Game & Fish Midwest

Every month in Game & Fish, you'll discover the best hotspots throughout your region for hunting and fishing. We'll also bring you your state's latest outdoor news, plus plenty of how-to tactics and special strategies designed to make you a more successful hunter and angler.

MISTAKES ARE MADE

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MOONTIMES

ALL-AROUND ALL-STAR • ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF NEW CARTRIDGES HAVE COME ALONG SINCE ITS DEBUT A LITTLE OVER 70 YEARS AGO, THE .308 WINCHESTER REMAINS ONE OF THE BEST, MOST VERSATILE BIG-GAME CARTRIDGES AVAILABLE.

SADDLE UP • ARE THESE LIGHTWEIGHT TREE-CLIMBERS FOR YOU?

Just DOVEY • THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF DOVE HUNTING PROVIDE A USEFUL LENS INTO THE WIDER CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CREATING HUNTERS.

ELK EDUCATION • IF YOU’RE NOT MAKING MISTAKES WHILE BOWHUNTING ELK, YOU MIGHT NOT BE HUNTING HARD ENOUGH.

NIGHT MOVES • Scouting after dark can reveal a herd’s secrets.

THE AROUND MIDWEST • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH

DOWN TO THE BONE • AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CLEAN DEER SKULLS WHEN HUNTING IN CWD ZONES

AN EASY ALTERNATIVE • Use a faux skull kit for a quicker, cleaner Euro mount process.

’ROUND-THE-CLOCK ’EYES • DURING FALL, WALLEYES FEED HEAVILY ALL DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. TRY THESE PROVEN STRATEGIES TO CATCH THEM AT ANY TIME.

FALL FAVORITES • Gear to make the most of your daytime fishing this autumn

DEALER’S CHOICE • WHEN IT COMES TO SQUIRREL HUNTING, YOU HAVE TWO FIREARM OPTIONS: BOTH HAVE THEIR PROS AND CONS, AND EACH CAN MAKE FOR A FUN, CHALLENGING HUNT.

SWEET SHOOTERS • A rimfire rifle and a scattergun that get the job done—with the right ammo

IN THE HEAT OF IT • SEPTEMBER’S WARM TEMPERATURES POSE CHALLENGES TO EARLY-SEASON HUNTERS. HOWEVER, WITH PROPER PLANNING AND EXECUTION, THEY CAN BE OVERCOME.

HOT-WEATHER MUST-HAVES • Key pieces of gear to make your early-fall hunts more effective and enjoyable

THE CRASHING SURFACE • BASS FEED RAVENOUSLY ON BAITFISH DURING THE FALL MONTHS. WORKING A TOPWATER IS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING WAYS TO CATCH LOADS OF THEM.

TOP-TIER TOPWATERS • Six tried-and-true surface lures to fish this fall

UP-TOP TACKLE • The perfect setup for fishing topwater baits in the fall

RIVERS OF KINGS • SEPTEMBER IS PRIME TIME TO DO BATTLE WITH BIG CHINOOK SALMON AND BONUS COHOS ENTERING WESTERN MICHIGAN RIVERS.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Plot out your tackle and lodging needs for a western Michigan salmon trip.

Trail to RECOVERY • MAKE A POOR SHOT ON A DEER? TIME TO CALL IN A TRACKING DOG.

BIGGER GUNS FOR BIGGER BUCKS • CARTRIDGES ARE NOT EQUAL, AND NEITHER ARE DEER. DO TODAY’S DEER HUNTERS USE ENOUGH GUN?

Christensen Arms MHR • THIS BOLT GUN PROVIDES THE ACCURACY OF A CHASSIS RIFLE AND THE ERGONOMICS OF A HUNTING RIFLE IN A CUSTOMIZABLE, MODULAR PLATFORM.

THE GREATEST GIFT • NONE OF THE REWARDS FROM A FIRST SQUIRREL HUNT COME WITHOUT QUESTIONS.