Game And Fish Magazine

3 weeks ago | gameandfishmag.com | Andrew McKean

I vividly recall the first time I saw a thermal device used in the field. I was on an outfitted Utah elk hunt, and as we were driving two-track mountain roads back to the lodge after an unsuccessful all-day hunt, my guide stopped in the dark. He killed the headlights, pulled out a thermal viewer and grinned. "This is gonna tell us where we hunt in the morning," he said. As he scanned a mountainside meadow with the digital device, dozens of grazing elk glowed like ghosts on the screen.

1 month ago | gameandfishmag.com | David Schlake

Many hunting-and-fishing combo trips are reserved for the fall, as usually only the allure of big-game will entice most hunters to travel far from home. But South Texas is an exception thanks to an abundance of open hunting seasons for exotic and non-game species, and along the U.S.-Mexico border sits a hidden gem outdoorsmen have only recently begun to discover.

1 month ago | gameandfishmag.com | David Brown

Brandon Palaniuk has fished the nation's top-rated smallmouth waters, from Pickwick Lake in the Deep South to Lake Champlain and the mighty St. Lawrence River in the Northeast. However, the two-time Bassmaster Elite Angler of the Year's personal-best smallie-a 7 3/4-pound beast-came from an Idaho reservoir. Sure, not all Western smallmouths are that big, but there are plenty of them, and if you do your homework and put in the water time, western fisheries can produce epic smallmouth bites.

1 month ago | gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher

Both fun to catch and fantastic on the dinner table, flounder are a popular inshore species often accessible to anglers aboard small boats and sometimes even shorebound. While most people target these flatfish with natural and live baits like shrimp and minnows, flounder will readily strike a wide range of artificial lures, as well, and don't really require any fancy or tailored gear.

1 month ago | gameandfishmag.com | Josh Honeycutt |Brandon Butler |Andrew McKean |Doug Howlett

This is the third installment of the Regional Strut Update, our weekly report on turkey activity and hunter successes across the country. This mid-April report includes: In the South, Josh Honeycutt says that while some southern states' seasons have concluded, there are still plenty of opportunities to be had, especially during midday.