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

LONG-RANGE LEGACIES • Our recent affinity with long-range shooting has led to many changes in hunting over the years—some good, some bad.

PRESEASON SCOUTING (IS KILLING YOUR CHANCES OF SHOOTING A BIG BUCK) • SCOUT EARLY AND SCOUT HARD! WELL, THAT OLD-SCHOOL ADVICE MAY BE DEAD WRONG.

SCOUT REMOTELY • You don’t need to stink up the deer woods with these great mobile apps.

FOR SIGHT • PLAN AHEAD TO KEEP YOUR DOG’S EYES CLEAN AND FREE FROM INJURY.

WINDBURN • AT THE SAME TIME THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DE-EMPHASIZES FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION, IT ACCELERATES ITS PLANNING FOR WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS ON BLM GROUND.

TIME CRUNCH • FOUR DAYS WAS CUTTING IT SHORT ON PUBLIC LAND, BUT ONE HUNTER WASN’T ABOUT TO MISS HIS ONLY CHANCE ALL YEAR TO HUNT ELK IN WYOMING.

BULL SHOOTER • The Bergara MgLite is a lightweight, rugged chassis rifle right at home in the elk mountains.

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

Slinging DARTS • NOCK TUNE YOUR ARROWS TO ENSURE SUPREME ACCURACY PRIOR TO HUNTING SEASON.

OFFSHORE Onslaught • HEAD BEYOND THE BANK TO TEMPT SUMMER SLABS HOLDING IN AND AROUND DEEPER COVER.

TACKLING SUMMER CRAPPIES • Rod, reel, line and leader recommendations for dog-day slabs

TRAIL CAMERA DODGERS • DEER CAN ELUDE YOUR TRAIL CAMERAS FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS. COMBAT THIS BY UNDERSTANDING WHY AND MAKING THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.

TERRIFIC TRIO • Three innovative trail cameras to employ in your scouting game plan

MOPING ABOUT • WHEN BASS SUSPEND OR RELATE TO BOTTOM IN DEEPER WATER, GIVE DO-NOTHING “MOPING” TACTICS A TRY.

HOPPER Happy Hours • FROM LATE SUMMER TO EARLY FALL, TROUT FEAST ON WAYWARD GRASSHOPPERS ON STREAMS ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PROVIDING FAST, EXPLOSIVE ACTION FOR FLY ANGLERS.

ROLLING ON THE RED • A TRIP TO THE FAMED RED RIVER OF THE NORTH PROMISES CONSISTENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TANGLE WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST CHANNEL CATFISH FOUND ANYWHERE.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Key things to consider when planning a trip to fish the Red River

TRIUMPH IN THE TABLELANDS • NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO’S SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO FIND BEAUTY, IMPRESSIVE PRONGHORNS AND, SOMETIMES, REDEMPTION.

CARBON-FIBER CREDITS • The Savage Arms 110 KLYM is a lean tack-driver perfect for long stalks in open country and steep terrain.

GET QUIET • Savage’s AccuCan AC30 suppressor is a great tool for hunters to protect their hearing, reduce noise and make better shots in the field.

Wilson Combat NULA MODEL 20 • A RIFLE RENOWNED FOR ITS LIGHT WEIGHT, ACCURACY AND HANDLING IN THE FIELD HAS A NEW MAKER.

Leupold BX-4 RANGE HD • THIS LASER-RANGEFINDING BINOCULAR PROVIDES CLEAR VIEWS AND FAST BALLISTIC SOLUTIONS.

SCIENTIFIC DEBATE • CHANGING SOMEONE’S OPINION ON HUNTING ISN’T EASY.