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

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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

CHASSIS CONSIDERATIONS • CHASSIS-STYLE RIFLES OFTEN OFFER EXCELLENT ACCURACY AND MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH FIT AND ACCESSORIES, BUT DO THEY MESH WITH YOUR HUNTING STYLE?

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE • DIGITAL ACCESS NOW INCLUDED WITH YOUR PAID SUBSCRIPTION!

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER? • LATE-SEASON DEER HUNTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT LEVELS.

Proclamation EXASPERATION • IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A LAW DEGREE TO DECIPHER HUNTING REGULATIONS, YOU’RE NOT ALONE—BUT THERE’S HELP.

DOWN TO THE WIRE • PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF WHEN PURSUING MATURE MIDWEST WHITETAILS, EVEN IF IT MEANS HUNTING TILL THE VERY LAST MOMENT.

STRAIGHT-WALL SETUP • These three pieces of gear were clutch in Illinois’ deer woods.

Borderland BUCKS • A HUNT FOR DEER AS UNIQUE AS THE LAND IN WHICH THEY THRIVE

CREATURE COMFORTS • Cibolo Creek Ranch is not your average hunting camp.

NEXT-GEN • A pair of rangefinding optics loaded with techy features

AROUND THE EAST • A sampling of the region’s best hunting and fishing opportunities this Winter

INS AND OUTS • TEN ODDBALL STRATEGIES FOR ACCESSING THE LATE-SEASON DEER WOODS

PUDDLE JUMPING • SMALL-WATER DUCK HUNTING IN NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES FUN IN THE MOMENT AND MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME.

COLD STEEL • IN WINTER, ANGLERS FROM ALL OVER THE NORTHEAST JOURNEY TO NEW YORK’S LAKE ONTARIO TRIBUTARIES TO TARGET GIANT, MANIACAL LAKE-RUN RAINBOW TROUT.

Winter WONDERLAND • WITH SEASONS THAT EXTEND TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MONSTER BUCKS, MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT SHOULD BE HIGH ON YOUR LIST OF LATE-SEASON DESTINATIONS.

CHASING FUR • TWO HUNTING BUDDIES GET BACK TO THEIR TRAPPING ROOTS.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE FUR? • How to turn hides into cold, hard cash

’PEAKE SEASON • FOR DIVERSITY OF WATERFOWL SPECIES AND SETTINGS IN WHICH TO HUNT THEM, FEW WATERBODIES CAN COMPLETE WITH CHESAPEAKE BAY.

PREPARE FOR LAUNCH • Top boat ramps around Chesapeake Bay

GO WITH A PRO • Learn the ropes of Chesapeake Bay hunting from a local guide.

SAIL ON! • PACIFIC SAILFISH ARE THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF COSTA RICA’S CROCODILE BAY, BUT TUNA, ROOSTERFISH AND A VARIETY OF INSHORE SPECIES ADD TO THE TROPICAL ADVENTURE.

CROCODILE BAY COMFORTS • Lodging and dining at Botánika Osa Peninsula

JUNGLE IMMERSION • Ecotours offer an up-close look at Costa Rica’s wildlife.

BURRIS BTC35 V3 • THIS CLIP-ON UNIT PROVIDES COMMITMENT-FREE THERMAL IMAGING FOR LESS THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

Bushnell R5 BINOCULAR • DEER HUNTERS GET ALL THE FEATURES THEY NEED—ALONG WITH SEVERAL UPGRADES— IN AN OPTIC CARRYING AN IMPRESSIVE WARRANTY AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.

TAKE A SHOT • NOT TRYING CAN BE WORSE THAN MISSING.