FROM THE FIRST OF JUNE TO THE END OF AUGUST, YOUHAVE 92 DAYS TO FISH, HUNT, CAMP, AND HAVE THETIME OF YOUR LIFE. LET’S DO THIS
The river ran 15 feet from the camp stove, and I shuttled back and forth from the water to the frying pan, swapping out a spatula for a fly rod. I could make a solid half-dozen casts before I had to run back and flip the smallmouth bass fillets sputtering in hot peanut oil. I didn’t want to miss a minute—not a single second— of one of the best days of my outdoor life.
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Denne historien er fra June - July 2018-utgaven av Field & Stream.
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LIVING THE DREAM
After the author arrives in Maineâs fabled North Woods with a moose tag in his pocket, an adventure heâs been wanting to take his entire hunting life, reality sets in, and he learns a valuable lesson: Be careful what you wish for
Get the Drift
How to make an accurate windage call under pressure
First Sit
An icebreaker outing in a pristine spot produces the rut hunt of a lifetime
A Local Haunt
The author finds a sense of place in an overlooked creek, close to home
A Hop and a Pump
Jump-shooting rabbits with classic upland guns is about as good a time as you can have in the outdoors
Welcome TO camp
Is there any place better than a good hunting camp? It has everything: great food, games and pranks, and of course, hunting. Shoot, we donât even mind going to camp for grueling work days in the summer. Here, our contributors share their favorite stories, traditions, and lessons learned from camps theyâve shared. So come on in and join us. The doorâs open.
THE DEERSLAYERS
Before you even claim a bunk, you need to eyeball the hardware your buddies have brought. In the process, youâll see that the guns at deer camp are changing. What was walnut and blued steel may now be Kevlar and carbon fiber. The 10 rifles featured here arenât your fatherâs deer guns. Theyâre todayâs new camp classics
THE JOURNEY TO PIKE'S PEAK
Last summer, the author and three friends ventured off the grid to a remote fish camp in Canada. They hoped for great fishing, but what they experienced was truly something else
Stage Directions
When early-season whitetails vanish from open feeding areas, follow this woods-edge ambush plan
Rookie Season
A pupâs first year, from preseason training to fallâs big show