1985 Outdoor Life

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January
Features - Can Science Produce A Race Of Super Bucks? (Soon you'll be able to walk onto a ranch to get your record Buck), Calling Elk To The Bow (Fond memories are nice, but antlers and venison are even better), Dead To Rights (I got the thieving Bear in my scope, but I don't want to shoot), Master Of The Bucks (This hunter's specialized approach led to three record Whitetails), Lingering Greatness (The old dog pointed Quail for a master who was no longer there), Secrets Of Color Underwear (Lure and line color may be more important to you than to fish), How To Dumbfound Ducks (Here's the way to put out a big decoy spread without foul language), Down And Way Out In Brazil (The old man travels 14,000 miles for four hours of fishing), The New Year's Pick Of Pickups (The big rigs and the minis give you more options for outdoor action), A Deadly Mistake (Too late, I found my boat was too small) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Kansas Elk, Michigan's wandering Bear, South Dakota Perch, Missouri hybrids, and more), Midwest Turkey Forecast (Here's where you can hunt gobblers in the Midwest this spring), Rabbits Runneth Over (Truman may be good for Bass, but it's Missouri's Rabbit hotspot), The Only Game In Town (Lots of elbowroom and challenging sport await on a Minnesota Fox hunt), Mad About Winter Trout (Fishing Ohio's Mad River is the perfect way to break winter's grip), Snowbound Walleyes (You don't have to bore holes in the ice to load up on Nebraska Walleye), Ice-Free Trout (Trophy Trout in winter? Just check out this Lake Michigan action) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, Fishing, What's New, Shooting, Hunting Dogs, Taking Aim, Boating, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go, Dog And Kennel, Classified, Game Breeding
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February
Features - Taken With Tuna (I was the man overboard - while hooked up with a huge Tuna), How To Hunt Turkeys Anywhere (Gobblers across the country have one thing in common: They like hens), Spring Scouting For Whitetails (When the snow melts, you see Deer sign laid down last season), In Deep With Bass (You can catch Bass down deep both winter and summer), A Hunter Is Born (True hunters aren't created overnight. I learned the hard way), Putting Color To Work (The trick to using color in tackle is thinking defense first), Find Your Way Without A Compass (Nature's signs can point the path back home), Get Sunk For Trout (Hooking a Trout on a sinking fly is no fluke. It works for a reason), Why We Should Hunt (Why hunting is superior to any other outdoor activity), Fish To Fry (Throw away those fancy recipes that call for a dozen spices), Teenage Trophy Hunter (At 16, I've taken a Moose, a Caribou, a Grizzly, and a Dall Ram), The Second Annual Outdoor Life Challenge Cup (Outdoor Life blitzed the NFL in a shoot-out for silver) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Ohio Coyote sightings, North Dakota Steelhead, rare Missouri Trout and more), Reds! (Don't snub Red Squirrels. Wise Wisconsin hunters don't), Odds-On Ozark Trout (Lake Taneycomo may be the best Trout lake in the United States), Rabbits, Squirrels: The Second Season (Is it the end of hunting season? Not in Minnesota), Dam Steelhead (Leave the auger home and try this hot Michigan Steelheading), The Great Lakes Opener (Super Great Lakes fishing begins right now), Buckeye Ice 'Eyes (Here's where to latch onto Ohio Walleyes right now), At The Heart Of Rabbit Hunting (February in Kansas is never dull when you're Rabbit hunting) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, Shooting, Fishing, Taking Aim, What's New, Sport Vehicles, Hunting Dogs, Boating, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go, Dog And Kennel, Game Breeding, Classified
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March
Features - The Best Way To Catch A Bass (Big Bass find live bait and it's imitations positively a-lure-ing), Amazing Antlers And How They Grow (The secrets of antler growth may help cure crippling diseases), Termobarrier: Fishing The Newest Hotspot (If you've got a thermometer, you can find this Salmonid magnet), Bowhunting's No. 1 Mule Deer? (The story of bowhunting's biggest typical Muley), It's Spring - And The Fishing Ain't Easy (These simple steps can make spring fishing easy - well, almost), Worry That Gobbler (There's one almost sure way to bring in a reluctant tom), To Tame A Buck (Time-teste ways to take the raunchy taste out of venison), Bass Where They Shouldn't Be (Last year's Classic altered once-accepted beliefs on Bass behavior), High-Tech Tackle (New technology is updating the old fishing favorites), Good Food From The Woods (Wild foods add flavor and nutrition to your meals), Sabre Toothed Bear (That Black Bear was mean, but my dog was meaner), Turkey Call Soup (Here's your Turkey and eat it, too, when you make this wing-bone call) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Midwest Elk hunt, Iowa Turkey news, new Ohio hunting land, and more), Oahe's Giant Northerns (South Dakota fishermen are gearing up for the giant Pike invasion), The Kings Of Spring (Here's where to catch Great Lakes Chinooks this spring), To Catch A Monster (Paddlefish aren't much to look at, but they're a lot to catch), Trout On The Prairie (Kansas wasn't normally known for its Trout fishing - until now), Walleye On The Mississippi (Wisconsin anglers can hone in on spring Walleyes right now), Cold-Weather Crappies (The water is chilly, but the Missouri Crappie fishing is hot) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Shooting, Sport Vehicles, Fishing, Boating, Taking Aim, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go, Dog And Kennel, Game Breeding, Classified
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April
Features - Put Action In Your Fishing (Fine-tuning lures and tactics is vital to catching fish), Cougar Attack (Thanks to a houndsman, the cat will never try to kill again), White-Water Trout Of The Grand Canyon (Cast to 10-pount Trout in the riffles, then shoot the rapids), Hunting Companions (I've shared the field with the good, the bad and the ugly), Tackle Twists That Take More Fish (Small tackle changes make big differences in the fish you catch), Shooting The Moon On Turkeys (When all six hunters in your party score, it's out of this world), Belly-Boat Browns (You think Lake Michigan is no place for float tubes? Think again), Reading, Writing And Anti-Hunting (What to do when anti-hunting is part of your child's curriculum), Good Geer Hunting On Bad Days (Let the weather be your guide when hunting Whitetails), Thrown For A Loop (I flew through the air with the greatest of ease on a Bull Elk) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Michigan Moose restoration, South Dakota poaching bust, Lake Erie Perch, and more), The Weirdest Walleye (Saugeye - what's a saugeye? It's an Ohio fish with a marble-eyed twist), The Little Dip Will Do Ya (The Smelt run is on. Take a dip, the water's fine), New Lures For THE Opener (Everyone's out on Minnesota's Walleye opener. Here's how to avoid them), The Super Steelhead (Skamania - if you haven't heard about them, you haven't been listening), Crappie Crusade (When Kansas Crappies get to spawning, you can get to fishing), For Your Lures Only (These Missouri lakes are managed just for fishing - great fishing), Cats In The Platte (Nebraska's Platte River is loaded with deep holes filled with big cats) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Boating, Hunting Dogs, Taking Aim, Sport Vehicles, Fishing, Shooting, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go, Game Breeding, Dog And Kennel, Classified
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June
Features - Chrome...That Shiny Solution (A lure that gleams like a recycled bumber can be the answer), The Grizzly Meets The Mountain Man (Few men survived the encounter to tell their horrendous stories), Try A Dry Fly (Catching a fish on a dry fly is easier than fooling one with a worm), The Deer Ph.D.s (They've studied Deer behavior and know how to hunt them), New Guns For Everyone (Fine new guns, model variations and moderately priced editions), Throw Junk At Walleyes (Many Walleye fans have stopped using live bait and are hooked on artificials), On Odd Way To Die (There's more than one way to die on a high-country Sheep hunt), Three Grand Of Bass (Catch a lot of Bass? Bet you can't beat the record: 3,000 in one year), The Meanest Wolverine (A Wolverine had hold of my foot and refused to let go) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Nebraska Elk hunt, Wisconsin Perch, Iowa Pheasants and more), A Grand River For Bass (Michigan's Grand River is underfished, but one of the best for Bass), Summer's Here And The Fishing's Crappies (Here are the best Crappie hotspots near you), Fish Tank Rainbows (South Dakota's stock tanks provide a pot o' gold Rainbow fishing), Hawkeye Hybrids (Wipers? If you're stumped as to what they are, here's how to find out), Do It At A Derby (Here's a roundup of some family-oriented fishing derbies in your state), Rubber Made Buckeye Fishing (These lakes may have been created for industry, but the Bassing is great), Puddle Jump Prairie Bass (Good things do come in small packages - especially Kansas Bass) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, Boating, Fishing, What's New, Shooting, Hunting Dogs, Sport Vehicles, Taking Aim, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Game Breeding, Dog And Kennel, Where To Go, Classified
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July
Features - How To Read A Big Buck's Mind (Deer are alert for danger, but there are chinks in their armor), Anytime Bass (Patience isn't the only way to catch Bass anywhere or anytime), Whitetails On The Map (Drawing hunting habitat maps will show shortcuts to Deer), When Brown Trout Run (Brownies are never so vulnerable as during the pre-spawn period), If The Guide Fits, Hire Him (Your outfitter will determine how successful your hunt is - or isn't), Bad Day On Goat Mountain (If I rolled off that particular log, I knew I wouldn't survive), Living Dangerously (As a wildlife photographer, I've been charged by Deer and Grizzlies), Barbecuing: An American Original (Forget the hamburgers - make room on your grill for Trout Amandine!), The Big Brute 4 X 4s (Muscular Broncos, Blazers and Ramchargers are large in this market), Cats Can Be Easy (Here are five very productive ways to take the big ones), Rattled! (I could feel the snake's venom flowing down my neck. I had to kill it) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Indiana Deer hunts, Illinois Doves, Iowa Tiger Muskies, Kansas Walleyes, and more), Acorny Way To Get A Buck (Look for northern Wisconsin's acorns and you'll find big Bucks), Motor Routes To The Boundary Waters (Minnesota's BWCAW is canoe country, but boats with motors are allowed too), Pronghorns In Your Budget (Pronghorn permits are limited, but many go unclaimed by nonresidents), WANTED: More Fishermen (Here's the newest Lake Huron Trout and Salmon hotspot), Land Of Lincoln Largemouths (It's the summer of the Largemouth Bass in these Illinois waters), Bucking The Odds (Here's the scoop on two Michigan record-book Bucks), Bass Fishing Au Naturel (Tippecanoe and other great Indiana Bass lakes, too) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Taking Aim, Fishing, Boating, Shooting, Sport Vehicles, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh AReader Information - Classified, Dog And Kennel, Where To Go, Game Breeding
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August
Features - Methods For Mature Muleys (Big-beamed bucks are not shot by chance. Here's how to peg them), Common Scents For Deer (To take spooky deer, you'd be best to smell like a tree), Fishing For The Record Books (Fishing light line properly may give you some ink in the record books), Call For A Big Bull (A bull elk almost ran me down when I called like a European hunter), Jim, The Wonder Dog (Was Jim devil, angel or King Solomon, as a few believed), Big Bucks Of Canada (If you want a real trophy deer, hunt in Southern Canada's best areas), The Many Ways To Catch Walleyes (Learn these distinct approaches and you'll catch walleyes anytime), World-Record Pronghorn (It's horns were weird-looking - weird enough to be a world record), A Wired Moose (I tried to save the big bull's life. It almost cost me mine) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Iowa fall turkeys; Nebraska doves; Wisconsin pheasants and more), Bowhunting Roundup (The 1985 bowhunting season in the Midwest may be the best ever), They Catch Muskies, Don't They (It may be top secret, but Ohio muskie fishing is top notch), Koshkonong: A Lake Reborn (A Wisconsin lake with a black past now has a rosy future), Dogging Ontario Whitetails (The glory days of Ontario whitetail hunting have returned), Just Plain Deer (There's lots of deer and planty of land open to Nebraska hunters) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Sport Vehicles, Taking Aim, Shooting, Boating, Fishing, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go, Dog And Kennel, Game Breeding, Classified
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September
Features - Ice Capades (Our car plunged through the lake ice. We were doomed), It Takes Two To Tangle (A two-headed Buck? Here's the true story of a grotesque trophy), Outdoor Life Guide To Fall Apparel (This 22-page section gives you the latest on coats, boots, foul weather gear and more), Deer Guide '85 (We've put Deer on the map to help you locate a Buck this fall), Are You Passing The Buck? (Want to take more Deer? Hunt as if there's one behind every tree), Top Secrets Of Deer Experts (How do the best Deer hunters score? Their answers may surprise you), Plot Your Buck (It's now possible to figure to the day when your Buck will show up), Marinade: The Game Tender (If your last game dinner was just palatable, try soaking it first), Elk Hunting Myths Exploded (To get an Elk nowadays, you've got to break the old rules), High-Low Myths Exploded (Places to find trophy Mule Deer may be closer to home that you think), Best Grouse Hunting In America (We're not thinking of New England or the Blue Ridge), Float A River, Tag A Buck (Floating to a Buck is one of the most effective hunting methods available), Indian Spear Fishing (Treaty rights allowed Wisconsin Indiana to spear spawning gamefish) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Wisconsin Bear season closed, new Michigan Bear laws, and more), First Ducks (Duck hunters itching for the season to open get their wish with teal), Midwest Deer Forecast (Here's a 12-state roundup of the best Deer hunting in the Midwest) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Shooting, Sport Vehicles, Fishing, Boating, Taking Aim, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Dog And Kennel, Where To Go, Game Breeding, Classified
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October
Features - The Town That Outlawed Hunting (A Deer hunting ban proved disastrous for this New Jersey township), The Mule-Tail Mystery (Whitetail/Mule Deer hybrids are mysterious, but definitely not mythical), The Versatile Uglydog (This animated Brillo pad hunts everything from Quail to Cougars), The Biggest Elk Ever (Shot by a meat hunter more than 85 years ago, it's still the record), Muleys In The Grass (To take a Muley in the grassland, you need to out-think your trophy), Hottest Time For Stripers (The best Striper action goes begging at the coldest time of the year), World's Best Bowhunter (Myles Keller has more record-book bucks than anyone. Here's how he did it), Eat To Hunt (Diet determines if you have the energy to take a trophy or pack it out), Swamp Fox Pheasant (To hunt today's Pheasants, you've got to go where hunters don't - swamps), Where To Hunt With A Muzzleloader (All you need to know to start planning out-of-state muzzleloader hunts), Prime Cutters (Now there are better blades and sharpeners for field-dressing), Iceberg! (Our early-season Brown Trout trip turned to near disaster) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Michigan Doves, Wisconsin Ducks, Iowa Pheasants, North Dakota Bighorns, and more), Hail To The King (Here are the best Wisconsin streams for catching the king of gamefish), Second Shot At Doves (Learn by everyone else's mistakes. Get set for Doves - round two), Out Of The Ozarks (The best Missouri Deer hunting has moved northward. Here's where), Lake Michigan's Best Fishing (Your Buck may just have to take a back seat to fall Salmon), Bike To Bucks (Whitetail hotspots are no longer inaccessible with mountain bikes), Midwest Waterfowl Reports (We've cleared the air on this year's Midwest waterfowling prospects) Departments - Editorial Trails, What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Boating, Shooting, Taking Aim, Sport Vehicles, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Dog And Kennel, Where To Go, Game Breeding, Classified
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November
Features - Megabucks (Many trophy Deer die of old age because we don't know how to hunt them), Nightmare Hunt (Two grizzlies tore at my body, then came back for more), The Wiliest Of Whitetails (Farmland deer can outguess you before you can outfox them), Tote-Road Grouse (Logging roads provide the best fall Grouse hunting opportunities), A Buck For Janette (I had always hunted with my son, now it was my daughter's turn), Whitetails In The Wind (The wind helps the hunter because the noise it makes confuses the Deer), C-Lect A Color: Does It Work? (Outdoor Life Editors field test fishing's latest fish-catching machine), Giant Bull Of The Selway (My quest for this trophy Elk turned from a desire into an obsession), How To Hunt For Success (Anyone can implement these methods for consistent hunting success), Sid Bell: A Giant In Miniatures (The creatures we love are brought to life in this artist's hands), Fox In The Foyer (My dog and a rabid Fox were locked in a fight to the death) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Michigan Moose die, troubles in Taneycomo, Illinois Trophy Bucks, and much more), Thumb's Up Trophy Bucks (Michigan's Thumb region is your best bet for a trophy Whitetail), Extra Acres For Deer (If you need a place to hunt Deer in Wisconsin, check out these hotspots), Two Birds Are Better Than One (Iowa Pheasants may take a backseat to Grouse and Woodcock), Thunder Chicken (Pheasant hunting is fun, but Prairie Chickens are the prairie challenge), River Run Bucks (Ohio's Wayne National Forest Bucks are nothing to snort at), Valley Of The Snows (Thousands of Snow Geese are about to invade the Missouri River valley), Portage Partridge (You can hunt Minnesota's BWCAW, and you will take Partridge) Departments - What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Sport Vehicles, Taking Aim, Hunting Dogs, Boating, Shooting, Fishing, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Dog And Kennel, Game Breeding, Where To Go, Classified
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December
Features - A Hatchet Job (The Bear wanted me, and I had just one way to stop her - my ax), Can You Spray A Bear Away (There's one aerosol spray that halts a charging Ber), Web-Footed Whitetails (Getting your feet wet in the Deer woods may get you a shot at a Buck), Simple Scientific Trolling (These easy-to-understand formulas will get your lure to the fish every time), On Stalking (Here's how to walk up on game using the secrets of the ancients), A Formula For Pheasants (To get today's Pheasants, you must work hard and use some new tricks), Sun And Moon Charts: Do They Work? (Results from scientific studies come up with a resounding "maybe"), Hillybilly Hounds (If you want beagles that really run Rabbits, here they are), Make Believe Outings (Next time you hunting plans go awry, go anyway - in your mind), So You Want To Be A Guide. Well... (If you want to be a guide, but don't have the skills, go to school) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Major poaching bust, South Dakota Coyotes, Indiana Skamania Steelhead, and much more), Coyotes On Ice (When large sections of Lake Superior freeze, it's time to call Coyotes), Show-Me More Pheasants (Pheasants don't abide by state lines. Hunt northern Missouri), Gull Lake Grab Bag On Ice (Michigan's Gull Lake holds all the secrets to a great fishing lake), December Deer (Here's where to hunt Deer in December in all 12 Midwest states), Late Great Pheasants (When is the best time to hunt Kansas Pheasants? Late season, of course), Squeak A Fox (Want to hunt Ohio Foxes? Suck on the back of your hand), Refugee Pheasants (Hunting leftover Ringnecks in Iowa isn't simple, but they can be had) Departments - What's On Your Mind?, Shooting, What's New, Sport Vehicles, Taking Aim, Hunting Dogs, Fishing, Boating, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Classified, Where To Go, Dog And Kennel, Game Breeding
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