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79 Craftsmen A South Carolina man transforms ancient cypress into top-tier turkey calls. By JR Sullivan 141 GundoGs Sherry Ebert has been on top of the bird- dog world for decades. By Tom Davis 153 Books The latest and perhaps last book by Nick Lyons leads an impressive list of new angling titles. By Jim Casada 159 on LoCatIon For a passionate fly angler such as Jimmy Kimmel, wearing waders and casting in his pool is logical. By Chris Dorsey 163 fLy fIshInG There's something alluring and deeply personal about the rivers and streams we fish. By Todd Tanner 13 thIs & that 167 auCtIons & exhIBItIons 173 top sheLf 175 traveLInG sportsman 192 Quotes Blue Tango, by the late John Carroll Doyle (see Horizons, page 27), will be featured on a giclee-on-canvas print and on sportfishing T-shirts. Call (843) 577-7344 or visit www.johncdoyle.com. 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 Cover departments 144 shooter's ChoICe Our annual review of new guns and gear for the clays fields. 11 edItor's JournaL Feral hog meat is palatable without a wrap of bacon. By Russ Lumpkin 19 fIrst LIGht If you were suddenly rich, what would be the first thing you would buy? By Mike Gaddis 27 horIzons Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle was offered an island for a painting, but he turned it down. By Roger Pinckney 37 shotGuns Alamo Sporting Arms, Krieghoff, and Giacomo Fausti turn a fine double gun into fine art. By Robert Matthews 41 ramBLInGs a vegetarian phD wanted to hunt a cow elk. I had other ideas. By Mike Altizer 47 rIfLes We appreciate a bespoke rifle, but accurate budget rifles are necessary for hunting's greater good. By Ron Spomer 52 adventures "There's a grumpy old lioness that's been causing all kinds of trouble." By Dwight Van Brunt 61 fIshInG Late-night fishing and a personal history of WWII, as told by lantern light. By Jim Mize 67 LeGends of the hunt The huge moose stood its ground, determined to attack Tr and his entourage. By John Seery-Lester 73 sportInG LIfe Avedon & Colby sets out to make outdoor clothing that's the best there is. By Jameson Parker speCIaL feature CoLumns courTesy brown's hunTIng loDge