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

IN MEMORIAM: CHUCK SMOCK (1964-2023)

Game & Fish East

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MOON TIMES

STRAIGHT-WALL STRAIGHT TALK • WITH HISTORICALLY RESTRICTIVE SHOTGUN-ONLY STATES CHANGING THEIR DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS, STRAIGHT-WALL CARTRIDGES ARE EXPERIENCING A TRENDY RESURGENCE.

CHANGE OF PLANS • FOCUSING YOUR ATTENTION ON OCTOBER MAY HELP YOU ARROW THAT TROPHY.

DIY DUMMIES • MAKE YOUR OWN REALISTIC DEAD-BIRD ANALOGS TO GET YOUR DOG READY TO RETRIEVE THE REAL THING.

Reconsidering THE LIST • THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT TURNS 50 THIS YEAR, AND AGE HAS BROUGHT IT SOME UNEXPECTED FLEXIBILITY EVEN AS IT REMAINS AS POLITICAL AS EVER.

A Matter of PERSPECTIVE • THE SHIRAS MAY BE THE SMALLEST OF NORTH AMERICA’S MOOSE SPECIES, BUT HUNTING THEM IS STILL A BIG DEAL.

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

MUZZLELOADER MUSTS • DO THESE FIVE THINGS TO AVOID A BUSTED HUNT THIS BLACKPOWDER SEASON.

THE Toughest Tom OF ALL • ATTEMPTING TO TAG A MATURE FALL GOBBLER MIGHT BE THE SEASON’S MOST CHALLENGING HUNT.

ALL MIXED UP • THE FALL LAKE TURNOVER PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES FOR BASS ANGLERS. HERE’S HOW TO OVERCOME THEM.

DOE PATROL • THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO FILL THOSE ANTLERLESS TAGS.

SATUBBORN SLABS • CATCH MORE CRAPPIES DURING THEIR FALL TRANSITION.

Land of the LANDLOCKS • THE NORTHEAST OFFERS ANGLERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CHASE LANDLOCKED ATLANTIC SALMON DURING THE SPAWN.

KODIAK on my BACK • HUNTING ALASKA’S KODIAK ISLAND FOR CARIBOU AND BLACKTAIL DEER IS PART ADVENTURE, PART WORKOUT.

PRECISION BOAT PERFORMANCE MADE EASY • THE ZIPWAKE DYNAMIC TRIM-CONTROL SYSTEM OPTIMIZES A BOAT’S RIDE AND EFFICIENCY.

THE ART OF THE ZERO • EXPERT SHOOTING ADVICE DEPENDS ON THE EXPERT.