Game & Fish East

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

MISTAKES ARE MADE

Game & Fish East

TRENDING NOW AT GAME & FISH ONLINE • GET TIPS, SEE GEAR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFESTYLE AT GAFMAG.COM

MOON TIMES

ALL-AROUND ALL-STAR • ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF NEW CARTRIDGES HAVE COME ALONG SINCE ITS DEBUT A LITTLE OVER 70 YEARS AGO, THE .308 WINCHESTER REMAINS ONE OF THE BEST, MOST VERSATILE BIG-GAME CARTRIDGES AVAILABLE.

SADDLE UP • ARE THESE LIGHTWEIGHT TREE-CLIMBERS FOR YOU?

Just DOVEY • THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF DOVE HUNTING PROVIDE A USEFUL LENS INTO THE WIDER CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CREATING HUNTERS.

ELK EDUCATION • IF YOU’RE NOT MAKING MISTAKES WHILE BOWHUNTING ELK, YOU MIGHT NOT BE HUNTING HARD ENOUGH.

NIGHT MOVES • Scouting after dark can reveal a herd’s secrets.

ON THE WATER • with Capt. Troy Creasy of High Adventure Sportfishing

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

’HEAD BANGERS • THE BEST BROADHEAD OPTIONS FOR DEER, BEARS AND TURKEYS

BLACK BEARS

BE A BETTER SHOT 10 LESSONS • LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT WILL HELP YOU ADD MORE BIRDS TO YOUR BAG THIS FALL

HIT THE RANGE • Nothing beats practice for eliminating flinching.

NEW-SCHOOL SONAR • READY OR NOT, FORWARD-FACING SONAR IS CHANGING THE FISHING GAME. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS REVOLUTIONARY TECH.

GEARING UP • The requisite equipment for forward-facing sonar

THE FFS FIELD • A look at the three most popular systems on the market

GET REAL! • HUNTING MATURE BUCKS IN THE EAST IS AS MUCH ABOUT MANAGING OUR OWN EXPECTATIONS AS IT IS OUTWITTING THE DEER.

PRODUCTS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT • Bergmann’s rule and the effects of climate on body size

CALLING ALL BEARS • THERE ISN’T A MORE EXCITING WAY TO HUNT BRUINS THAN CALLING THEM RIGHT INTO YOUR LAP.

CLUTCH CALLS • Four options for bringing bears in close

BEAR COUNTRY • The region’s top spots for calling bruins

BEST MEAT HUNTS • THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO FILL THE FREEZER WITH VENISON. THESE STATES OFFER GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO JUST THAT.

PERMISSION POINTERS •  Tips on gaining access to private land

Trail to RECOVERY • MAKE A POOR SHOT ON A DEER? TIME TO CALL IN A TRACKING DOG.

BIGGER GUNS FOR BIGGER BUCKS • CARTRIDGES ARE NOT EQUAL, AND NEITHER ARE DEER. DO TODAY’S DEER HUNTERS USE ENOUGH GUN?

Christensen Arms MHR • THIS BOLT GUN PROVIDES THE ACCURACY OF A CHASSIS RIFLE AND THE ERGONOMICS OF A HUNTING RIFLE IN A CUSTOMIZABLE, MODULAR PLATFORM.

THE GREATEST GIFT • NONE OF THE REWARDS FROM A FIRST SQUIRREL HUNT COME WITHOUT QUESTIONS.