The Journal
Coaching, dispatches, and field notes.
Long-form writing for the modern wingshooter. New entries each month.
Coaching
The quiet art of the low-gun start
Why the best wing shots begin with the stock off the shoulder.
Keith Whitman
Lodge Dispatch
Thomasville, revisited
Three days at Blackwater Plantation, where the quail tradition is older than the country song.
Ben Ardrey
Field Notes
What the Endorsement actually means
A short note on what we look for, what we don't, and why the list is small on purpose.
Editors
Field Notes
The case for walking
In an age of UTVs and heated blinds, the walked hunt is a quiet rebellion.
Keith Whitman
Coaching
Coach's Corner: Stance, finally explained
A right-handed shooter's feet should point at where they want to break the bird. Most don't.
Margaret Hsu
Lodge Dispatch
Green timber mornings
A pre-dawn account from Stuttgart in late November.
Ben Ardrey
Field Notes
On conservation, plainly
Why every Endorsed operator on this site partners with a habitat organization.
Editors
Coaching
The second week of October
Why the woodcock flight peaks when it does, and what to do about it.
Keith Whitman
Field Notes
A defense of the driven shoot
It is not American. It is also not wrong.
Ben Ardrey
Lodge Dispatch
Mearns' quail and the sky islands
Why the rarest of the American quail lives where it lives.
Keith Whitman