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

FOR THE BIRDS

Game & Fish East

GAME & FISH ONLINE • TIPS, TACTICS, GEAR, NEWS AND MORE AT GAFMAG.COM

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING • Game & Fish editors pick their favorite shows on MyOutdoorTV.

MOON TIMES

SCHEMING FOR SUPPRESSORS • THE DESIRE TO SHOOT SUPPRESSED WHILE HUNTING IS INFLUENCING HOW MANUFACTURERS BUILD RIFLES.

THE NEED FOR SPEED? • WELL, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH. HERE’S WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN BOWHUNTING.

PACK MENTALITY • DO YOU HAVE OPINIONS ON HOW THE FEDS SHOULD MANAGE WOLVES IN AMERICA? A MEDIATOR WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THE CALL OF THE FALL • TURKEY HUNTING ISN’T JUST FOR SPRING. CHASING BIRDS WHEN THE LEAVES BEGIN TO DROP BRINGS ITS OWN SET OF REWARDS.

CART IT IN • A mobile solution for hauling lots of turkey gear

FALL LOADS • TSS gets the nod for this season, too.

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

THE MAST PREDICTOR • STUDY HARD-MAST AND SOFT-MAST SITUATIONS ON YOUR HUNTING PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE WHERE GAME SPECIES WILL BE THIS FALL.

EARLY-BIRD BRUINS • BEAR HUNTING IN SEPTEMBER PRESENTS ITS OWN SET OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES. HERE’S HOW TO OVERCOME THEM.

ANATOMY AND SHOT PLACEMENT • Pick your spots carefully.

SECRETS OF A BUCK TRACKER • YOU DON’T NEED SNOW TO TRACK BIG BUCKS. USE THESE TIPS FOR HUNTING WILDERNESS WHITETAILS IN EARLY FALL.

LEAN AND MEAN • Lightweight gear to take on early-season bucks

SLIPPING ON SQUIRRELS • SLINK INTO BUSHYTAILS’ HAUNTS AND HUNT THEM LIKE A NINJA.

THEY DON’T TASTE LIKE CHICKEN • The best-tasting squirrel meat is a product of careful preparation.

SQUIRREL SLAYERS • Two great firearms for bushytails

SURF’S UP • HIT THE BEACH THIS FALL TO TANGLE WITH SOME OF THE OCEAN’S FIERCEST PREDATORS.

TIMBERDOODLE TIMETABLE • WHEN AND WHERE TO HUNT WOODCOCK ON THEIR SOUTHERLY MIGRATION

RUNNING THE NUMBERS • Telemetry studies have shed light on the habits of migratory woodcock.

GUN THOUGHTS • Some things to consider when selecting a shotgun for woodcock

BEST OF THE VESTS • STRAP VESTS OFFER ADVANTAGES TO UPLAND HUNTERS, BUT ONLY IF THEY’RE BUILT TO HANDLE A LOAD. HERE’S HOW TO FIND ONE THAT’S UP FOR ALL-DAY EXCURSIONS.

BROWNING X-BOLT 2 • CUSTOMIZATION IS THE NAME OF THE GAME WITH THIS LATEST ITERATION OF THE POPULAR X-BOLT CENTERFIRE PLATFORM.

RAMPED UP • A CROWDED BOAT RAMP IS NO PLACE TO GET FRAZZLED.