September/October 2025
Features
The Quest for Quality
By George Bird Evans
2025 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast
By Dave Smith
Practically Speaking
By Scott Linden
Shell Games
By Tom Keer
Quail on the Wing
By Steve Smith
Departments
Favorite Covers
Out in Fall
By Brett Smith
Trainin’ Dogs
Follow the leader.
By Rick Smith & Sharon Potter
Western Wings
(Pheasant) hunting the states less traveled.
By Jack Hutson
Problem-Solving Bird Dogs
“Houston, we have a problem!”
By Craig Doherty
Eastern Encounters
Minnesota grouse.
By J.J. Faux
The Vet’s Office
What to do when a wound won’t heal.
By Dr. Ben J. Character
The Gun Room
Here’s why we – at least I – miss.
By Steve Smith
et al.
Subscriber Photos
Subscriber Forum
Your Dog & You
The hunter’s toolbox.
By George Hickox
The Way It Ought to Be
By Spaulding Hoffhacker