During the latter part of the 19 th century and first half of the 20 th, the 16-gauge shotgun was a very popular bore size, especially for upland hunting applications. Often referred to by admirers as ...

Jess Essex, known as "The Undertaker" of DeWitt, has suggested an excellent idea for 16-gauge devotees. Essex, also a noted duck hunter and a living map of Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area, would ...

The shotgun always sat in the same place, a corner in the old farmhouse bedroom next to the closet. It was not a Sweet Sixteen by any means. It was plain Jane, more utilitarian like the tractors ...

It would be rash to say there's fresh interest in 16-gauge shotguns, but hunters that have these forgotten classics are fiercely loyal to them. We recently revisited the 16-gauge after my friend Jess ...

Things are going to change, you can bet on it. Remember when you turned on the TV and had basically three choices -- CBS, NBC or ABC? Remember when there was one heavyweight-boxing champion? Remember ...

For many years, the 16-gauge was considered the near-perfect shotgun chambering. Falling between the larger 12 and smaller 20, it offered the right amount of firepower for medium-sized birds like ...

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DEWITT -- I've had some great goose hunts, but none was as cool as the Purple Hull Society's outing Jan. 31 at Roger Turner's farm near DeWitt. Jess "The Undertaker" Essex, a founding member of the ...