Game & Fish Mother's Day Gift Guide 2024

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Since an outdoors mom or grandmom could use a great gift idea to help thank her for all that she does for the family indoors and outdoors, here’s the 2024 edition of the Game & Fish Magazine Mother’s Day Gift Guide to help you in your gift buying activities this spring:

Primos Mother's Day Custom Box Call

Thanks to the long ago vision of call making legend Will Primos and the Primos Hunting Custom Mill Shop, this is a Mother's Day gift idea that will be hard to top if mom likes to chase longbeards and cook-up them up for the dinner table.

That's because the Primos Mother's Day Box Call is a rare turkey hunting gift, combining sentimental value as a gift from the kids and/or the grandkids, as well as an attractive custom laser engraved lid with the MOM logo, the opportunity to add mom's initials to the paddle (lid), and even the ability to place a personalized message on the bottom of the call. 

But make no mistake about it, as incredible as this good looking turkey call might be in a decorative and/or sentimental sense—and it's on sale right now, just in time for Mother's Day—this is also a high-quality working mom's call for the springtime turkey woods. 

Available with a mahogany box and the choice of either a maple or cherry paddle (lid), this call is highly effective in the spring woods as Mr. Longbeard comes strutting in. And if mom shoots straight, there's little doubt about what meal will grace the Mother's Day dinner table, now is there? More Primos options.

Abel Andrea Larko Limited Edition Brook Trout Fly Reel

If you've got a trout fly fishing trip planned with mom this summer, this limited edition fly reel from Abel Fly Reels is a great Mother's Day gift option.

Crafted by Abel's expert machinists in Montrose, Colo., this TR series reel features the incredible artistic work of Andrea Larko with a striking Brook Trout edition finish. While other finishes are available—including the SDS Larko Tarpon, one of the best-selling reels in the Abel lineup—this is the perfect, lightweight trout fly reel with a time-honored click-and-pawl system that will protect the lightest tippet as a big trout sucks in a dry fly and heads for the nearest deep spot.

With a partially-ported frame designed by Abel's admitted trout junkies, the TR Series reel features 21 meticulously machined parts, a quick-change spool with a threaded release and a large arbor design perfect for stopping a big Yellowstone cutthroat, a native brookie back east, a brown trout on Georgia's Chattahoochee River, or even a good sized rainbow on Colorado's Arkansas River during the famous Mother's Day caddis hatch there!

Bajio Paraiso Brown Tortoise Sunglasses

Paradise has been found, at least where sunglasses are concerned, thanks to the Bajio Paraiso in brown tortoise and a few other finishes.

With a modern look and old school charm, this pair of shades features crystal-clear optimized optics, sun protection from the interior sunshield, color-enhancing and polarized high definition lenses, and Bajio's patent pending LAPIS technology to reduce glare, enhance natural color, and reduce eye-strain by diminishing blue light.

Able to see a permit tailing at 50 yards, flamingos on the boat ride back to the dock, or menu items at a favored dockside restaurant just before the sun goes down, these Bajio sunglasses live up to their Paraiso name, which means paradise in Spanish. More Bajio options.

Benchmade Professional High End Kitchen Cutlery

From prepping a venison roast for the oven or slicing up vegetables for that made from scratch kitchen flavor, it's tough for any Mother's Day gift to beat out a set of Benchmade Professional High End Kitchen Cutlery.

With custom table knives, a custom station knife, a custom Meatcrafter knife, and/or a custom 3-piece set, these Benchmade cutlery products combine the best of American manufacturing that will stay ready to go for any kitchen chore Mom can dish out. And whether mom is an aspiring chef or a seasoned pro already, these cutlery pieces will be an essential addition to her cooking space, adding precision and style to meal prep each and every day and on special days and holidays. With a comfortable grip, an effortless cut, and great durability, this is a great Mother's Day gift option for the mom who likes to cook. More Benchmade options.

Fishe x Orvis Dolly Vee Dog Bed

For the dog mom's out there, this is an eye-catching Mother's Day gift option, one that will make your favorite retriever or bird dog all smiles as they drift off to sleep.

A collaboration between Fishe—who makes a huge lineup of women's outdoors apparel and accessories—and Orvis, a company well-known for its clothing, fly fishing and hunting gear, and top flight canine products, this Fishe x Orvis Dolly Vee Dog Bed is a great addition to the den or lakeside cabin as the dog and the kids wearily come in after playing on a beautiful spring or early summer day. A limited edition product, this Fishe x Orvis Recovery Zone Dog Bed features a 4" medium-density solid foam base, a 1" Serene Foam top layer, is made from 100% post-consumer recycled polyester, and has a water-resistant liner.

And since it comes in Fishe's striking Dolly Vee pattern, that makes this Mother's Day gift option an instant decorating upgrade wherever your favorite canine hunting companion is taking an afternoon snooze.

Grunden's SeaKnit Boat Shoe

Perfect for a day on the lake, or even a flat's fishing trip to the Florida Keys or the Caribbean, this SeaKnit Boat Shoe from Grunden's is a perfect addition to mom's packing list.

Anatomically engineered for the female angler, the SeaKnit Boat Shoe is Grunden's take on the classic summertime sneaker, except this one is made to excel on a boat deck and/or around water too. Starting with a non-marking natural gum rubber outsole pod, Grunden's uses razor-cut siping for increased traction, a shock-absorbing EVA midsole and all-day comfort footbed for many hours of sturdy and comfortable support, a welded PU overlay for low-profile and lightweight foot protection, and a 100% nylon engineered knit upper for seamless comfort with or without socks.

Best of all, this bombproof boat shoe is lightweight and quick drying, not to mention stylish, and is perfect for on the water and on the town after the sun goes down. More options from Grunden's.

Lew's KVD Series 7'4-1 Medium Crankbait Casting Rod

Few things are more fun for mom, dad, and the kids than enjoying a late spring or early summer morning spent on the boat, tossing a squarebill crankbait or spinnerbait at largemouth bass looking to eagerly ambush a baitfish meal. 

If your mom likes to bass fish, look no further than the Lew's KVD Series 7'4-1 Medium Crankbait Casting Rod, designed and approved by the legendary GOAT of bass fishing, Kevin VanDam. Featuring IM8 graphite blanks, split-grip EVA handles, Lew's brand new proprietary Full Contact reel seat, a "No Foul" hook keeper, stainless steel line guides with aluminum oxide inserts, and a strengthened stainless steel and zirconia insert tip, and this rod is an amazing design at an easy to like price.

Better yet, this rod and its KVD midnight fire red finish will help land the big bass of your dreams, help capture a summertime evening Jackpot tournament with the hubby, or even give mom bragging rights on a family fishing trip. More options from Lew's.

Orvis Helios F Fly Rod

Several few weeks ago, we helped introduce to the outdoors world the new Orvis Helios F Fly Rod series.

Since then, the rods have been flying out of fly shops and have received great reviews, including the F series which is designed for more finesse-like trout fishing, the kind you might find on a Montana spring creek out west this summer. Offering precision casts and excelling at quick shots that are up close and tight, this rod also will mend well, withstands the harshest conditions that summertime heat and thunderstorms can dish out, and is billed by Orvis as the world's most accurate fly rod. 

Coming with Orvis' 25-year rod guarantee, an aluminum rod tube, a matte olive blank with olive thread wraps, and maximum sensitivity for quick hook-sets after subtle takes, the Orvis Helios F Fly Rod also delviers supreme tippet protection to keep that big trout attached at the end of your fly line.

Bottom line, this is one of the best fly rods of all-time in the eyes of many. And with numerous models designed for water ranging from small streams, tactical nymphing, and big water applications—not to mention a variety of saltwater versions of these new Helios rodstoo —and this is a winning gift for mom on Mother's Day, just in time for the Rocky Mountain's famous Mother's Day caddis hatches. More options from Orvis.

Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler

Stanley Tumblers seem to have taken the world by storm in recent months, and that viral trend might pop up again thanks to this specialty tumbler tailor made for Mom. 

Checking in at 30 ounces, the Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler features double-wall vacuum insulation that keeps drinks cold for hours, 18/8 recycled stainless steel construction, an advanced FlowState lid that rotates to three positions, a straw opening in the full-cover top, and a new set of spring colors including Sorbet Tropic complete with a great looking floral design. 

Perfect for summer vacation at the beach, a weekend trip to the lake, or watching the kids at an evening Little League game, and this Stanley tumbler comes with an ergonomic handle, is car cupholder compatible, and is dishwasher safe. As the good folks at Stanley like to say, here's to you Mom. More options from Stanley.

Simms Women's Freestone Stockingfoot Waders

Built by the renowned wader makers in Bozeman, Mont., the Simms Women's Freestone Stockingfoot Waders feature a women's specific fit and patterning that make this a go-to choice for mom's who double as trout anglers.

Thanks to Simms' wader DNA that has been perfected over many years of manufacturing in the shadow of Yellowstone’s incredible trout country, these Freestone waders feature durable and breathable Toray QuadraLam 4-layer upper and lower sections, stretch elastic suspenders, easy waist-high conversion, an upper chest pocket array for storage and warming of hands, front and back leg seams distinctive to Simms' wader designs, a built-in Tippet Tender Pocket, and dual rear-belt loops (with a Simms wading belt included).

Better yet, these Women's Freestone Stockingfoot Waders come with Simms' best wader warranty in the entire fishing world, a warranty that includes repairs on Simms waders for 365 days along with a 60-day replacement for any leaks, no questions asked. More options by Simms.

Sitka Gear Women's Core Lightweight Hoodie

Late spring and summertime might not be a time when warm clothing seems necessary, but a sudden afternoon thunderstorm that washes away a kid’s soccer game, a trip to Rocky Mountain trout country, a visit to the New England shoreline, or even an unseasonably cool day hiking in the Appalachian Mountains can turn a shorts and flip flops kind of day into something with a chill in the air.

That's where the Sitka Gear Women's Core Lightweight Hoodie is a perfect companion, easily stashed in a tote bag or backpack and ready to give a lightweight option that delivers warmth, wicks away sweat, and dries quickly as thundershower raindrops fade away.

Coming in three color options—including Sitka Gear’s Optifade Subalpine camo, Sitka Black, and the appropriately named Storm—this hoodie features Polygiene Odor Control, thumb loops, and an advanced polyester knit construction that will last well beyond Mother's Day into the summer and fall. More options by Sitka Gear.

YETI Roadie 24 Hard Cooler

From Soccer Saturdays to a weekend evening of Little League Baseball games to a Sunday church picnic to warm, lazy family vacation days at the beach to heat escaping trips to the mountains, this last gift idea is a top-shelf selection for mom.

Made to be ready for the road, but also handy around home or the Back 40 cabin, the YETI Roadie 24 Hard Cooler is easy to handle and load into the back of an SUV or onto a boat, has both a HeftyHauler Handle and LipGrip Handles, a QuickLatch system to close it securely, BearFoot Non-Slip Feet to prevent sliding around, and anchor point tie-down slots for the boat, trailer or truck bed.

And, of course, it comes with YETI's PermaFrost Insulation, Interlock Lid System, and ColdLock Gasket, all designed to not only make the Austin, Texas company's cooler wildly stronger, but able to keep ice much longer than other cooler products on the market. And coming in a variety of colors including Power Pink, these coolers will hold 33 cans of your favorite liquid beverage and are wine bottle compatible, all of that helping make for a perfect family outing or a Mother's Day evening spent around the fire pit as the family celebrates a memorable day spent honoring a special mom. More options by Yeti.

Staub 5.5 Qt. Round Cocotte

Read the wild game cooking features in various Outdoor Sportsman Group magazines, or perhaps even watch cooking segments on your favorite TV shows appearing on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, or My Outdoor TV (MOTV)—by the way, a subscription to Game & Fish Magazine, any of our OSG sister publications, or MOTV will make a great Mother's Day gift!—and odds are that you've seen an enameled cast iron Dutch oven simmering on a stovetop, a cooking tool bearing the name of Staub.

That's because Staub cooking utensils—like the Staub 5.5 Qt. Round Cocotte—are legendary culinary tools that are unsurpassed for the low-and-slow cooking of meat and vegetables, as well as all-day simmering of a batch of Eva Shockey's smoked venison chili, a simmering pot of catfish gumbo, or a savory pot of venison chili verde. 

Staub's cocotte cookware is made in France, features a smooth enamel bottom for all stovetop surfaces, has rain-forest bumps on the underneath side of the lid to continually return juices back to the food being cooked, has a textured black-enamel interior that requires no seasoning, is oven safe to 500 degrees, transfers from the stove to the table with stylish good looks, and has a heavy weight and tight fitting lid to retain moisture and heat during the slow cooking process.

Whether you're looking for the perfect Dutch oven pot to cook venison osso buco, wild turkey noodle soup, or even a Dutch oven version of venison and pumpkin stew, this Staub cast iron pot will work wonders in the kitchen. 

Better yet, this cast iron pot is not only a great Mother’s Day gift idea for 2024, but it will also last for a lifetime with minimal proper care. And thanks to the many great meal’s that are sure to come from mom’s and/or grandmom’s enameled cast iron Dutch Oven from Staub, and this is a gift idea that will quickly become a cherished family heirloom too. More dutch oven options.

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