FUR-FISH-GAME - July 2023

In this issue

Train Your DOG To Stay; DIY Wood ARROWS; GIZZLY Adventure; Trophy SHEEPSHEAD; Alaskan LYNX 'Line; Boat Dock BASS; and Much, Much MORE.

River Rattin

My younger son was squawking from the back of the boat about a snack. I was on the oars. Just as I turned my head to pull out another pack of cheese and cracker snacks, I heard a sound best described as a “Poosh!” Suddenly, my elder son, the one who could fish all day on an empty stomach, screamed, “Musky!”

8 mins

Red Cap Adventures

My red baseball cap wasn’t a good luck charm, nor would it fend off evil spirits. It advertised a product I had no interest in, but the logo was cool. What made the cap special were the five years it had perched on my head.

6 mins

Having Fun With Freshwater Drum

It was late morning, probably close to 11 a.m., and the sun was beating down on us. I was sitting in the back of the boat with my friend Bill, silently watching the rods as we trolled in front of a local creek mouth. Our friend, Capt.

5 mins

Trapping Alaska Lynx

Two sets of lynx tracks were working their way down the riverbank, bobbing in and out of the willow and alder thickets along the bank. My snowmachine slid along the river ice, paralleling the tracks. I knew there were two lynx sets ahead along the bank, and that these two cats must have passed very close to them.

7 mins

Boat Dock Bass

From the North to the South, the East to the West, on a lake or a river, during the hot, sunny summer months, largemouth bass seek shade and position themselves under that shade. Shade could be a boat dock, lily pads, overhanging trees or the shady side of the river.

3 mins

Training Your Dog to Stay

You don’t have to train her all the time,” my wife scolded, frowning at me as she tickled our new English cocker’s floppy ears. It was summer, school was out, and my teacher instincts – a decade of schooling 7th graders in the English language — zeroed in on our ball of fur.

6 mins

Make Your Own Rain

When you think of the mighty Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, several thoughts might come to mind: giant sturgeon, king salmon, wind turbines, and lots of water. What most outdoorsman don’t think about when it comes to the Columbia region is the availability of numerous species of upland birds.

7 mins

Woodies - Making Your Own Wooden Arrows

There’s a lot more to hunting than taking game. There’s dreaming about it, the preparation, the hunt itself; followed by butchering and the sharing of all these parts with others of our ilk. With repetition, these elements become traditions.

7 mins

Hot Striper Action on Lake Texoma

Striper fishing is often as hot as a Texas summer on Lake Texoma, the 94,000-acre impoundment on the Red River, a little over an hour’s drive north of Dallas.

7 mins

Camouflage: The Good, the Bad and the Worthless

A few minutes after my first jackrabbit squalls drifted across the clearing, a bright blue Stellar’s jay flitted out of the oakbrush behind the mounted jackrabbit decoy. The decoy was 50 yards from the motionless muzzle of my .220 Swift, which was firmly snugged onto a Harris bipod.

4 mins

A British Columbia Grizzly Adventure

It was a simple annoyance. A mosquito wanted to make a meal of my cheek, .but I couldn't swat him away because the movement would catch the attention of a boar grizzly working his way toward me.

7 mins

Glide Baits for Summer Lake Trout

I didn't expect the fish to zoom away like it did. Though nearly to the surface, it plunged down and down, trying to get back to the 100-foot depth where it had been hooked.

7 mins

The Visual Element

I’m staring at a clump of sod on the west side of a two-track farm lane. Generally, the berm is mowed off, and this clump of sod stands at the edge of the crop line where the mower missed it.

7 mins

A Family Pack Trip

For a few years now, my siblings and I have nagged our parents to go on a pack trip. A pack trip is basically a backpack trip into the backcountry where you ride horses instead of walking. We have a small ranch and love horses. Our whole family loves to camp. And pack trips are a kind of tradition in our family. Why not combine all three?

5 mins

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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.