This Fall look for the SPECIAL HUNTING EDITION of WESTERN SPORTSMAN — on newsstands everywhere September 1, 2008.

This year, our MOST ANTICIPATED ISSUE IS EVEN BETTER THAN EVER! With updated, upgraded, most USER-FRIENDLY harvest data charts - complete with MAPS - plus tips, tactics and stories on stand and blind placement, deer hunting, goats, birds, moose, elk, antelope AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW for the 2008 HUNTING SEASON!

If you miss this issue - YOU'RE MISSING OUT BIG TIME!

Special Hunting Edition 2007 Volume 39 Issue 4

FEATURES

The Bigger They Are… The Heavier They Are
Tales from moose country mountains, or the man who cried, “We’ll worry about it later…”

By T.J. Schwanky

The Deadly Duo
The .22-250 Tikka T3 Varmint and the Kahles KX Scope — for varmints, it’s a deadly duo.

By Mark Hoffman

In the Coulees of My Mind
Alberta’s coulees are a partridge and pheasant hunting paradise.

By Neil Waugh

Dinosaur Country Mulies
Southwestern Alberta’s Porcupine Hills — get drawn for this quality hunt and get ready for dinosaur-sized bucks.

By W.P. Williamson

12 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Waterfowl Harvest
Duck and goose hunting is anything but foul in Western Canada, and with these 12 tips you’ll fill your bag easier than you ever dreamed possible.

By Michael Hungle

Not Just the Kill
A heightened awareness and understanding of wildlife, camaraderie, empowerment and a unique sense of accomplishment — these are but a few of the benefits gleaned from hunting.

By Kevin Wilson

Western Canada’s 2007 Hunting Forecast
Western Canada in 2007 — for the sportsman, it’s hunting heaven.

DEPARTMENTS

Outside View
Buyer Beware

Your Say
Letters from our Readers

Outdoor Memories
Reader Submitted Photos

Hunting
Take a Kid Hunting

Shooting
Practice Makes Perfect

How to 101
Scoping Out a New Deer Area

Guns & Ammo
Questions and Answers

Muzzleblast
Oh What a Tangled Mess...

Infractions
Fish & Wildlife Violations

Outdoor Matters
Down With The Sickness