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

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MOON TIMES

LEVER LESSONS • OPERATING AND GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LEVER-ACTION RIFLES. GRANDPA MAY NOT HAVE TAUGHT YOU THIS, BUT THERE ARE SOME TRICKS TO

SPRING IS FOR SHALLOW THINKING • THE MOST ACTION HAPPENS NOW IN WATER LESS THAN 15 FEET DEEP—SOMETIMES MUCH LESS.

POLARIZING PREDATORS • THE MANAGEMENT OF WOLVES, BEARS, LIONS AND EVEN COYOTES FORMS THE FRONT LINES OF THE HOTTEST CONSERVATION SKIRMISHES IN AMERICA.

THE GREATEST LESSONS • EVEN AFTER A LIFETIME SPENT HUNTING WHITETAILS, IT’S ALL TOO EASY TO FORGET THE IMPORTANT THINGS WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT DEER.

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

BOBBER BASICS • EMPLOY THE RIGHT FLOAT FOR THE GIVEN SITUATION AND SPECIES TO GARNER MORE BITES.

DO THE DROP • THE DARLING OF FINESSE BASS ANGLERS, THE DROP-SHOT RIG IS ALSO A PROVEN PERFORMER ON SPRING AND SUMMER PANFISH.

GOLDILOCKS GOODY • A just-right bait that tempts both crappies and bluegills

CATCH THE DRIFT • DRIFTING CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TACTICS FOR LATE-SPRING AND SUMMER CATFISH—IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.

DRIFTING DESTINATIONS • Six spectacular spots to try catfish drifting techniques

TRACK THE TREK • THE SPRING BASS MIGRATION IS A TIME OF ABUNDANCE. CATCH MORE FISH THIS SEASON BY FOLLOWING THEM FROM WINTER LAIRS TO SPAWNING BEDS.

TURN UP THE HEAT • WHEN TEMPERATURES SKYROCKET, LATE-SEASON TURKEYS CAN BECOME DIFFICULT TO HUNT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE WAYS TO BOOST YOUR ODDS IN HOT WEATHER.

HOT PICKS • Three go-to pieces of turkey gear that are designed to get it done on late-season hunts

DEVILS ADVOCATE • NORTH DAKOTA’S DEVILS LAKE OFFERS FANTASTIC SPRING AND SUMMER FISHING FOR A HOST OF SPECIES.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Where to stay and play in and around Devils Lake

2024 TACKLE TEST • THE STRAIGHT DOPE ON FOUR DOZEN NEW RODS AND REELS FOR BASS FISHING

SIGNS • CHANGING THE RULES TAKES AWAY ALL THE FUN.