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Regional Strut Update: Mid-April Turkey Activity Reports from the Field

The peak time for tagging a tom is approaching; our experts offer tips to help you to zero in

Game & Fish Staff

Maine Event: Birds in the Blueberry Patch

Spring turkey hunting in Maine's wide-open berry fields can be an incredibly fruitful

Ralph Stuart

Turkey Lessons Learned from Notoriously Challenging Gobblers

Bad Birds: Hunters can learn hard lessons from bad-behaving turkeys.

Josh Honeycutt

10 Deke Tweaks to Make Your Decoy Spreads More Effective

Deke Deception: DIY decoy improvements that will help you trick more turkeys

Josh Honeycutt

Rainy-Day Toms: How to Tag a Turkey in Foul Weather 

Make the most of turkey scouting forays and early-season hunts in inclement weather.

Scott Haugen

Spring Training: Correcting Shooting Mistakes

Hit the clays course now to work on the shots you missed last season.

Alan Clemons

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Fishing How-To

Bass Crash Course: Spinnerbait Versus Bladed Jig

Factors to consider when choosing between these two highly effective bass baits.

Shane Beilue

Bass Crash Course: Catch More Bass in the Wind

3 tips to make windy conditions work for you on the water.

Shane Beilue

Muddy-Water Trout: Don't Let Runoff Run You Off

High, muddy water is a fact of life for Western trout anglers in spring. The fish adapt to it,

Mike Gnatkowski

Panfish Calendar: How to Crash Their Annual Spawning Run

Limit out on yellow perch, crappies and bluegills as they make their annual spawning

Mike Gnatkowski

Bass Crash Course: Pattern Bass with Squarebill Crankbaits

Cover lots of water quickly to unlock the bass bite on any given day.

Shane Beilue

Secrets to Catching Tight-Quarters Trout

When trees and vegetation make fly casting for trout all but impossible, roll with spinning

Jim Bedford

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Conservation & Politics

Sucker Supporters Say 'Junk Fish' Are Anything But

A group of dedicated anglers stresses the importance of under-appreciated native fish.

Andrew McKean

Congress Overwhelmingly Votes to Restore Funding for Shooting Sports and Hunter Education in Schools

Biden is expected to sign the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act into law and

Lynn Burkhead

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer: Can We Curb Devastating Outbreaks?

The scourge of researchers, wildlife managers and hunters, EHD has a deadly impact on

Andrew McKean

Sportsmen's Groups File Wolf Petitions with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

One petition provides pathway for delisting and returning recovered wolf populations to state

Sportsmen's Alliance

Conservation: Accessing Private Hunting Land

Programs that pay landowners to permit public hunting may safeguard the future of access.

Andrew McKean

A Seasonal Salute to the Turkey Hen

While gobblers get most of the attention in spring, take a minute to consider the hardships of

Andrew McKean

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Survival

A Pound (or so) of Prevention to Keep You Out of Trouble

Pack a basic kit that includes items to prevent tough situations from becoming worse.

Scott Linden

How to Treat Chigger Bites

How does one go about getting rid of chiggers and treating chigger bites? Your first line of

Lynn Burkhead

Idaho Hunter Survives Black Bear Attack

An Idaho hunter is recovering from serious injuries he sustained in a black bear attack.

Game & Fish Online Staff

Must-Know Outdoor Skills: Become a Real Woodsman

Learning the woodsmanship skills presented in this column not only is an insurance policy, but

Keith Sutton

Survival Camps Offer Preparedness Training

For generations, survival skills were primarily the domain of outdoorsmen, who often learned

P. J. Perea

The Right Knife Matters: 7 Blades for the Outdoorsman

Non-hunters often ask me about skinning and field-dressing as if they are a sort of

Game & Fish Staff

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Big Bucks

Tagged Out: Big Bucks Harvested During 2023 Season

Our readers share their memorable whitetail hunts from this season (Updated).

Game & Fish Staff

With Rut Just Ahead, Illinois Hunter Arrows Giant Public-Land Whitetail

Everything fell into place on a windy afternoon hunt that almost didn't happen.

Jack Hennessy

The Hunt for 'Chopper': A Crazy-Wide Trophy Pronghorn

Unique antelope taken by California hunter is "the buck of 100 lifetimes."

Josh Honeycutt

Huge Utah Mule Deer is Typical Velvet Bow World Record

Killed in 2012, 218-plus-inch buck certified in new Pope and Young category.

Game & Fish Staff

Jaw-Dropping Trio of Monster Non-Typical Bucks

Trophy Report: 180-inch-plus whitetails from Ohio, Oklahoma and Alberta.

Josh Honeycutt

Trophy Buck: Long-Beamed Muzzleloader Booner Was Worth the Wait

This big late-season Iowa whitetail, taken days before Christmas, checks all the boxes.

Josh Honeycutt

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Records

Angler Turns Potential World Record Into Fertilizer

97-pound bighead carp: "I'm going to eat it in the form of tomatoes and cucumbers."

Lynn Burkhead

World Fishing Records That Almost Weren't

In some cases, proof that the biggest fish really are the biggest has been intriguingly

Colin Moore

Best Bets to Catch a Record Fish for 12 Freshwater Species

Head to these hot fishing spots if you're looking to make the record books.

Colin Moore

Big-Fish Stories: State Records and One Huge Great White

The 1,200-pound shark was caught and released at a Panhandle beach.

Lynn Burkhead

State-Record Crappie Nullified After X-Ray Reveals Ball Bearings

The Kansas slab caught last year was certified at first until further investigation.

Lynn Burkhead

Blue Catfish Record Broken for 4th Consecutive Year

Huge Ohio River whiskerfish sets a new record in West Virginia.

Game & Fish Staff

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