Gerry Bethge

Dec 15, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Gerry Bethge

If ever there was a Rodney Dangerfield of fish, it would be the lowly saltwater scup, or porgy. It gets no respect from the bulk of the East's saltwater anglers. "I tell you what, we sure respect them," says Capt. Greg Dubrule, who runs the party boat Blackhawk out of Niantic, Conn. "In many regards, they're our bread-and-butter fish. Yeah, guys come with us to catch striped bass and bluefish, but scup are a must. As of mid-August, we'd caught almost 11,000 of them.

Oct 30, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Gerry Bethge

I'd finally made it to Kansas, the hallowed ground of giant whitetails, where the next buck you see could legitimately be the new world record. Brad Harris' truck-corn feeder whirring-had barely gotten out of earshot when the critters began filtering in. There were young bucks, does, fawns and turkeys. My goodness there were turkeys. No doubt, all of them were familiar with the routine. As a New Englander, this was not what I had envisioned deer baiting to be.

Mar 31, 2024 | outdoorlife.com | Larry Dablemont |Gerry Bethge

By 1983, a new era in modern-day turkey hunting was taking hold. The National Wild Turkey Federation was hitting on all cylinders; successful wild turkey trap-and-transplant programs were exhibiting promising results, and many states that had too few wild turkeys to hunt were opening seasons. Outdoor Life’s own Charlie Elliot, The Old Professor, was still teaching the masses how to get their gobbler and Ben Rogers Lee was the acknowledged king of turkey calling.

Mar 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | Gerry Bethge

By 1983, a new era in modern-day turkey hunting was taking hold. The National Wild Turkey Federation was hitting on all cylinders; successful wild turkey trap-and-transplant programs were exhibiting promising results, and many states that had too few wild turkeys to hunt were opening seasons. Outdoor Life’s own Charlie Elliot, The Old Professor, was still teaching the masses how to get their gobbler and Ben Rogers Lee was the acknowledged king of turkey calling.

Dec 8, 2023 | fieldandstream.com | Phil Bourjaily |Will Brantley |Richard Mann |Gerry Bethge

SHARE We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›The box under the tree was wrapped in colorful paper and shaped in such a long and slender way that inside, there could’ve only been a boat paddle or a rifle. It was 1991, I was 9 years old, and one heft of the box told me it was too heavy to be a paddle. But instead of the .22 I was expecting, I unwrapped a sidelock .50-caliber muzzleloader.