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3 Sporting ClaSSiCS SPORTING CLASSICS VOLUME XXXIV • ISSUE 1 • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 FEATURES PhEASANT UNdER ICE Benelli put its new gun and several gun writers to an icy test at Brown's Hunting Ranch. By Doug Painter AwARdS OF ExCELLENCE Our 15th annual awards salute the best of the best in the sporting world. ThREE BEARS! With bears staring him down, the author defended himself with courage and a heightened state of perception. By Al Gilliam ShOALIES Smaller than smallmouths but full of fight, shoal bass are native only to a handful of streams in the Southeast. By David Cannon MUSIC BOxES Today's bespoke paddle calls reign as instruments of unsurpassed form and function. By Mike Gaddis ChRISTMAS PRESENT The colorful flats around Christmas Island are the world's best place to fly fish for giant trevally. By Dave Vedder MOSSBERG'S NExT ChAPTER The new line of Patriot rifles from Mossberg include calibers for dangerous game. By Doug Painter hOOkEd ON ThE hIGh LIFE Even a short stay at this posh Colorado lodge can spoil your view of trout fishing—forever. By Matthew Copeland OUR kINd OF PRESIdENT Grover Cleveland didn't let presidential politics interfere with hunting and fishing. By Worth Mathewson 32 82 92 98 104 112 120 126 134 V O L U M E X X X I V • I S S U E 2 • M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 5 iStock