FUR-FISH-GAME Magazine - January 2023

In this issue

Ambushing Road-Wary COYOTES; Hard-Hunted Trophy BUCKS; Meat Bait PIKE Under Ice; DEER RIFLES For Distant Hogs; Once In A Lifetime COYOTE; TRAPLINE AVALANCHE; And Much, Much MORE.

Why are Rare Black Wolves Common in Yellowstone Park?

Researchers at the University of Oxford and Penn State University may may have found an explanation for why black wolf prevalence increases southward along the Rocky Mountain crest, a phenomena that has long intrigued wildlife biologists.

5 mins

Hunting Pressured Winter Whitetails

\"Do these bucks move during midday because that is when there are fewer hunters in the woods? Quite likely, and even if it is instinctual behavior that has nothing to do with hunting pressure, what difference does it make? The important thing is that they move in the middle of the day.\"

8 mins

Beaver Under Foot-Thick Ice

\"There was no open water to be found, even the creeks and rivers were frozen over. That in itself was not a huge problem because we had trapped under ice before, but we were not prepared for the thickness of the ice we would encounter.\"

8 mins

Meat Bait Pike

The less-than-peachy disposition of the bait shop owner might have driven away customers, but he ran the only bait shop in town and knew it.

6 mins

Fur Pocket on Big Thunder

Another scream sent Lew and Charlie leaping forward at top speed. They dashed around the cabin and then abruptly halted at the scene before them.

6 mins

Whoa!

Learning the most important command is foundational to other skills like following hand signals, quartering for the gun, stop to flush, being steady to wing and shot, and retrieving.

3 mins

Long-Range Hogs

Late one evening, just before dark, L: large boar hog approached a bait bucket 185 yards from our stand. The hog was facing away and blending into a dark forest border directly behind the bait. I had no shot, so I waited.

7 mins

Snaring Coyotes on Beaver Pon

AImost all of my coyote trapping over the years had been with snares either at bait stations in the bush or under fences in places like cow pastures.

7 mins

You don't need a lot of tackle for bluegills under ice but it pays to use the right stuff

A bunch of us rented a cabin for the week at a Pennsylvania state park, nd we were having quite a time with a string of perfect days and perfect conditions.

8 mins

'Beagling' expands the range of caliber that can be cast with the same mold

Reloading is good for keeping costs Re= I started reloading when I was burning through rounds shooting competitively in the International Defensive Pistol Association.

6 mins

Road-wary predators may still respond when circled and called away from the road

My first howl was answered immediately from a ridge a half-mile off the road.

7 mins

Once in a Lifetime Coyote

“How could any coyote ever top the one hanging on my cabin wall?”

8 mins

Elevating Mink Cubbies Up in the Trees

I stopped to adjust the heavy pack basket. Glancing up, I saw a mink in a low tree.

2 mins

Swept up in a Trapline Avalanche

It started snowing during the night and we awoke to 3 feet of fresh powder in the yard. The wind hadn’t whipped the snow into drifts.

6 mins

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FUR-FISH-GAME Magazine Description:

America's #1 magazine for Practical Outdoorsmen since 1925. Our articles are written to instruct and entertain, by real life, everyday outdoorsmen who hunt, fish and trap year-round. Fact is we cover a greater variety of outdoor pursuits than any other magazine. We hunt rabbits and squirrels as well as turkey and deer. Pick mushrooms and other wild edibles for the dinner table. Yes, we love to catch lunker bass and trout. But we also run trot lines for catfish in the summer and harvest ginseng in the fall. We give you all the best how-to advice for your self-guided hunts. We cover it all and we keep it real. No exotic safaris or peacock bass fishing in Brazil. Our stories are always close to home, geared towards true practical everyday outdoorsmen.