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Looking Back

TEACHING a youngster how to hunt and shoot well is a privilege that Magnum readers have always enjoyed – even though at the time it might not seem like such a good idea!

This take on a bird shoot by a grandfather and his grandson provides both sides of the story so well.

A Bird in the Hand
By Ron Conacher
Illustration Fred Mouton
Published: July 2008

The Winchester Arms marketing slogan, “Hunt with your son and you won’t have to hunt for your son,”

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