In September “Butt, Belly, Beak, Bang!” Holly Heyser shares her thoughts on the importance of failure. It’s always great to come home with a bounty, but Holly suggests that failure in the field offers us learning opportunities that always make wingshooting enjoyable and rewarding. On Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/pco78wu .

Check out the great photos of ladies wingshooting in Argentina, the U.K. and here at home in Elizabeth Lanier’s “Lanier Shooting Sports Lifestyle” August column. If anyone has more fun wing and clays shooting than these women we’d sure like to hear about it. On Shotgun Life at http://goo.gl/Mtw9WN

Here are the details and shooting impressions on Beretta’s brand new 690 Field III over/under. Get all you need to know about this wonderful and affordable shotgun on Shotgun Life at http://bit.ly/WAXqDy

Holly Heyser sounds a warning call for the dire situation of duck hunting in California, especially on public lands, in her July column “Butt, Belly Beak Bang.” Drought, farming policies and competition herald a tough upcoming season. Read Holly’s assessment on Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/ol5m65v.

Elizabeth Lanier’s Lifestyle July column is on Shotgun Life with some incredible photos and tips. OK, ladies, it’s your turn now at http://tinyurl.com/ps5vqo7 .

Last month, some of the top sporting clays instructors gathered at Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports to learn a new way of teaching sporting clays called the Coordinated Shooting Method — or CSM. Developed by the legendary instructor John Higgins, it promises a rapid learning curve especially for new shooters. Check out the story on Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/nxvw4z6 .

Chuck Foster of Deep River Sporting Clays introduces us to the Touch-and-Go method of shooting sporting clays. What does Touch-and-Go have to do with consistently breaking targets? You approach the target, touch it, and then pull ahead for the proper forward allowance. Details on Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/oz8eqj5.

What’s the best way to shoot a shotgun? By ignoring your instructor? Holly Heyser weighs in on the topic in her June column of “Butt, Belly, Beak, Bang.” On Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/lfbf3a7 .

Lots of great photos and product tips. Visit Elizabeth now at http://goo.gl/NSwsMc .

In this final installment we evaluate the Ruger Red Label at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays in Dawsonville, Georgia — the capitol of the state’s moonshine culture. Our host, local race-car legend and former moonshine runner Charlie Mincey, takes us in a restored 1939 Ford Sedan moonshine car to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery for a sampling. On Shotgun Life at http://tinyurl.com/nz8a8rk