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An upgrade to the original model, the new 12-gauge Affinity 3.5 sports design features that increase its appeal to the American hunter. It’s dependable, durable and lightweight, and with an MSRP around $1,000 and a seven-year warranty, it’s a shotgun you won’t hesitate to carry into the swamp.

Take advantage of the season’s offerings, and you can build a homemade boat blind that provides amazing concealment that will last for years of gunning at a fraction of the cost of factory-built blinds.

Confit is a centuries-old method for salt curing a piece of meat, usually goose, duck or sometimes hog, then poaching it in its own fat.

The failure to properly identify ducks on the wing can lead to missed opportunities, or even trouble with the law. You can avoid such difficulties by working to improve your identification skills. Here are six key factors to consider.

Any way you measure it, the tundra swan is a lot of bird. But it can’t be hunted in a lot of places. Only eight states, in fact, offer a tundra swan season. Utah is one of them, and near the Great Salt Lake the author sought a wide-winged trophy.

The diversity of species, nonstop action and generous bag limits offered by Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are arguably unrivaled by any U.S. destination.