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

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

LONG-RANGE LEGACIES • OUR RECENT AFFINITY WITH LONG-RANGE SHOOTING HAS LED TO MANY CHANGES IN HUNTING OVER THE YEARS—SOME GOOD, SOME BAD.

PRESEASON SCOUTING (IS KILLING YOUR CHANCES OF SHOOTING A BIG BUCK) • SCOUT EARLY AND SCOUT HARD! WELL, THAT OLD-SCHOOL ADVICE MAY BE DEAD WRONG.

SCOUT REMOTELY • You don’t need to stink up the deer woods with these great mobile apps.

FOR SIGHT • PLAN AHEAD TO KEEP YOUR DOG’S EYES CLEAN AND FREE FROM INJURY.

WINDBURN • AT THE SAME TIME THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DE-EMPHASIZES FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION, IT ACCELERATES ITS PLANNING FOR WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS ON BLM GROUND.

TIME CRUNCH • FOUR DAYS WAS CUTTING IT SHORT ON PUBLIC LAND, BUT ONE HUNTER WASN’T ABOUT TO MISS HIS ONLY CHANCE ALL YEAR TO HUNT ELK IN WYOMING.

BULL SHOOTER • The Bergara MgLite is a lightweight, rugged chassis rifle right at home in the elk mountains.

ANYTIME, AN HERE

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

MOURNING GLORY • DOVE SEASON IS ALMOST HERE. USE THIS 3-PART PLAN TO BAG MORE LIMITS.

The Great MIGRATION • AS SUMMER HEATS UP, LAKE ERIE’S GIANT WALLEYES MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BASIN TO FEED HEAVILY ON BAITFISH. HERE’S HOW TO REACH THEM.

SECRETS OF THE TUNA KING • TIPS AND TACTICS FROM ONE OF THE EAST COAST’S TOP GUIDES

BEAT THE HEAT • THESE 12 EASTERN WATERWAYS PRODUCE BIG TROUT ALL SUMMER LONG.

HOW TO SOLVE THE SQUIRREL RIDDLE • UNDERSTANDING FUNDAMENTAL SQUIRREL ECOLOGY IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING THEIR MOVEMENTS IN THE WOODS.

ESSENTIAL CALLS • Four proven ways to lure in bushytails

BRONZEBACK BOUNTY • FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LAKE CHAMPLAIN OFFERS AN EMBARRASSMENT OF SMALLMOUTH RICHES.

TRIP PLANNER • Everything you need to know before you go

TRIUMPH IN THE TABLELANDS • NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO’S SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO FIND BEAUTY, IMPRESSIVE PRONGHORNS AND, SOMETIMES, REDEMPTION.

CARBON-FIBER CREDITS • The Savage Arms 110 KLYM is a lean tack-driver perfect for long stalks in open country and steep terrain.

GET QUIET • Savage’s AccuCan AC30 suppressor is a great tool for hunters to protect their hearing, reduce noise and make better shots in the field.

Wilson Combat NULA Model 20 • A RIFLE RENOWNED FOR ITS LIGHT WEIGHT, ACCURACY AND HANDLING IN THE FIELD HAS A NEW MAKER.

Leupold BX-4 RANGE HD • THIS LASER-RANGEFINDING BINOCULAR PROVIDES CLEAR VIEWS AND FAST BALLISTIC SOLUTIONS.

SCIENTIFIC DEBATE • CHANGING SOMEONE’S OPINION ON HUNTING ISN’T EASY.