DEPARTMENTS ~ 3 ~ Greetings ~ 4 ~ Flushes ~ 6 ~ The Healthy Dog Esophagitis, Heartworm Prevention, and West Nile Virus Walt Cottrell, DVM ~ 8 ~ From Our Mailbox ~ 12 ~ Tailgate Review Get in Gear! The Upland Almanac Staff ~ 18 ~ Lock, Stock & Barrel Know Your Limitations Terry M. Boyer ~ 22 ~ For the Birds ~ 32 ~ Spring Hatch Making Time Scott Winston ~ 34 ~ The Check Cord Connections Dave Hughes ~ 35 ~ E-Collars as a Tool, Not Torture John McGonigle ~ 50 ~ In The Swing You Need to See It to Hit It Chris Batha ~ 55 ~ Classic Upland Guns John Dickson Boxlock “For 2 Inch Case Only” Ernie Foster ~ 66 ~ The Upland Kitchen The Game Gourmet: Upland Game Pheasants ~ 70 ~ Upland Almanac Classified The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler ~ 80 ~ Tailfeathers 2006: The Summer of Our Discontent Tom Carney

features ~ 27 ~ Foolin’ with Puppies by Don Mallicoat ~ 28 ~ September Sunset by Chip Schleider ~ 38 ~ The Double Flask Story and Photo by Jon Osborn ~ 40 ~ Pigeons on This Side of the Pond by Scott Winston ~ 42 ~ Winter Woodcock by Paul Chase ~ 44 ~ Sporting Shotgun Review Review and Photos by Stan Trzoniec ~ 52 ~ Practicing Goodbye by Dr. T. C. Jennings ~ 56 ~ The 5 Fundamentals of E- Collar Selection by Nancy Anisfield ~ 58 ~ Do We Still Need the 20 Gauge? by Terry M. Boyer ~ 60 ~ Treasures of the Grass by H. Ted Upgren, Jr. ~ 64 ~ A Hundred Pounds of Smoked Pheasant by Alan Liere

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