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.

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Game & Fish Midwest

GAME & FISH ONLINE • TIPS, TACTICS, GEAR, NEWS AND MORE AT GAFMAG.COM

MOON TIMES

SLIM AND TRIM • THE CURRENT TREND IS TOWARD HEAVIER VARIABLE-POWER RIFLESCOPES, BUT DO SIMPLER LIGHTWEIGHT OPTICS STILL HAVE A PLACE AMONG HUNTERS?

MINDING METAL • ANGLERS AND TACKLE MANUFACTURERS WEIGH THE BENEFITS—AND DRAWBACKS—OF NON-LEAD COMPONENTS.

CONFLICT AVOIDANCE • AS HUNTERS AND ANGLERS SPEND MORE TIME IN THE SAME AREAS, WE’RE INCREASINGLY RUNNING OVER ONE ANOTHER. WHAT CAN WE DO TO RESTORE CIVILITY TO OUR WOODS AND WATERS?

Serious About SNIPE • NOT JUST A TIME-HONORED PRANK, A REAL SNIPE HUNT WILL TEST EVEN THE SAVVIEST OF WINGSHOOTERS.

SNIPE SPOTS • Four top places to plan a hunt

ON THE PLATE • Roasted or pan-fried, snipe doesn’t disappoint.

PINPOINTING PUBLIC • CAREFUL RESEARCH CAN LEAD YOU TO YOUR OWN “PRIVATE” HUNTING SPOT ON PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LAND.

QUICK TIPS • Four simple ways to get the most from public land

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

TICK TIPS • HOW TO AVOID TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES WHILE IN THE WOODS THIS SPRING

GO FOR A SWIM • THE MODEST SWIMBAIT IS THE CENTERPIECE OF NUMEROUS RIGS AND SETUPS. KNOW WHEN, WHERE AND HOW TO USE EACH ONE TO BOAT MORE BASS AND OTHER FISH THIS SEASON.

OF TORRENTS AND TROUT • SPRING’S HIGH-WATER CONDITIONS CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR TROUT ANGLERS, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE FISH LIKE TO HANG OUT.

Masterful MIMICRY • TAILOR YOUR DECOY STRATEGIES TO LOCATION, TIME OF YEAR, FLOCK HIERARCHY AND YOUR OWN STYLE OF HUNTING.

FINE FAKES • Six dependable and realistic decoys to deploy this spring

COUNTERFEIT COUNSEL • Tips to consider when placing decoys this spring

PANFISH IN THE BACKCOUNTRY • OVERLOOKED WATERS OFF THE BEATEN PATH ARE GREAT PLACES TO FIND BLUEGILLS, CRAPPIES, REDEAR SUNFISH AND OTHER PANFISH.

PACK LIGHT • Scale back your gear to make the most of off-the-grid panfish adventures.

BIRDS on the ’Bud • CHARACTERIZED BY OPEN PRAIRIE AND TIMBERED CREEK BOTTOMS LOADED WITH TURKEYS, SOUTH DAKOTA’S ROSEBUD RESERVATION LAND IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO CHASE SPRING GOBBLERS.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Helpful tidbits for hunters considering a trip to the Rosebud Reservation

GRAND PLACE • THE COLORADO AND FRASER RIVER VALLEYS IN GRAND COUNTY, COLO., CONTAIN SOME OF THE BEST—AND MOST SCENIC—TROUT FISHING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

GRAND COUNTY TRIP PLANNER • Adventure among the mountains awaits.

CZ 600 Alpha • THIS MODERN HUNTING RIFLE HAS THE PERFECT BLEND OF TECHNOLOGY AND ERGONOMICS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD.

Fiocchi GOLDEN TURKEY TSS • EXPECT DENSE PATTERNS THAT HIT HARD FROM THESE LOADS.

NEW PRODUCT PREMIERE • TOP FIREARMS AND GEAR FROM SHOT SHOW 2024

LOSING GROUND • NOT EVERY HUNTER ABIDES BY THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF ETIQUETTE.