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Field & Stream
AUTUMN AWAKENING • The best stretch of the outdoor calendar is about to begin
CONTRIBUTOR
FIRST SHOT
THE EIDER SANCTION • Chasing sea ducks on a DIY Rhode Island waterfowl hunt is full of risks and rewards
WORTH THEIR SALT
HAMMER HOME • A day trip to an Appalachian creek proves that a classic, no-frills fly still gets it done
RACKED AND LOADED
POLISH HUNTER’S STEW • A hearty bowl of venison and boar bigos is one of the most satisfying meals you’ll have all fall
Q & A • David E. Petzal answers your questions about guns, shooting, hunting, and life
MEET YOUR MATCH • Hunting with competition bullets had always been a no-go. But not anymore
SHOOT, DON’T SHOOT
OCTOBER IS FOR TURKEYS • Chasing these birds is as fun now as it is in spring, and you may get your Thanksgiving feast to boot
FALL-TURKEY GUNS AND LOADS
BULLS ON PARADE • When the fall window for giant redfish opens, let the mayhem blow in
CHILL FACTOR
RATTLING REVELATION • Keep making the right sounds, and you’ll call in bucks
DOUBLE-DUTY KNEE BOOTS
The Rut • TWENTY-FIVE KILLER TACTICS FOR EVERY PHASE OF THE BREEDING SEASON, PLUS THE SEVEN KEY DATES WHEN YOU NEED TO BE IN THE WOODS
Late Pre-Rut
Seeking
Chasing
2019’s Best Days of the Rut • GET YOUR CALENDAR, GRAB A SHARPIE, AND WRITE “MUST HUNT” ON THESE SEVEN DATES
Pull an All-Day Buddy Hunt
Peak Breeding
Immediate Post-Rut
Secondary Breeding
SPOON FED • PUT SOME EXTRA SHINE ON YOUR FALL SEASON WITH ONE OF THE SIMPLEST, MOST VERSATILE, AND MOST EFFECTIVE LURES EVER CREATED
Red, White, and Blood? • The truth about the most iconic American-made spoon pattern
Heavy-Metal Homemaker • Head to the kitchen for an easy-bake fish crusher
THE BLING LEADERS • A LANYARD STUDDED WITH WATERFOWL BANDS MEANS YOU’VE HAD A LITTLE LUCK, SURE. IT’S ALSO A SIGN THAT YOU’VE SHOT A HECK OF A LOT OF DUCKS AND GEESE. WE ASKED FOUR WATERFOWL EXPERTS, WHO HAVE ALL COLLECTED THEIR SHARE OF BLING, TO SHARE THEIR FAVORITE HUNTING TIPS—AND THEIR MOST MEMORABLE BAND STORIES
SAUNDERS’ BAND BIO
BAND FACTS
VANDEMORE’S BAND BIO
Why Bands Matter
How to Divide the Spoils
MURPHY’S BAND BIO
ANDERSON’S BAND BIO
THE TAG TEAM • LAST FALL, ON THEIR FIRST JOINT WESTERN BIG-GAME HUNT, THE AUTHOR AND HIS SON WORKED SIDE BY SIDE TO SNEAK INTO RANGE OF WARY PRONGHORNS
ADVANCED HEARING AID TECHNOLOGY
STICK MAN • Fifteen years ago, James “Big Jim” Babcock hunted with a stickbow for the first time—and was hooked. Today, he crafts some of the finest laminated-limb recurves and longbows in the country. We paid a visit to Babcock earlier this year at his custom-bow shop in Albany, Georgia
2019 SHOOTER’S GEAR GUIDE • Twenty-three hot new products for anyone—plinker, pigeon buster, or PRS competitor—who loves to shoot
Older Men in Italy Don’t Need ED Drugs. Now We Know Why… • A Secret Any Man Can Use… This month I got a letter from a reader in Texas about a “little secret” that has renewed her sex life with her husband!
Men Over 40 Celebrate Breakthrough Pill • Doctor-developed natural formula supports prostate health, normal urinary frequency, and optimal male health
A Sportsman’s Life AIM LOW • Have you got what it takes to not be an expert?
WATERFOWL Handbook Pot of Gold • Freelancing the pothole region is tougher than it used to be, but it can still be the duck-shooting trip of a lifetime if you follow these...