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S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S • 181 setters, Labs, and many other breeds. Here's where it gets interesting. While The Preserve at Boulder Hills is a private sporting club, it also serves as the Famars USA Shooting Grounds. You'll see Famars shotguns and apparel in the club's retail store. What better way to demo a new shotgun than on clays or, better yet, live birds. n iF yoU WAnt to Go Wyoming isn't just a state; it's also the town in southwest Rhode Island where The Preserve at Boulder Hills is located. The club sits on nearly 1,000 acres and abuts 2,550 acres of national forest. There are year-round inland and coastal activities to suit every member's tastes and preferences. Sportsmen enjoy Continental shoots, walk-up hunts, and a variety of sporting clays games. Trout anglers have the option to fly fish in the club's stocked ponds or on the Wood River, the state's best trout stream. Rhode Island is the Ocean State, and fly or light tackle fishing for striped bass, bluefish, bonito, and false albacore is outstanding, as is the offshore fishing for tuna, mahi mahi, and sharks. In addition to its par-3 golf course, the club has an equestrian center, rock-climbing wall, zip lines, and ATV riding. Winter activities include snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Other club features include gourmet private dining and an indoor rifle and pistol range. For more information, call Eric Northup at The Preserve at Boulder Hills at (401) 539-4653, or visit www.thepreserveri.com. Member Stephanie Todd is filled with excitement after her first pheasant hunt. Clad in a Famars jacket, she's carrying a Famars 28-gauge drilling. Below: High pheasants are gunned from shooting butts made of logs harvested on the property. Opposite: This 28 gauge x .22 Magnum drilling was immaculately engraved by Master Marino Volpi. It's among many Famars shotguns offered in the club's store.