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Life in the Not-So-Rough Lane: A Visit to Rough Creek Resort

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Written by Mike Dickerson
Categories: Destinations

I’ve never considered myself to be one of those pampered hunters who expects to be catered to and afforded the type of treatment normally reserved for royalty and rock stars.

I would not, however, completely exclude the possibility of occasionally experiencing such treatment (voicing just the right amount of protest, of course), all for the sake of reporting on one such operation, Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, a hunting and resort destination located a 90-minute drive southwest of Dallas-Ft. Worth airport.

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Nick Sisley Packs His Krieghoff and Caesar Guerini to Hunt Doves at Uruguay’s Estancia Ninette

Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Written by Nick Sisley
Categories: Destinations

Both Uruguay and Argentina have great dove shooting every month of the year. Of course, their perdiz and duck shooting takes place in their winter – May, June and July – in a few instances into August. Many prefer the combination of ducks and perdiz or perdiz and doves or ducks and doves. With some outfitters it’s possible to hunt all three.

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Dove Hunting in Argentina Beretta Style – Part I: The Mission

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Destinations

An important point you should understand about high-volume dove hunting in the Cordoba region of Argentina is that it ain’t for crybabies. Set out to shoot 1,000, 2,000 or 3,000 doves per day or more and you will inevitably experience the pain. Cheeks swell, shoulders bruise, palms blister and related bumps and aches arise as a matter of course.

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The Art of the Driven Shoot:A Visit to Lazy Triple Creek Ranch

Monday, November 07, 2011
Written by Michael G. Sabbeth
Categories: Destinations

I bring my best to Lazy Triple Creek Ranch – my best guns, my best clothing, my best accessories and my best cigars. Lazy Triple Creek Ranch induces the best as iron filings are drawn to a magnet. In July, my wife Nancy and I visited Lazy Triple Creek Ranch to experience its clay target offerings, savor its cuisine, traverse its new hunting acreage and become educated about the art of the driven shoot.

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Ptarmigan in Canada

Friday, July 01, 2011
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Shotgun Journal

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Crow Hunting

Friday, July 01, 2011
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Shotgun Journal

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