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.

TIME TO FISH

Game & Fish Midwest

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MOON TIMES

COLD CALCULATIONS • HOW MUCH DOES TEMPERATURE AFFECT BULLET TRAJECTORY IN EXTREME COLD-WEATHER CONDITIONS?

GOING LIVE • TODAY’S SONAR IS CHANGING THE WAY WE FISH, BUT IS IT TOO HELPFUL?

PEDAL POWER • USE THE QUADS GOD GAVE YOU TO EXPAND YOUR HUNTING RANGE.

QUIETLY INFLUENTIAL • THE CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN’S FOUNDATION MIGHT BE THE NATION’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ADVOCATE FOR HUNTING, FISHING AND SHOOTING SPORTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF.

STAY INFORMED • CSF offers several ways to learn about issues affecting the outdoors.

MOMENTS OF TRUTH • A HUNT ON THE HISTORIC CUMBERLAND PLATEAU STRENGTHENS FAMILY TRADITIONS AND PRESSES ONE MAN TO FACE HIS DEEPEST FEARS.

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

IN THE CAN • TRY CANNING SOME VENISON THIS WINTER FOR A TASTY TREAT ANY TIME OF YEAR.

DROPPING DOWN • WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH FOR PRESSURED PANFISH BENEATH THE ICE, IMPLEMENT A TRIED-AND-TRUE OPEN-WATER TACTIC: THE DROP-SHOT.

FLASH FORWARD • The new Humminbird Ice Helix line blows old-school flashers out of the water.

SQUEEZE PLAY • BOOST YOUR SUCCESS ON COTTONTAILS BY USING TEAMWORK TO PUSH LATE-SEASON RABBITS EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO GO.

GET RABBIT READY • Make the most of your cottontail hunts with great gear.

BREEDING SEASON BLUNDERS • THE LATE-WINTER BREEDING SEASON IS A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE TIME TO HUNT COYOTES, BUT MANY HUNTERS RUIN THEIR CHANCES WITH SIMPLE MISTAKES.AVOID THESE COMMON ERRORS WITH A FEW TWEAKS TO YOUR GAME PLAN.

GEAR TO GET • Consider these items to assist in your predator pursuits.

PRE-SPAWN PLAYS • WHEN WALLEYES START MOVING IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING SPAWN, BE READY TO INTERCEPT THEM.

BLACK HILLS BOUNTY • HEAD WEST FOR STELLAR HARDWATER TROUT, PANFISH AND PIKE FISHING ACTION IN THE HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

BUSTLING BASECAMP • Park your wagon in Deadwood and enjoy all the historic town has to offer.

COLD RUSH • If you tire of ice-fishing, grab a fly rod and try your luck on these Black Hills streams.

FAST & FURIOUS • TAKE A JET BOAT OR RAFT THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA’S WHITEWATER FOR RIP-ROARING SMALLMOUTH ACTION.

NEW RECOGNITION • Gorge section becomes 63rd national park.

PLAN B • Don’t overlook the nearby Gauley River.

WEST VIRGINIA WALLEYE • A unique strain is native to the New River.

SMALL WONDER • A SKEPTIC LEARNS TO APPRECIATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE .410-BORE SHOTGUN DURING A MINNESOTA TURKEY HUNT.

SUB-GAUGE TACTICS • Make a tom come searching.

GROUSE FOR TURKEYS • A trade that boosted Minnesota’s gobbler numbers

SILENCER CENTRAL BANISH BACKCOUNTRY • THIS COMPACT SUPPRESSOR IS PURPOSE-BUILT FOR HUNTERS.

TRIJICON ACCUPOINT • LOADED WITH PRACTICAL FEATURES, THIS SCOPE INCLUDES AN ILLUMINATED RETICLE THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE BATTERIES.

CLASS ACT • THERE ARE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN ARGUE.