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

FOR WHITETAIL HUNTERS

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

GOING QUIET • SUPPRESSORS HAVE BECOME INCREDIBLY USEFUL TOOLS FOR HUNTERS IN MANY STATES. FOR BEST RESULTS, THOUGH, BUYERS SHOULD KEEP A FEW THINGS IN MIND BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE.

Master THE RUT • HUNTING THE RUT CAN BE BOTH WONDERFUL AND MADDENING. HERE’S HOW TO SURVIVE IT.

OUT OF COMMISSION • SHOULD THE JOB OF MANAGING WILDLIFE RESOURCES BE OPEN TO ALL, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DO NOT HUNT OR FISH?

WHITETAIL Redemption • WHEN HUNTING MATURE KANSAS BUCKS, THE LINE BETWEEN AGONY AND ELATION IS OFTEN RAZOR-THIN.

LONE RANGER • Incredibly bright and lightweight, Swarovski’s EL Range 10x32 is in a class of its own.

Something About SUNDOWN • EVEN THOUGH A BUCK CAN CRUISE BY AT ANY TIME DURING THE RUT IN KENTUCKY, THAT LAST HOUR OF DAYLIGHT IS STILL SPECIAL.

RUT RIG • Rifle, optics and ammo for Kentucky bucks on the prowl

WHY KENTUCKY? • Nice bucks and well-timed seasons make the state a worthy destination.

PROTECTION FROM COLD, WIND AND WATER

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

Ghosts of NOVEMBER • HERE-TODAY-GONE-TOMORROW BUCKS ARE THE BANE OF EVERY WHITETAIL HUNTER’S EXISTENCE. BUT WHERE DO THEY GO AND HOW DO WE HUNT THEM?

BIRDS ON THE REBOUND • HABITAT LOSS HAS HURT RUFFED GROUSE POPULATIONS, BUT THERE’S HOPE ON THE HORIZON.

GROUSE GROUNDS • Habitat improvement brightens the future.

GEAR UP FOR SCUP • ANGLERS MAY BE FACING HIGHER SIZE LIMITS AND A FEDERAL WATERS CLOSURE IN THE YEARS TO COME, BUT FOR NOW PORGY FISHING IS ON FIRE.

FROM SEA TO TABLE • The way to delicious scup starts at the cooler.

DEDICATION Nation • HOW SOME OF THE EAST’S MOST PASSIONATE PUBLIC-LAND DEER HUNTERS GET IT DONE SEASON AFTER SEASON

DIVE INTO THE DELAWARE • MAKE THE MOST OF FALL ON THIS BIG RIVER BY TAILORING YOUR TACTICS TO FIT THE SEASON.

PRESSURE POINTERS • Stealthy rigs hook up with wary fall trout.

Wild About RINGNECKS • THOUSANDS OF PHEASANTS ARE RELEASED IN THE NORTHEAST EACH YEAR. HERE’S WHERE TO FIND THE BEST HUNTING.

ICE ROAD MULE DEER • WHEN WINTER ARRIVES EARLY WITH A THICK LAYER OF ICE, MULE DEER HUNTING TURNS DICEY.

DO-IT-ALL PACK • The ALPS OutdoorZ Elite is made for hauling.

Springfield Armory MODEL 2020 BOUNDARY • THE LATEST VERSION OF SPRINGFIELD’S BOLT-ACTION RIFLE MAY BE THE BEST ONE FOR HUNTING.

Zeiss CONQUEST HDX • THIS WELL-BALANCED BINOCULAR PROVIDES PREMIUM EUROPEAN GLASS IN A DURABLE PACKAGE AT A REASONABLE PRICE POINT.

TECHNOLOGY TRAP • PICTURES MAY NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY.