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73 TRAVEL Guests can get a taste of Vanderbilt's legendary hospitality at the new Biltmore Sporting Clays Club. By John Ross 77 FLY FISHING Head to the river alone and wade into the entire experience a little deeper. By Todd Tanner 81 FISHING Baltimore was burning, but the big rockfish were biting. By Larry Chesney 187 BOOKS The writings of Steve Bodio reflect his many and varied passions. By Jim Casada 13 THIS 'N THAT 178 TOP SHELF 181 AUCTIONS & EXHIBITIONS 209 TRAVELING SPORTSMAN 224 QUOTES A special thanks to Paul Vartanian for sharing this Lynn Bogue Hunt image, which originally appeared on the cover of the November 1945 issue of Field & Stream. Vartanian now owns the largest collection of original Hunt paintings and drawings. V O L U M E X X X I V • I S S U E 4 • J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 COVER DEPARTMENTS 156 FINEST IN THE FIELD Our 22nd annual review of new shotguns, shotshells, and accessories. 190 CLEARLY THE BEST A look at the latest and greatest in riflescopes, binoculars, and spotting scopes. 11 EDITOR'S JOURNAL Humility helps us see beyond ourselves. By Russ Lumpkin 19 FIRST LIGHT He would step back in time while hunting at Mister Eddie's plantation. By Mike Gaddis 27 RAMBLINGS The lovely little gun will always be his most faithful field companion. By Michael Altizer 33 SHOTGUNS The author field-tests Beretta's new round-action 486 Parallelo side-by-side. By Robert Matthews 39 RIFLES The new Professional bolt-action rifle continues a great Keystone State tradition. By Ron Spomer 44 LEGENDS OF THE HUNT Roosevelt and his men are suddenly face-to-face with a huge herd of buffalo. By John Seerey-Lester 49 SPORTING LIFE Butch Searcy excels at handcrafting double rifles for dangerous game. By Jameson Parker 55 ON LOCATION The wildlife mounts of taxidermist Mike Jankovsky are truly works of art. By Chris Dorsey 59 GUNDOGS The prairie is a land of hopes and dreams for those who train field-trial pointing dogs. By Tom Davis 65 HORIZONS Here's a tangled tale from the Carolina Lowcountry. By Roger Pinckney SPECIAL FEATURES COLUMNS iStock