Each issue of Game & Fish South details proven local strategies for whitetails, turkeys, bass, catfish and more. Discover the best places to hunt and fish from North Carolina to Texas, and learn the top times for success in the field and on the water. Get info on hot new gear and how it performs, as well as updates on trends, regulations, seasons and destinations to help you plan your next outing.

THE LATE GAME

Game & Fish Midwest

MOON TIMES

WITH RESPECT TO RIMFIRE • BULLET PERFORMANCE ON GAME SHOULD BE A PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WHEN PICKING A .22 LR LOAD.

Drop EVERYTHING • WITH A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, THE DROP-SHOT RIG BECOMES AN ALL-SEASON, ALL-SPECIES WONDER TOOL.

DROP-SHOT RECIPES • Tailor the rig to the species and water conditions.

GET YOUR GRIND ON • FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO MAKE BETTER GROUND GAME MEAT AT HOME.

MEAT MAKERS • New grinders and more

WELCOME, HOMEWRECKER • HOW DO WE MANAGE INVASIVE SPECIES WHEN THEY BECOME PART OF OUR SPORTING LANDSCAPE?

On the Rocks • HUNTING FREE-RANGE AOUDAD IN WEST TEXAS REQUIRES LOTS OF CLIMBING AND A BIT OF CRAWLING TO REACH THE RAMS’ RUGGED HIDEOUTS.

AOUDAD ... AND MORE • Backcountry Hunts offers multi-species adventures.

RAM RIG • Ruger’s Hawkeye Hunter in .300 Win. Mag. can handle hardship.

AROUND THE SOUTH • A ROUNDUP OF THE TOP HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION THIS MONTH

DOCK SHOOT-OUT • MASTER THIS TECHNIQUE TO FILL YOUR CRAPPIE LIMIT QUICKLY.

HIDE AND SEEK • Use a side-imaging depth finder to locate hidden crappies.

MATCH JIG COLORS TO WATER CONDITIONS • Wally Marshall’s top-producing Strike King ShadPole color picks for various levels of water clarity

SNOOKER ’EM! • FLORIDA’S WEST COAST IS BREWING UP A PERFECT STORM FOR CATCHING A BUCKET-LIST SNOOK.

ATLANTIC BONUS • Florida’s east coast is famed for its giant snook.

PREDATOR AND PRAY • THIS BAPTIST PREACHER IS OFTEN CALLED TO SAVE LOCALS FROM THE WRATH OF WILD HOGS HELLBENT ON DESTROYING THEIR PROPERTY.

JERKY TIME • Making your own wild-game jerky is fun, easy and highly economical.

Winter’s Song Dogs • CALLING COYOTES IS A SKILL DEVELOPED OVER MANY YEARS. TRY THESE TACTICS TO FLATTEN YOUR LEARNING CURVE.

ON THE JUICE • Wildlife Research Center’s Coyote Juice liquid attractant brings coyotes close.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL • Close-quarter encounters with coyotes complicate the shot calculus—unless you’re packing a scattergun.

FEB-BURR-ARY BASS • WITH WINTER STILL IN FULL EFFECT, CATCHING LARGEMOUTHS THIS MONTH IS TOUGH … BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

THE WAY-BACK MACHINE • Catch more fish by looking into the past with Google Earth.

THREE FOR THE BOOKS • Need proof big largemouths can be caught in February? Look no further than this trio of Southern state records.

DON’T DELAY • THE SOUTH’S DELAYED HARVEST STREAMS PROVIDE ANGLERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH TROPHY TROUT RIGHT NOW.

RIDE TO A BEAR • A SPRING HORSEBACK HUNT IN IDAHO’S FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS REVEALS STUNNINGLY STEEP SCENERY, WHITEWATER AND THE NEED TO IMPROVISE FOR SUCCESS.

TRIP PLANNER • A backcountry bear hunt is a bargain.

HIT THE WATER! • SPRING BRINGS NEW BOATS, MOTORS AND ACCESSORIES THAT MAKE GETTING TO THE FISH ALMOST AS MUCH FUN AS CATCHING THEM.

LET THERE BE LIGHT • FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE COLEMAN LANTERN HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN FISH CAMPS, WALL TENTS AND JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER PLACE HUNTERS AND ANGLERS GATHER.

START SMALL • Big bucks aren’t always best.