Game & Fish Midwest

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.

COLD TURKEY

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MOON TIMES

TRIPOD TALK • WHILE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY HUNTING SCENARIO, SHOOTING TRIPODS OFFER HUNTERS ROCK-SOLID STABILITY IN MANY SITUATIONS.

VERSATILE ROD SELECTION • ASSEMBLE YOUR IDEAL BASS ARSENAL.

TICK BLOCK • KEEP BITES AND DISEASE FROM RUINING YOUR SEASON WITH A PLAN THAT INCLUDES REPELLENT SPRAYS AND APPAREL.

WHAT’S THE WORD? • HOW WE HUNTERS DESCRIBE OUR ACTIONS MAY INFLUENCE OUR ABILITY TO KEEP DOING THEM.

TWO-STATE TOUR • A WHIRLWIND TURKEY HUNT STARTS IN VERMONT AND ENDS IN NEW YORK WITH PLENTY OF ACTION DESPITE THE WEATHER.

TURKEY THUMPER • A Browning and Hevi-Shot combo that hammers gobblers

TAKE AN APP • Plan a gobbler’s demise with onX Hunt.

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

MINERAL MATTERS • CREATE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE MINERAL SITE TO PROMOTE WHITETAIL HEALTH AND KEEP TRACK OF DEER ON A PROPERTY.

DEADLY FLOAT RIGS • WHILE VIEWED AS RUDIMENTARY TOOLS, FLOATS ALLOW ANGLERS TO CREATE SOPHISTICATED PRESENTATIONS FOR MANY SPECIES.

SLIP-FLOAT TIP • A simple way to catch more fish with slip-bobber rigs and forward-facing sonar

SOUND BITES • INCORPORATE RATTLES INTO YOUR CATFISH ARSENAL TO CATCH MORE CHANNEL, FLATHEAD AND BLUE CATS THIS SPRING.

BIG-CAT BEAUTIES • Five phenomenal fisheries offering great springtime catfishing

LIVE FEED • FORWARD-FACING SONAR CAN HELP YOU STAY ON BASS THAT ARE SUSPENDED OR MOVING TOWARD SPRING SPAWNING GROUNDS.

FORWARD-LOOKING FAVES • Dominate the pre-spawn period this spring with new forward-facing sonar gear.

GREAT STARTS • YOU ONLY GET ONE FIRST HUNT EACH SPRING TURKEY SEASON. PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO MAKE THE MOST OF OPENING DAY.

OPENING-DAY ESSENTIALS • Six pieces of gear that can help you bag a bird on day one

The Treasures of TRUMAN • OFFERING EXCELLENT EARLY ACTION FOR A HOST OF SPECIES, MISSOURI’S TRUMAN RESERVOIR IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ANGLERS TO KICK OFF THEIR SPRING FISHING.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Lodging options, bait shops, fishing reports and other considerations for traveling anglers

BIG BEARS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM • SPRING OR FALL, THE TRICK TO BAGGING A GIANT BEAR IS MAKING SURE IT’S TRULY A GIANT.

ALL-ACCESS ALASKA • HOP ABOARD A HELICOPTER OR JET BOAT TO REACH REMOTE WATERS, AND THE FISH THEY HARBOR, IN THE 49TH STATE’S SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION.

NOT-SO-REMOTE OPTIONS • Anchorage is an attractive base for fishing adventures.

DAILY DISTRACTIONS • It can be difficult to focus on the fish in Alaska.

Henry SINGLE SHOT TURKEY • HUNTERS NO LONGER HAVE TO TAKE A BEATING IN ORDER TO BAG A BIRD.

PUPPY LOVE • IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET ANGRY AT A LITTLE BLACK LAB.