DEPARTMENTS ~ 3 ~ Greetings ~ 4 ~ Flushes ~ 6 ~ The Healthy Dog Entrapped Nerves, Food Allergies and/or Intolerance and Unexplained Coughing and Sneezing Walt Cottrell, DVM ~ 8 ~ From Our Mailbox ~ 16 ~ Lock, Stock & Barrel Barrel Length: Size Really Does Matter Bryan Bilinski ~ 20 ~ Tailgate Review Dog Geared The Upland Almanac Staff ~ 22 ~ For the Birds ~ 34 ~ The Check Cord Consistency Dave Hughes ~ 35 ~ Today’s Are Not Granddad’s E-Collars John McGonigle ~ 48 ~ In The Swing Bogey Birds Chris Batha ~ 55 ~ Classic Upland Guns Colt’s Side-by-Side Shotgun Ernie Foster ~ 62 ~ Spring Hatch Desperately Seeking Atalanta Michael A. Halleran ~ 66 ~ The Upland Kitchen Pheasant or Chukar Breasts in Tarragon Paul Johnson ~ 72 ~ Upland Almanac Classified The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler ~ 80 ~ Tailfeathers When Perfection Visits Tom Carney

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