Game & Fish West

Each issue of Game & Fish West details proven local strategies for elk, deer, bass, trout and more. Discover the best places to hunt and fish from Washington to New Mexico, and learn the top times for success in the field and on the water. Get info on hot new gear and how it performs, as well as updates on trends, regulations, seasons and destinations to help you plan your next outing.

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MOON TIMES

REDEFINING PRECISION • HORNADY’S PRECISION RIFLE CARTRIDGES—AND THEIR PREDECESSORS—HAVE MUCH TO OFFER HUNTERS. BUT WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

PLAY IT SMART • REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU HAD ALL KINDS OF TIME TO DEVOTE TO BOWHUNTING? YEAH, ME NEITHER.

BUG BITES • EHD IS THE SCOURGE OF DEER HUNTERS AND MANAGERS, BUT CAN WE CONTROL THE SEVERITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEASONAL OUTBREAKS?

In Praise of PRONGHORNS • THEY ARE AN ICON OF THE WEST, AND LITTLE COMPARES TO THE JOY OF HUNTING THESE GEMS OF THE OPEN COUNTRY.

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

PUBLIC DECENCY • SEVEN UNWRITTEN RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN HUNTING PUBLIC LAND

SUMMER SCOUTING • NOW’S THE TIME TO GET A HANDLE ON MULE DEER DENSITIES AND DISTRIBUTION, AND OBSERVE HOW HERDS USE THE LANDSCAPE, SO YOU’RE READY FOR OPENING DAY.

BUGGING OUT • WHEN LAND-BASED INSECTS TOUCH DOWN ON THE WATER, TROUT START LOOKING UP.

ELK Season STARTS NOW • WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING AN ELK TAG, THE SOONER YOU PREPARE, THE BETTER.

FROGGIN’ AND FLIPPIN’ • AUGUST IS AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE TIME TO TARGET BIG BASS IN HEAVY COVER.

BIG-WATER SMALLIES • ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER, FROM CASCADE LOCKS UP TO IRRIGON, EVERY JETTY, BACKWATER AND BLOCK OF WILLOWS CAN HOLD SMALLMOUTH BASS.

Cutthroat GAME • A PAIR OF ANGLERS CHASE THE GOAL OF CATCHING FOUR SUBSPECIES OF CUTTHROAT TROUT DURING A WEEKLONG SUMMER ROAD TRIP IN WYOMING.

CVA CASCADE XT • THIS MULTI-PURPOSE RIFLE IS BUILT WITH PRECISION-ORIENTED HUNTERS IN MIND.

NEW LURES • THE LATEST MAY NOT BE THE GREATEST.