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.

THE POWER OF FOOD

Game & Fish Midwest

MOON TIMES

KILLING POWER AND REACH • MANY HUNTERS MAKE FALSE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE LETHALITY OF DIFFERENT CARTRIDGES. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS MORE INVOLVED THAN JUST NUMBERS ON PAPER.

LATE MOVES • TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FLEETING OPPORTUNITIES BY STAYING MOBILE DURING THE WANING WEEKS OF DEER SEASON.

BUILD THE WHITETAIL FIELD OF DREAMS • CLEARING LAND REQUIRES A SIZEABLE INVESTMENT OF TIME AND MONEY, BUT IT MAY BE THE BEST WAY TO IMPROVE A PROPERTY FOR DEER HUNTING.

CULTURE-WAR COMMISSIONS • AROUND THE COUNTRY, TRADITIONAL FISH-AND-GAME COMMISSIONERS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH ACTIVISTS. IS THAT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT?

PARADISE ON THE PRAIRIE • THE GRAND PRAIRIE REGION OF ARKANSAS IS HALLOWED GROUND—OR WATER—FOR DUCK AND GOOSE HUNTERS, AND IT REMAINS AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO HUNT WATERFOWL.

GRAND GEAR • Whether you’re hunting the Grand Prairie’s flooded fields, timber or reservoirs, the right tools will boost your waterfowling success.

FAMILY CABIN • Hunt quality Arkansas duck water in comfort and style at Cypress Island Lodge.

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

GROUND GAME • USE A GROUND BLIND TO AMBUSH PRESSURED LATE-SEASON DEER.

GO SMALL FOR BIG HONKERS • YOU DON’T NEED MONSTER DECOY SPREADS TO SCORE ON LATE-SEASON CANADA GEESE. UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, SMALL, SIMPLE SETUPS CAN BE JUST AS PRODUCTIVE.

GOOSE GO-TOS • Hit these waters for solid late-season action.

DIRECTING TRAFFIC • MAKE COYOTES GO WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO GO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC USE OF TERRAIN FEATURES, WIND AND SCENTS, DECOYS AND CALLS.

HUMBLE HAND CALLS • Simplify coyote hunting with these four hand-call options.

Spoon-Fed SLABS • SPOONS MAY BE THE MOST VERSATILE LURES IN AN ICE ANGLER’S BOX, BUT MANY OVERLOOK THEIR POTENTIAL FOR BIG MIDWESTERN CRAPPIES.

ICE ESSENTIALS • Increase your hard-water effectiveness with this great new ice-fishing gear.

IN THE LIGHT OF DAY • EVERYONE KNOWS WALLEYES BECOME MORE ACTIVE EARLY AND LATE, BUT IF YOU SET UP IN THE RIGHT PLACES AND USE THE RIGHT TECHNIQUES, YOU CAN STILL CATCH FISH DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.

Journey to JUMBOS • THERE’S NO NEED TO LEAVE THE MIDWEST IN SEARCH OF GIANT YELLOW PERCH. JUST HEAD TO ONE OF THESE TOP FISHERIES.

GILBERT’S BUCK • WHEN A HURRIED SHOT AT A MULE DEER BUCK MISSES THE MARK, IT’S TIME TO CALL IN A LITTLE HELP.

KIMBER HUNTER PRO DESOLVE BLAK • A lightweight rifle for open-country hunting from Texas to Africa

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Five things to ask a mule deer outfitter

Savage Impulse MOUNTAIN HUNTER • THE LIGHTWEIGHT VERSION OF SAVAGE’S STRAIGHT-PULL RIFLE IS NOT ONLY INNOVATIVE, BUT ALSO ACCURATE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.

FOWL FAVES • HIT THE WATER, FIELD OR TIMBER THIS SEASON WITH GEAR THAT’S MADE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

HEIRLOOM • AN OLD RIFLE CAN QUICKLY BECOME A NEW FAVORITE.