DEPARTMENTS ~ 3 ~ Greetings ~ 4 ~ Flushes ~ 6 ~ The Healthy Dog Lupus, Fevers and Blastomycosis Walt Cottrell, DVM ~ 10 ~ From Our Mailbox ~ 18 ~ For the Birds ~ 28 ~ The Check Cord Getting a Pup Started Right (Indoors) - Part Two Dave Hughes ~ 29 ~ Hunting Tests Improve Hunting Performance John McGonigle ~ 36 ~ Lock, Stock & Barrel How To Be Lucky Bill Hanus ~ 38 ~ Wild Bird Trials Spring 2005 Grouse & Woodcock Trials Lloyd B. Murray, Jr. ~ 48 ~ In The Swing Let Your Ears Open Your Eyes Chris Batha ~ 60 ~ Classic Upland Guns Stephen Grant: One of London's Best Ernie Foster ~ 62 ~ Tailgate Review Outstanding Gun Cases, Footwear, Field Watches... The Upland Almanac Staff ~ 70 ~ The Upland Kitchen Hillbilly Heaven Quail Heather M. Kresser ~ 75 ~ Upland Almanac Classified The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler ~ 84 ~ Tailfeathers Under Leaden Skies Tom Carney

features ~ 12 ~ A Three Continent Upland Travelogue Story & Photos by John Gosselin ~ 24 ~ Early Encounters Introducing Kids to Dog Training & Hunting Story & Photos by Steve Gaspar ~ 32 ~ The Ticklers by Patrick O'Leary ~ 42 ~ Early Prairie Chicken Drummers of Love Story by Michael A. Halleran Photos by Casey Wilson ~ 50 ~ THINKING OUT OF THE BOX WITH BIRD DOGS Oddball Gun Dogs For Iconoclastic Grouse Shooters by David Michael Duffey ~ 54 ~ THINKING OUT OF THE BOX WITH BIRD DOGS Chessies Can Do More Than Waterfowl! by Gary Adair ~ 64 ~ Gunning Alaska's Sharp-tailed Grouse Story & Photos by James M. McCann ~ 68 ~ The Rollie by Alan Liere

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A Chance For Two - Ptarmingan by Bob White. "A Chance For Two - Ptarmingan" was painted from the experiences of artist and whigshooting guide, Bob White. To view more of Bob's artwork and sign up for his Thursday Morning Art Review, visit White Fish Studio.

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