 10 ~
Classic Upland Guns
James Purdey & Sons: The Aristocrat of Fine Gun Making
Ernie Foster
~ 18 ~
In The Swing
High Flyers
Chris Batha
~ 20 ~
Tailgate Review
Energize Your Dog, Your Shooting, Your Hunt
The Upland Almanac Staff
~ 30 ~
Wild Bird Trials
Fall Grouse and Woodcock Trials
Lloyd B. Murray Jr.
~ 40 ~
The Check Cord
Gunning over a Well-Maintained Dog Is Not Always Easy
Dave Hughes

~ 41 ~
Autumn Is Pup's Reason for Living -- and Ours
John McGonigle
~ 50 ~
Conservation
Fanning the Flames of Forest Activism
Lawrence Pyne
~ 58 ~
For the Birds
~ 88 ~
Lock, Stock & Barrel
A Modern History of the 16 Gauge Begins Here
Bill Hanus
~ 90 ~
The Upland Kitchen
Gamebirds with Parmesean and Vermouth
~ 95 ~
Upland Almanac Classified
The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler
~ 104 ~
Tailfeathers
Nevada Smith Grouse
Tom Carney

features

~ 12 ~
Forward, Ho!
by Tom Carney
~ 24 ~
The Upland Almanac's
Season Outlook 2004

by Larry Brown, Mark Coleman, Chuck Johnson, and Lawrence Pyne
~ 34 ~
Opportunity Knocks... or at Least I Do!
by Steve Gaspar
~ 44 ~
The Art of Being Ready
Story and Photos by Tim Flanigan
~ 52 ~
Pheasant!
A Photo Essay
~ 62 ~
Scenting Conditions: The Science of Smell
by Frank Bronson, Ph.D.
~ 66 ~
Scents and Sensibility
by Michael A. Halleran
~ 70 ~
Alabama's Quail Trail
Story and Photos by John D. Taylor
~ 76 ~
Mr. Mud
by Alan Liere
~ 78 ~
Bird Hunting in Bear Country -- Safely!
Story and Photos by James M. McCann
~ 82 ~
Hunting in Snake County
by Lawrence Pyne
~ 85 ~
Woodcock Adaptation: Natural Selection?
by Gary Adair

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October Woodcock by Brett James Smith. Sunlight filtering through the trees illuminates this Autumn woodcock hunt. For more information on Brett Smith's work, visit www.brettsmith.com


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