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

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MOON TIMES

OUT OF FOCUS • SEVERAL LESS OBVIOUS AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED RIFLESCOPE FEATURES CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN YOUR HUNTING SUCCESS.

HUNT THE FOOD? • IT’S THE LATE SEASON AND YOUR DAYS TO TAG A BUCK ARE DWINDLING. REST ASSURED, THERE’S HOPE.

BUYING A USED BOAT • THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING A BIG PURCHASE

RECONSIDERING CONSERVATION FUNDING • THE RECENT ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ON PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUNDING SHOULD SIGNAL THAT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING THE BENEFITS OF THE ‘GUN TAX.’

SNOW SHIFT • WHEN DUCK SEASON ENDS IN ARKANSAS, HUNTERS AND GUIDES SWITCH FROM FLOODED TIMBER TO OPEN FIELDS IN EXPECTATION OF WHITE TORNADOES.

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SAFE, SUCCESSFUL AND STRESS-FREE • Keep these things in mind for a great hunt.

AROUND THE EAST • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT NOW

KILL THE CHILL • HOW TO STAY IN THE WOODS LONGER—AND REMAIN EFFECTIVE—DURING THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE SEASON

MULTI-USE WARMERS • An environment-friendly, air-activated heat pouch

HEAT BOOSTERS • Four key items to consider for ice-cold hunts

RUFFS AROUND THE EDGES • BAG A LIMIT OF LATE-SEASON GROUSE BY FOCUSING ON PREFERRED WINTER HABITAT.

WHERE TO GO • Top public grouse spots across the region

JUMP TO IT • FAVORITE DUCK HOLE FROZEN OVER? HEAD TO MOVING WATER FOR SOME JUMP-SHOOTING FUN.

THE ESSENTIALS • Traveling light is one of the joys of jump-shooting, but there are a few items you’ll want to be sure to have along.

HUNT THE KITCHEN • AT THE END OF THE SEASON, WHITETAILS ARE FOCUSED ON RECOVERING FROM THE RUT AND PREPARING FOR WINTER. THESE ARE THE FOODS THEY SEEK OUT TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH.

WHAT ABOUT FOOD PLOTS? • Planted plots can attract deer in winter but are hardly a slam dunk.

KNOCK ON WOOD • CHANGE YOUR LUCK BEFORE ICE-UP BY TARGETING YOUR FAVORITE FRESHWATER SPECIES AROUND SUBMERGED WOODY COVER.

BUNDLE UP • Stay on the water longer by dressing for the weather.

STOMPING GROUNDS • HEAD DEEP INTO THE BIG WOODS OF VERMONT’S NORTHEAST KINGDOM FOR A SHOT AT A MATURE, LATE-SEASON BUCK.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Keep these things in mind as you plan a West Mountain adventure.

THE TROUT OF THE BLUE RIDGE • NORTH CAROLINA’S HIGH COUNTRY OFFERS ANGLERS PREMIER TROUT FISHING AND EIGHT MONTHS OF IDEAL WATER CONDITIONS IN BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS.

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS TRIP PLANNER • See waterfalls and white squirrels in western North Carolina.

SAVAGE MODEL 110 ULTRALITE • A COMPANY KNOWN FOR ACCURACY CUTS NEARLY 1½ POUNDS FROM ITS VENERABLE BOLT GUN.

GREAT WHEN IT’S LATE • STAY COMFY TO THE SEASON’S BITTER END WITH GEAR THAT TAMES THE COLD.

THE BIG BOOMER • MORE POWER DOESN’T MAKE A BETTER RIFLE.