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

TRIPOD TALK • WHILE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY HUNTING SCENARIO, SHOOTING TRIPODS OFFER HUNTERS ROCK-SOLID STABILITY IN MANY SITUATIONS.

VERSATILE ROD SELECTION • ASSEMBLE YOUR IDEAL BASS ARSENAL.

TICK BLOCK • KEEP BITES AND DISEASE FROM RUINING YOUR SEASON WITH A PLAN THAT INCLUDES REPELLENT SPRAYS AND APPAREL.

WHAT’S THE WORD? • HOW WE HUNTERS DESCRIBE OUR ACTIONS MAY INFLUENCE OUR ABILITY TO KEEP DOING THEM.

TWO-STATE TOUR • A WHIRLWIND TURKEY HUNT STARTS IN VERMONT AND ENDS IN NEW YORK WITH PLENTY OF ACTION DESPITE THE WEATHER.

TURKEY THUMPER • A Browning and Hevi-Shot combo that hammers gobblers

TAKE AN APP • Plan a gobbler’s demise with onX Hunt.

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

SPRING RIGS • A TRIO OF KILLER PRESENTATIONS THAT DELIVER THE GOODS FOR SPRINGTIME BASS

PREDATOR POINTERS • TIPS, TACTICS AND TECH FOR MODERN-DAY COYOTE HUNTING

CRANK UP THE HEAT • Three thermal scopes that increase the effectiveness of nighttime predator hunters

TURN THEIR HEADS • In many respects, predator hunting is still all about the calling. Here are three calls that will perk up their ears.

GET A JUMP ON TROUT • WINTER FLY-FISHING CAN BE BOTH PRODUCTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC IF YOU TAILOR YOUR TACTICS TO THE WEATHER AND WATER CONDITIONS.

DEAD-DRIFTING STREAMERS • A go-to move for the biggest fish in the river

5 TIPS FOR WINTER SAFETY • Now is not the time to take chances on the river.

KING CALLER • THE GREATEST TURKEY CALLER ON THE PLANET REVEALS ALL.

THE CHAMP’S CALLS • When the chips are down, Matt Van Cise goes to a trio of old reliables.

Chasing BRUSH BUNNIES • A SIX-MONTH SEASON AND MILLIONS OF ACRES PROVIDE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR HARE HUNTING IN MAINE.

MIND THE ROAD • Tips for safe winter driving in the north woods

ICE GATORS • LOAD YOUR TIP-UPS AND HIT THE ROAD FOR THE BIGGEST NORTHERNS OF YOUR LIFE.

BIG BEARS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM • SPRING OR FALL, THE TRICK TO BAGGING A GIANT BEAR IS MAKING SURE IT’S TRULY A GIANT.

ALL-ACCESS ALASKA • HOP ABOARD A HELICOPTER OR JET BOAT TO REACH REMOTE WATERS, AND THE FISH THEY HARBOR, IN THE 49TH STATE’S SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION.

NOT-SO-REMOTE OPTIONS • Anchorage is an attractive base for fishing adventures.

DAILY DISTRACTIONS • It can be difficult to focus on the fish in Alaska.

Henry SINGLE SHOT TURKEY • HUNTERS NO LONGER HAVE TO TAKE A BEATING IN ORDER TO BAG A BIRD.

PUPPY LOVE • IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET ANGRY AT A LITTLE BLACK LAB.