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| January |
Features - Think Like A Mallard (If you've been having trouble with greenheads, maybe you're not thinking straight); Posted: No Fishing (Court rulings are slowly changing what is off-limits to anglers); Grandpa And The Kid (Squirrel hunting may seem like a tame enough sport, but looks can be deceiving); Great Efforts, Great Elk ("Bulls bugling all over the place, keeping me awake all night..."); The Measure Of A Hunter (The education of a hunter begins early, but the lessons may take a lifetime to learn); The Test (It comes every year, without fail); Canvasbacks (This special duck is in trouble again, and it's going to take more than money to save it); Bear Hunt At Terror Bay (Every big-game hunter has dreams of an Alaskan brown bear hunt. This one came true); Get My Drift? (Let the wind and the waves do your work for you. It's a time-honored technique); Demi-Wolves & Snowshoe Hares (When it seems like winter will never end, a rabbit hunt with beagles can be a pleasant diversion); Salmon For Sale (The beleagured Atlantic salmon - everyone is after it!); Wildlife Rabies (There's no need to panic, but there is a need for caution and commonsense); New Tackle '85 (The latest in rods, reels, lures and other fishing gear) Your Local Outdoors - A guide to the best hunting and fishing in your area Departments - Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Hill Country; Conservation; Bounty; How It's Done; Shooting; Fishing; Vehicles; How It's Done; Boating; Reader's Corner; Tap's Tips; Gun Dogs; How It's Done; Exit, Laughing |
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| February |
Features - How To Hook New Anglers (In a system geared for experienced fisherman, the novice is left high and dry.), Replacement (No matter how strong the bond, every partnership must, at last, come to an end.), Nothing To Do (You can't miss the signs - the wild eyes, for starters - of a sportsman gripped by cabin fever.), 7 Steps to Trophy Gobblers (Taking a tom requires luck, perservance and knowledge. We'll give you the knowledge, you bring the rest.), The Bull and the Dolly (Though they resemble each other, the bull trout and the Dolly Varden are noticeable different.), Desert Deer - Trophies in the Land Where Mercy is a Stranger (Here, everything stings, stabs or bites...except the critters with antlers.), The Young and the Old (The ingredients for hunting with birds of prey have remainded the same for millennia: despair and exhilaration.), Mark Those Bass! (When you find a special hotspot, make sure you'll be able to remember where it was.), Harold Hall: Taxidermist (His skilled hands, artist eye and naturalist's mind makes wildlife live forever.), February's Willing Trout (Winter may seem endless about now, but if you know where to look, you may find things are warming up.), Fishing Big Waters (A large lake may appear to be one huge mystery, but there are ways to bring it down to size.) Footloose in Western Mexico - Fishing and Hunting on Your Own (A guide for the self-contained sportsmen.), Fishing and Hunting the Resort Route (A guide for all pocketbooks.) Your Local Outdoors - A Guide to the Best Huntiong and Fishing in your Area. |
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| March |
Nymph Fishing: The "Match the Water" Techniques (The ability to adapt to changing water conditions is the sign of a first-class angler.), Feather Merchants (Want to tie a better dry fly? You better have a talk with a special chicken farmer.), The Big Fishing Contest (The trophies were theirs, all right, but who really had won?), Grandpa and the Kid (Fly fishing is like life: When you try to bully your way through, you usually wind up in a mess.), The Legacy (...for the next few minutes, while playing the big fish, I was as close to my father as I'd ever be again.), Finding Black Bass: Do You Really Know How? (Structure and cover are important, but they're only part of the picture.), Tricking Turkeys, Weather or Not (If it's more like winter than springtime, here's how to take a tom in spite of the elements.), COld Water, Hot Cats (Whoever first stuck the "warm weather only" label on catfish forgot to tell the fish.), The Art of Tracking (Reading sign will tell you what has happened. If you know that, you know what will happen too.), Know the Wilderness (Written in 1946, these words are even more important to sportsmen today.), Go Light for Freshwater Stripers (The old saw "Less is more" applied for stripers, means the less you rely on heavy-duty tackle, the more fun you'll have.), Whose Woods Are These? ("Multiple Use" is an admirable concept, but it may be one that's in need of rethinking.), The Best of the Last (Nothing else quite matches the specialized surroundings and nostalgic flavor of a praire chicken hunt.) Canadian Fishing Section - Fishing Across Canada (A country-wide survey that highlilghts some of Canada's best fishing areas.), High Artic Treasure (Yes, Victoria Island is a long way from anywhere but its lure is the elusive Artic Char.), Mistassini Doesn't Mean Brook Trout - But it Should (Cold wilderness water is the secret for the best brook trout fishing west of Labrador.) |
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| April |
Features - In the Bank (This bank has no tellers and it pays out fifty times what you put in.), The Staccato Look (All too often streamer flies are tied simply for display. It's time to put them to work!), Mounting Problems *Bringing work home has a particular meaning for a taxidermist.), The Early Bird (Have you ever noticed that catching bait can be as much as fishing?), Boastful Losses (Just be glad the "ones that get away" did.), Your Money's Worth (You get "Your money's worth" by giving - a simple act of sharing your knowledge with another.), Time of the Trout (When Trout feed is as important as w3hat they feed on.), The Flea-Weight System (Very light gear coupled with a special sinking fly is a hot ticket to panfish.), The Tattoo of Beating Wings (...There was only one thing happening in the world and that thing was ducks...), Fishing Buddies (These are special people, as hard to find as they are easy to be with.), Tom Foolery (The only predictable aspect of turkey behavior is that the birds will be unpredictable.), The Perfect Predator (Sharks are eating machines. Part of the thrill of fishing for them is knowing that they could eat you.), Buck's Last Ride (There's no gold watch to mark the event; just a quiet moment between man and horse.), Tying and Fishing the Panfish Leech (Heavy lures sink fast and tend to scare panfish. Here's an easily tied solution.), Looping the Loop (Here's a time-saving fly fishing system that relies on loops rather than knots.) Special Bass Section - Cold Weather is Prime Time (You may not like this, but evidence shows that the best time for trophy bass is when a cold front hits.), Lessons from a Largemouth Bass Log (Records kept over four years on a typical bass lake reveal some interesting patterns.), Bassing on Your Own Two Feet (Bass fishing from shore can be its own reward - and a good way to catch fish, too. Your Local Outdoors - A guide to the best hunting and fishing in your area Departments - Editorial, Cheers & Jeers, Solunar Tables, Conservation, Did You Know, Hill Country, Bounty, How It's Done (Catfish creatures), How It's Done (Unkind cuts), Books & Comments, Discoveries (Hand soap), Tap's Tips, Vehicles, Camping, Fishing, New Afloat, Shooting, Reader's Corner, How It's Done (Trophy casts), Gun Dogs, How It's Done (Thermos wrapping), Exit Laughing |
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| May |
Features - Spring Tonic (You might think of the Muskie as a late-summer or fall gamefish. Think again.), Wild River Salmon (When you tangle with the chinooks in northwestern British Columbia, you're in for a surprise.), The Witching Hour (It really lasts only a few moments, but it's a time of mystery and magic.), Thayer Bogg and the Great Smokehouse Conflageration (Smoetimes the cost of improvement is much to great a price to pay.), Grandpa and the Kid (Outsmarting the old fish wouldn't be easy, and if it wasn't done right it wouldn't be fun.), The Toxic Tick (Lyme disease can make your life miserable, and it's spreading rapidly. Here's how to recognize it.), Stream Watching (Anyone can look at water, but if you study it, you can become a better angler.), Close Encounters of the Fanged Mind (Build up your sense of snakes, and trust in it; there is nothing wrong with a fear of fangs.), The Logger and the Memphis Belle (The best trophies aren't always mounted on a paneled wall.), Bassing the Marabou Muddler (Put away your plastic worms, leadhead jigs and spoons. You want the thing that goes boink.), Forget the Light Cahill - Pass the Gopher Leg (Trout baiting may lack glamour, but you want fish for dinner, it's the way to go.) Special Camping Section - Fishcamping Baja's Beaches (Mexico's Sea of Cortez is full of fish and lined with the kind of beaches campers dream about.), Backpack Your Way to Big Game (Carrying your camp on your back means never having to quit hunting early to get "home" before dark.), Float Trips for Better Fishing (What could be a more enjoyable way to fish than to float and camp along the river.) Your Local Outdoors - A Guide to the Best Hunting and Fishing in your Area |
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| July |
Features - If The Image Fits, Wear It (You can lead a sucker fisherman to West Yellowstone, but you can't make him a trout angler); Cast To A Rhythm (When trout fall into a special feeding pattern, you've got to get into step, too); Rigs For Plastic Worms (Plastic worms are certified bass getters, provided you know how to put them on the hook); Home Run (The finest stream you ever fished may be a 5-minute walk from your front door); Tommy's Fiddle (Of formal education, he had almost none. But he knew the important things, and he taught them to others); Not So Rough (Just because a fish isn't labeled "gamefish" is no reason to overlook its sporting qualities); For Better Hunting: Cultivate A Farmer (You can get permission to hunt, but it takes planning, effort, and above all, consideration) Special 90th Anniversary Section - Ninety Yeears Of Milestones And Memories (What do you call 32 pages of specially selected excerpts from ninety years of great writing and historic moments, running the gamut from Zane Grey to Jean Shepherd, with Robert Ruark, Nash Buckingham, Burton Spiller, George La Branche and over thirty other greats in between, and with art and covers of the past as illustrations? A genuine collector's item, that's right); When Were The Good Old Days (For many types of hunting and fishing, the "good old days" are here right now); Seasons Of The Past...Ninety Years Of Fishing History (We've come a long way since the days of elk line and rowboats at sea); Milestones In Conservation (The fact that our country abounds with fish and wildlife today is largely due to these important victories); At Last Report...Ninety Years Of Shotgun And Rifle History (A lot has happened to sporting arms since 1895. Herre's a salute to those changes); Remembered Laughter...Ninety Years Of Humor In Field & Stream (One thing sportsmen have always been able to use is a good laugh) Departments - Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Hill Country; Endangered Tradition; Conservation; Do You Know?; Bounty; Fishing; Shooting; Vehicles; Saltwater Fishing; Camping; How It's Done; How It's Done; Tap's Tips; Gun Dogs; How It's Done; Exit, Laughing |
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| August |
Features - Bass In The Deep Woods (Missouri's Truman Lake may be the hottest bass hotspot in America); The Good Sport (When you guide hunters for a living, you learn as much about people as you learn about big game); Missing: An American Tradition (Sure, you miss only once in a blue moon, and even then it wasn't your fault, and...); An Officer And A Gentleman (Many game wardens simply enforce the law. This one dealt in a scarcer commodity - justice); Grandpa And The Kid (An offshore charter boat trip can provide a lot of surprises...including fish); Whitetails When It Sizzles (When the early-season mercury climbs, most hunters call it quits. A few smart ones fill their tags); Strata Ain't Simple (The bass already know about temperature layers. If you don't, it's time you read this); Great Grandfather's Trout (Is it possible to recapture the past? It depends on just where you're fishing); The Two-Gun Bird (Tired of busting the brush all day for three shots? Here's the antidote, in spades); The Magical Cigar (If you seek ferocious surface strikes, then learn how to fish a stickbait); The Evening Rise (It begins as the sun turns away from the water, and it signals the day's best action); The Case For Artificials (You can make your fishing more challenging, and help perpetuate the resource as well, by using artificial lures) Your Local Outdoors - A guide to the best hunting and fishing in your area Departments - Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Hill Country; Conservation; Ted Trueblood; Endangered Tradition; Bounty; Fishing; Saltwater Fishing; Shooting; Tap's Tips; Gun Dogs; Exit, Laughing |
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| September |
Features - A Search For The Truth (The quest yielded an answer, but it would take a lifetime to understand it); A Curmudgeon's Guide To Fishing (Like to fish alone? These tips will help you stand on your own); September's Song (Brook trout and Indian summer combine for one of life's most memorable melodies); Regulated Shooting Areas: Has Their Time Finally Come? (It's time to give "regulated" shooting a second look); Great Lakes Fall Salmon (When it's time for these fish to spawn, it's time for fishermen to get their downriggers in gear); Tailor Your Tactics To Different Deer (Both species have antlers, but for your purposes, they're as unlike as aardvarks and zebras); Outlaw Outfitters (Butch Cassidy is dead and buried. But their are new holdup artists to take his place); Devilish Tricks With Spinnerbaits (Here's a collection of devilish tricks you can play, and the lure to play them with); A Sound To Remember (Once you have hunted sharptail grouse and heard them talk, you'll never be the same); The Wonderful Boats That Dupe Ducks (Remember the old grassboats, sneak boxes, coffins and sculls? Now a new breed has taken over where they left off); A Hunt in The Land Where The Sun Dies (A hundred miles north of the Artic Circle, a race was on between the calendar and a hunter's doggedness); Echoes Of The Shot (For some men, the blood runs faster at a scent in the forest); Slow And Easy For Walleyes (When the walleyes aren't hitting, try the nice-and-easy approach. That'll do it almost every time) Special Deer Section - All Weather Muleys (You can't change the weather, but you can hunt around it); Guessers, Gamblers And Monsters (These are the superdeer that no one believes in. But if you think and look real hard...); After The Shot (First you pull the trigger. Then you find out what kind of hunter you really are) Midwest Edition - In "By The Way...," a new collection of reports from the Midwest, learn how Michigan researchers breed super salmon and discover why North Dakota spikes its bighorn herd's apple pulp. Also, a Wisconsin trout and salmon dup, Indiana mixed catch, and Missouri deer and turkey tandem Departments - Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Conservation; How It's Done; Hill COuntry; How It's Done; Discoveries; Bounty; Fishing; Boating; Camping; Shooting; Vehicles; Tap's Tips; Reader's Corner; Gun Dogs; Exit, Laughing |
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| October |
Features - Heaven, With Ice Chest (A good dove shoot is more than a hunt, it's a landmark in your life); Deercampsia Hypomnesia (So you left your ammo at home. Compass too. And knife and rope. Don't fret; it happens to us all); The Ethics Of High Tech Fishing (What really counts is not how much electronic equipment you use, but how you use it); Hook, Line And Shotgun (Don't give up on fishing when it's time to hunt waterfowl. Ducks and trout do mix); Grandpa And The Kid (Mountain quail are guaranteed to give a hunter plenty of exercise and even more frustration); Find The Food, Tag A Trophy (Mule deer are not only what they eat, but they're also where what they eat can be found); Guilty Or Not (They are your fellow hunters, and they are causing you to be labeled a criminal); Transition Tactics For Fall Bass (Autumn bass have been educated, and you'll need all your wits to take them); The Magic Time (September is too hot, November is often too cold. But the month in between is just right for grouse); A High Wire Act (Most of the time, whitetail bucks will simply outthink you. But when they do get physical...); All You've Got Is What It Takes (It's not magic that wins a bowhunter a trophy deer. What it takes is plain hard work); Latitude 56 Degrees (The land now wore an intruder's mark. Were others to follow?); Ghosts Of Autumn (There are several rules for hunting turkeys in the fall. Number one: Walk fast. Number two: Walk farther); The Electronic Angler (High tech has come to the world of Izaak Walton. The question is, do we really need all this stuff?) Midwest Edition - More than one million deer conceal themselves in Michigan's woods, and more than 6 million acres of these woods are open to public hunting this year. In "By The Way...," Indiana embarks on its second mourning dove season. Also, Kansas' squirrels and South Dakota's prairie pheasants. Departments - Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Conservation; Hill Country; Bounty; Endangered Tradition; Ted Trueblood; Fishing; Shooting; Vehicles; Saltwater Fishing; Camping; Gun Dogs; Tap's Tips; Did You Know?; How It's Done; Reader's Corner; Exit, Laughing |
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| December |
Confessions of a Mail-Order Addict (It's a dependence of unusual intensity, and medical science can order no cure.), Openings and Closings (For some, the season ends the first day. For others, it cannot end until the final hours.), One Man's Classics (In the lexicon of sporting terms, classic means durable, beautiful, functional.), Muley Myths (Seperating fact from fiction in their first step in the evolution of a mule deer hunter.(, Northern Flights ("There was a time when we had it all...), Longjohn Luck (Many hunters surrender to cold weather. Those who don't may reap it's benefit.), Same Elk, Different Hunting (Like it or not, fee hunting is rapidly changing the character of big-game hunting in the West.), Zern's Age Revealed! (On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee birthday, we salute one of the greatest humorists of our time.), Jingle Bones (What better way to spend Christmas than bonefishing on a South Pacific island named for the day.), Finding Whitetails in the Hunter Herd (Ten simple steps can set you apart from the crowd.), Think Small, Think Charter (Big doesn't always mean better.), Is There a Giant Fish in Your Future? (If some exciting new fisheries projects work out, you may be catching huge salmon, trout and bass packing before long.), Grandpa and the Kid (Only when the blacktail deer hunt was over did the kid really understand how special the event had been.) Midwest Edition - Midwest residents, distracted by deer season, often forget about winter opportunities that ruffed grouse hunting in December. Also, snow geese along the Missouri Rilver and Ohio waterfowling on Lake Erie in "By the way...", Wisconsin cancels its bear season. and Ontario vaccinates skunks. Departments - Editorial, Cheer & Jeers, Solunar Tables, Conservation, Hill Country, Ted Trueblood, Discoveries, Bounty, Fishing, Books & Comments, Shooting, Saltwater Fishing, Vehicles, Reader's Corner, Tap's Tips, Gun Dogs, Did You Know?, How It's Done, Exit Laughing |
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