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 MOTV.

MOON TIMES

SLIM AND TRIM • THE CURRENT TREND IS TOWARD HEAVIER VARIABLE-POWER RIFLESCOPES, BUT DO SIMPLER LIGHTWEIGHT OPTICS STILL HAVE A PLACE AMONG HUNTERS?

MINDING METAL • ANGLERS AND TACKLE MANUFACTURERS WEIGH THE BENEFITS—AND DRAWBACKS—OF NON-LEAD COMPONENTS.

CONFLICT AVOIDANCE • AS HUNTERS AND ANGLERS SPEND MORE TIME IN THE SAME AREAS, WE’RE INCREASINGLY RUNNING OVER ONE ANOTHER. WHAT CAN WE DO TO RESTORE CIVILITY TO OUR WOODS AND WATERS?

Serious About SNIPE • NOT JUST A TIME-HONORED PRANK, A REAL SNIPE HUNT WILL TEST EVEN THE SAVVIEST OF WINGSHOOTERS.

SNIPE SPOTS • Four top places to plan a hunt Snipe are readily found throughout North America, and chances are good you’ll be able to locate a wet spot near you to try hunting them. For anyone looking to get into a bonanza of birds, here are a few of the nation’s best snipe destinations.

ON THE PLATE • Roasted or pan-fried, snipe doesn’t disappoint.

PINPOINTING PUBLIC • CAREFUL RESEARCH CAN LEAD YOU TO YOUR OWN “PRIVATE” HUNTING SPOT ON PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LAND.

QUICK TIPS • Four simple ways to get the most from public land

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

Let Them EAT FROGS • TOPWATER FROGS ARE TYPICALLY CONSIDERED A SUMMERTIME BASS LURE, BUT WITH A FEW CONSIDERATIONS, THEY CAN BE EQUALLY EFFECTIVE IN SPRING.

In Praise of STOCKIES • BE CAREFUL MAKING FUN OF HATCHERY TROUT. TO SOME ANGLERS THEY ARE EVERYTHING.

OPENING-DAY DRESS CODE • Uniform requirements of diehard stocker stalkers

FISH THE CLASSICS • These five lures have been hammering pellet heads for decades.

GROUNDHOG DAYS • WOODCHUCK HUNTING PROVIDES AN OFF-SEASON CHALLENGE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DOING LANDOWNERS A FAVOR.

BIRDS IN THE BERRY PATCH • SPRING TURKEY HUNTING IN MAINE’S BLUEBERRY FIELDS CAN BE AN INCREDIBLY FRUITFUL EXPERIENCE.

DOUBLE TROUBLE • Mossberg’s new Silver Reserve Eventide just might be the perfect turkey gun.

BERRY GOOD HUNTING • Details for planning a Maine blueberry field hunt

The PAPER TRAIL • NO ONE WILL EVER CONFUSE NEW ENGLAND WITH THE CRAPPIE-RICH WATERS OF THE SOUTH. BUT THE TIMES, THEY ARE A’CHANGING.

CALAMARI Safari • AFTER AN ALL-NIGHTER ON A CONNECTICUT PARTY BOAT, THE AUTHOR FINDS OUT WHAT SQUID FISHING IS REALLY ABOUT.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • DIY or hire a charter?

RIG UP RIGHT • Squid fishing calls for specialized gear.

GRAND PLACE • THE COLORADO AND FRASER RIVER VALLEYS IN GRAND COUNTY, COLO., CONTAIN SOME OF THE BEST—AND MOST SCENIC—TROUT FISHING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

GRAND COUNTY TRIP PLANNER • Adventure among the mountains awaits.

CZ 600 Alpha • THIS MODERN HUNTING RIFLE HAS THE PERFECT BLEND OF TECHNOLOGY AND ERGONOMICS FOR TOP PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD.

Fiocchi GOLDEN TURKEY TSS • EXPECT DENSE PATTERNS THAT HIT HARD FROM THESE LOADS.

NEW PRODUCT PREMIERE • TOP FIREARMS AND GEAR FROM SHOT SHOW 2024

LOSING GROUND • NOT EVERY HUNTER ABIDES BY THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF ETIQUETTE.