DEPARTMENTS ~ 3 ~ Greetings ~ 4 ~ Flushes ~ 6 ~ The Healthy Dog Spurting Urine, Sporothrix Schenckii, and Kennel Cough Walt Cottrell, DVM ~ 8 ~ From Our Mailbox ~ 12 ~ Tailgate Review Off-Season Attentions The Upland Almanac Staff ~ 14 ~ Classic Upland Guns John P. Schenkl - Boston Ernie Foster ~ 22 ~ For the Birds ~ 34 ~ The Check Cord "Tricky" Ages Demand Finesse Dave Hughes ~ 34 ~ Good Decisions Pay Off in the Future John McGonigle ~ 38 ~ In The Swing I Can See Clearly Now Chris Batha ~ 48 ~ Lock, Stock & Barrel Getting a Grip... Bryan Bilinski ~ 64 ~ Spring Hatch Satisfaction Guaranteed Michael A. Halleran ~ 66 ~ The Upland Kitchen Woodcock-Olive Pate Nancy Adams ~ 71 ~ Upland Almanac Classified The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler ~ 80 ~ Tailfeathers Leftovers Tom Carney

features ~ 16 ~ Why I Hunt by William G. Tapply ~ 28 ~ Late Season Pheasants by Tracy Breen ~ 40 ~ Road to Tipperary by Chip Anderson Photos by Elizabeth Sher ~ 46 ~ Mornings at My House by Dr. T. C. Jennings ~ 52 ~ Winter Chukar Strategy by Dave Smith ~ 58 ~ To Kingdom Come Story and Photos by Don Mallicoat ~ 62 ~ Managing Small Acreage for Better Hunting by Joe Noble ~ 70 ~ Goin’to Alaska by Alan Liere

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