Field & Stream

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Field & Stream

BACK FOR MORE? • Just when you think you’ve had enough, the outdoors finds a way to reel you back in

FIRST SHOT

SNOW BIRDS • A quiet walk through the grouse woods in winter can turn into a heartstopping thrill just like that

GIVE YOURSELF AN EDGE

MY NEW CREED • Accepting the 6.5 Creedmoor craze one kick and scream at a time

LATE SHOW • A sure skunking at an icy pond turns into a winter waterfowl bonanza

SURE SHOT

SHOW DOG • Never mind her beer belly—when this beagle gets on a rabbit track, she’s a sight to behold

GET A LOAD OF THIS

HOW TO MAKE FIELD AND STREAM STOCKS • Because the biggest flavor from the fish and game you bring home is in the bones

CATCHING COLD • Don’t let winter suppress your fire for smallmouths on the fly

BOX SCORE

YOU WANT ANSWERS? • F&S’S BEST WRITERS AND THE COUNTRY’S TOP EXPERTS TACKLE MORE THAN 100 BURNING QUESTIONS, FROM HOW TO FILL A TAG TO THE MEANING OF LIFE

DO YOU STILL HAVE A BUCK TAG IN YOUR POCKET? • THE NATION’S TOP WHITETAIL EXPERTS SHARE THEIR BIG-DEER SECRETS, GO-TO TIPS AND TACTICS, AND FAVORITE GEAR FOR TAKING A LATE-SEASON TROPHY

What is the craziest thing you’ve ever heard a client say about late-season buck behavior?

HOW FAST CAN YOU BREAST A GROUSE?

WHAT’S WITH BEDAZZLED JEANS?

What is the biggest mistake late-season hunters make?

Wily late-season bucks tend to frequent unusual places. What’s the craziest spot you’ve ever put a late-season hunter?

IS IT OK TO SHOOT DOES WITH FAWNS?

Describe your best-ever, eleventh-hour, last-minute, end-of-the-season success story

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO GROW UP IN BEAR CAMP? • REGISTERED ALASKA GUIDE TIA SHOEMAKER LEADS HUNTS FOR COASTAL BROWN BEARS AND MOOSE, FLIES A BUSH PLANE, AND PUTS DOWN DANGER WITH A .416 REMINGTON

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME? • A READER WONDERS IF IT’S EVER TIME TO STOP PULLING THE TRIGGER

WHAT’S THE BEST… • FROM AMMO TO NIGHTCAPS TO WISDOM AND MORE, OUR EXPERTS NAME THE GREATEST

CAN FLORIDA COME BACK? • FROM RED TIDES TO TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS TO BEACHES COVERED WITH DEAD FISH, WATER WOES IN THE SUNSHINE STATE HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN RECENT YEARS. BUT NOW, ANGLERS, CAPTAINS, CONSERVATIONISTS, AND POLITICIANS ARE GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING FLORIDA’S LEGENDARY FISHERIES—BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

HOW DO YOU KICK A MEMBER OUT OF DEER CAMP?

DID PEOPLE HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE CROSSFIT?

IS HUNTING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE? • NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, THE THRILL OF A HUNT IS SOME THING WE CAN ALL COMPREHEND

WHAT’S THE MOST… • EXPENSIVE GUNS, KILLER BAITS, SOCIAL MEDIA FAUX PAS, AND MORE

COULD YOU SURVIVE ON BEAVER BRAINS? • TIM SMITH IS A SURVIVAL AND BUSHCRAFT EXPERT, MASTER MAINE GUIDE, AND BADASS OUTDOORSMAN WITH A CAST-IRON STOMACH

HOW DOES THE SAUSAGE GET MADE? • HERE’S HOW: WITH WHAT EVER YOU HAVE IN THE FREEZER AND WITH A BIT OF KITCHEN HELP FROM YOUR BUDDIES. OK—MAYBE IT’S A BIT TRICKIER, BUT NOT MUCH. PLUS, WE HAVE THE ANSWERS TO SOME COMMON GAME-PREP QUESTIONS

DO I HAVE TO KEEP MY GRINDER COLD? • Yes, you do. And here are the reasons why

HOW DO I GET THOSE PERFECT LINKS? • It takes practice, but here are tips to get you started

HOW DO YOU OUTFISH A BUDDY FROM THE BACK OF A DRIFT BOAT? • STEP ONE: JUST GO AHEAD AND LET HIM HAVE THE FRONT

IS IT OK TO TELL YOUR BUDDY WHAT HIS BUCK REALLY SCORES?

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST… • FROM RECORD SHEDS TO OUTSIZE OUTDOOR ODDITIES AND WHOPPER LIES, HERE’S OUR LIST OF THE LARGEST

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO KILL THE BIGGEST BUCK EVER?...