I agree with everything you said. For me, this is the low spot of 'learning' throughout the year. The learning will increase rapidly with increasedpractice and the season opener's approach. The magazines are aimed at the masses which might not include compulsives. If the magazines are boring you, I believe you're OK. If you don't savory the learningopportunity on every hunting/range/scouting sortie, you might be in trouble.

Suggestion: Amazon.com has an excellent used book option and there are still some books out there containing original, thought-provoking content. Have you read the Eberhart books?