DEPARTMENTS ~ 3 ~ Greetings ~ 4 ~ Flushes ~ 6 ~ The Healthy Dog Limber Tail, Frostbite and Dietary Indiscretion Walt Cottrell, DVM ~ 10 ~ From Our Mailbox ~ 12 ~ Tailgate Review Outstanding Gifts for Giving or Getting The Upland Almanac Staff ~ 18 ~ Lock, Stock & Barrel Lose Weight and Lighten Up! Terry M. Boyer ~ 22 ~ For the Birds ~ 32 ~ The Check Cord Lassie Lived on a Farm, But… Dave Hughes ~ 33 ~ Passing Time Demands Compliance John McGonigle ~ 46 ~ In The Swing Gun Fit — Side-by-Side Versus the Over-and-Under Chris Batha ~ 48 ~ Spring Hatch Just Tagging Along Steve Gaspar ~ 55 ~ Classic Upland Guns Remington Model 1889 Ernie Foster ~ 66 ~ The Upland Kitchen Easy, Delicious Quail Times Two ~ 72 ~ Upland Almanac Classified The Source for the Upland Hunter & Dog Handler ~ 80 ~ Tailfeathers When Perfection Visits Tom Carney

features ~ 28 ~ Strawberry Quail Story and Photos by Casey Wilson ~ 35 ~ Researching the Hunt National Shooting Sports Foundation ~ 36 ~ Contested Possession by Len Nyberg ~ 40 ~ Engraving Renaissance in Kansas An Interview with Winston Churchill by Michael A. Halleran ~ 50 ~ Hunting Blue Grouse in New Mexico Story and Photos by Craig Springer ~ 56 ~ Hunting the Bird Feeder Story and Photos by Dr. T. C. Jennings ~ 60 ~ Using a GPS: The Basics for Upland Hunting by Jim Peva ~ 62 ~ Something to Crow About Story and Photos by Art Isberg ~ 68 ~ Off-Road, Out of Your Mind by Alan Liere

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About Our Cover: SPRING WOODCOCK by Bob White. Bob White is an artist and author whose work is truly an expression of the life he’s led. He has guided wing shooters and fly fishermen from Alaska to Patagonia for over two decades. You can view his work and sign up for his weekly essay on his website, at Whitefish Studio.

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