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Aug 12, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Dave Hurteau |Steven Hill |Phil Bourjaily |GunsThe Long

The Tokyo rig may be the hottest soft-­plastic presentation in stateside bass fishing right now, but it’s not new. Leadered punch-shot rigs have been a thing in Japan for a while. It wasn’t until VMC debuted a commercial version at the 2018 ICAST show that the rig began to catch fire here. “There’s something about this rig—it just gets bit,” says Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Crews.

Jul 29, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Steven Hill |Phil Bourjaily |GunsThe Long |Richard Mann

The term “river monster” seems made for the alligator gar. This prehistoric-looking creature named for its resemblance to the American alligator could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood special-effects master: the long snout crammed with double rows of needle-like teeth, the protective covering of interlocking scales prized by Native Americans for armor and arrowheads, and the sleek, torpedo-shaped body all appear purpose-built for combat.

Jul 21, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Phil Bourjaily |Steven Hill |GunsThe Long |Richard Mann

Gas Vs. Inertia Shotguns—Which is Better? We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›A gas-operated Winchester SX4, top, and an inertia-operated Benelli Super Black Eagle 3. Winchester and Benelli/collage by Russ SmithWhen you buy a semi-automatic shotgun, at some point along the decision tree you reach a fork: gas or inertia. Both operating systems work and both have their fans. So which makes the best semi-auto shotgun?

Jun 25, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Bill Heavey |Steven Hill |Phil Bourjaily |GunsThe Long

A lot of things will lie to you in your life, but not poop. Close examination of animal scat will help you identify not only the species but how recently the animal was there, its sex, what it ate, even where it might be going. There are a lot of hunters who don’t know scat about animal poop. Don’t be one of them. Below is everything you should know (and possibly more than you want to know) about how to identify animal poop from 11 different species, and what each do-do can tell you.

Jun 15, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Hal Herring |Steven Hill |Phil Bourjaily |GunsThe Long

Editor’s Note: All this week, we are asking F&S writers and editors to pick their favorite—okay, one of their favorite—stories from the Field & Stream archives. Below, F&S executive editor, Dave Hurteau, introduces a modern classic on an an all-too common and difficult topic. When I was a young F&S assistant editor back in the 1990s, one of my jobs was to read unsolicited manuscripts sent in by readers.