1987 Outdoor Life

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February
Features - A Buck Whiz (I knew that my retriever was good, but not this good.), Seven Faces of Old Tom (Figuring out which gobbler you're dealing with can help you get him.), Deer Calling Secrets (If you understand deer language, you can call them to bow or gun.), Current Tactics For River Walleyes (If you want aggressive walleyes - and lots of them - go with the flow.), 100 Deer With a Bow (Use Clarence Yates infallible system to put yourself near deer.), Bass In The Clear (It's possible to take largemouths in the most transparent of water.), Dirty Tricks To Take Trout (Forget the aesthetics and use dirty tricks to take your trout.), A Coyote Coat For Lue (Before Lue could make her coat, we had to use all of our coyote strategies.), My Last Hunter (The best hunt I'd ever guided was the last one of my career.), New Pickups: Power and Class (More muscle, performance, and size selections are trucking features.) Midwest Specials - News From the Midwest (Michigan black bear news, Wisconsin turkeys, Lake Erie fleas and more.), The Bear Log (The hunting may not be easy, but Ontario is loaded with bears.), Bobbing The Bay (Chequamegon Bay laker fishing can help chase the winter.), Icy-Winter Trout (Michigan steelheading is heating up right now.), Where They'll Gobble (Here's where you;ll find the best turkey hunting in your state.)
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April
Features - Raccoon Rendezvous (It was either the raccoon or my yellow Lab.), Trouble-Shooting Problem Bass (When bass are off-feed, you've got to change tactics to catch them.), Don't Bugle Up a Grizzly (Using an elk call in grizzly country could get you killed.), Lake Strategies For Larger Trout (Do just three things right, and you'll take big trout from lakes.), All About Rattling (Antler-rattling vets with a total of 71 years' experience tell all.), Are Walleyes Better Than Bass? (It's time to trade in those plastic worms for the walleye-catching real things.), Duel At Dawn (The best way to get a gobbler at dawn is to tuck him in the night before.), Fishing With The Right Stuff (On a salmon fishing trip, I met the man behind Chuck Yeager's gas mask.), An Angler Reborn (I had ignored fishing - and many other things - for too long.), Camo: The Hidden Art (Effective use of camouflage requires more than just wearing it.), The New Outdoorsman Conversions (Special Suburbans now serve the needs of all hunters and fishermen.) Midwest Specials - News From the Midwest (New Ohio Record buck, Nebraska Gobblers, Illinois elk, Michigan pheasants and more.), Post-Ice Pike (Northern pike are on a feeding binge right now in your state.), Steelhead Sleepers (These small Missesota streams are top-notch steelhead waters.), Bank On Spring Crappies (The crappie rush is on in these Iowa lakes.), Second City Salmon (Lake Michigan salmon on a fly? It's can't-be-beat spring action.), Dam Walleyes (Wisconsin River dams provide walleye fishing supreme.), The Whites of Spring (Here's how to fish Illinois' premier white bass lake.)
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May
South Special

Features - 1987 Bonus Guide To Camping (A special section on backpacking, tents, RVs, 4x4 camping and more.), Back to Bugging Bass (At long last, fishermen are again learning the fun of bass bugging.), Bowbag A Gobbler (If you think turkey hunting's tough now, try using a bow.), Going With The Gold (Golden shiners catch more big bass than any other bait.), Hound Music and a Very Big Bear (The story of a hounds-and-horses hunt for the No. 1 black bear.), Fail-Safe Crappies (These methods let you coerce crappies into hitting most anytime.), Licking Big Game (Mineral licks can be the key to big-game hunting success.), Big River Walleyes (Big rivers are also the best places to fish for big walleyes.), Elk On Your Own (An elk is yours with hard work and planning.), Trout on Edge (Find an area where conflicting currents meet, and you'll find trout.), Fish: The Ultimate Health Food (Yes, fish is good for your health, but which fish are best.), Buffaloed (Alaska hunting is wild, but being run down by a bison and a bear is a little ridiculous.) South Specials - News From the South (Cape Lookout cleanup, Tennessee trout, smallmouth record, Kentucky bream and more.), Hydrilla Bass on Sam Rayburn (Smoe curse the hydrilla; we use it to catch more and bigger bass.), New Bass Lake Is On Line (Richard B. Russell Lake is now producing sassy largemouth bass.), Green River Lake Muskies (Kentucky's Green River Lake is the place to fish for muskellunge.), Tims Ford Stripers (Springtime stripers on Tennessee's Tims Ford Lake hit hard and often.), Panasoffkee, Sleeper Bass Lake (This shallow Florida lake is a cchange of pace for bass fishermen.), Grass Carp - Bane or Blessing (Introduced grass carp eat pesky weeds, but will they ruin the fishing?), Topwater Time on Gaston (This North Carolina/Virginia Lake is great for topwater bassing.)
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May
Midwest Special

Features - 1987 Bonus Guide To Camping (A special section on backpacking, tents, RVs, 4x4 camping and more.), Back to Bugging Bass (At long last, fishermen are again learning the fun of bass bugging.), Bowbag A Gobbler (If you think turkey hunting's tough now, try using a bow.), Going With The Gold (Golden shiners catch more big bass than any other bait.), Hound Music and a Very Big Bear (The story of a hounds-and-horses hunt for the No. 1 black bear.), Fail-Safe Crappies (These methods let you coerce crappies into hitting most anytime.), Licking Big Game (Mineral licks can be the key to big-game hunting success.), Big River Walleyes (Big rivers are also the best places to fish for big walleyes.), Elk On Your Own (An elk is yours with hard work and planning.), Trout on Edge (Find an area where conflicting currents meet, and you'll find trout.), Fish: The Ultimate Health Food (Yes, fish is good for your health, but which fish are best.), Buffaloed (Alaska hunting is wild, but being run down by a bison and a bear is a little ridiculous.) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Minnesota record Buck, South Dakota Salmon, Indiana Turkeys and more), Get Down On The Pakota (Pakota just may be the best Bass lake in all of Indiana), Gobblers North And South (Missouri Turkey hunting is only as good as your knowledge of habitat), Open Up On Walleyes (It's Walleye time. Here's where to open the season in your state), Comeback Of The Illinois (The cleanup and comeback of the Illinois River is complete), Borderline Browns (Smelt are in the shallows, and Browns are poised to mug them), Thunder Mountain Bass (Caldron and High Falls provide top Bass fishing - both large and small) Departments - What's On Your Mind?, Wnat's New, Taking Aim, Shooting, Sport Vehicles, Fishing, Boating, Hunting Dogs, The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Great Outdoor Legends, Where To Go, Dogs And Kennels, Game Breeding, Classified
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June
Features - Shocks for Snakebites (The best cure for snakebites could be as close as your car.), Nature's Signposts to Better Bass Fishing (Fishing technology is OK, but you can learn more from nature's signs.), Smallies In The Swelter (When the mercury soars, so does the river smallmouth fishing.), Basic Strategy for Pike (The best lures for notherns are those youuse for largemouths.), It Could Happen To You (When turkey hunting, watch out for the other guy.), Hairy Monsters (It's scary how those bass-bug/streamer/eel-like creations catch fish.), Weed-Beating Bass (Forget about finess and fish right in that junglelike cover.), The Wackiest Ways to Whitetails (Here are some of the most bizarre ways hunters have killed bucks.), Microwave Your Fish and Game (Microwaves are an easy and tasty way to cook game and fish.), Cabin Fever Bear (Our small shack trembled - a bear wanted in.) South Specials - News from the South (Texas trout are back, Belly Boating for bass.Virginia's tidal bass, and more.), Brazos River Float Fishing (Floating the Brazos gets the bass, but there are many other gamefish.), Virginia's Controlled Deer Hunts (Controlled hunts give Virginians sport without the competition.), Florida's Fishing Roads (Roadside excavations and canals make it easy to drive to Florida's fish.), Calderwood and Chilhowee Trout (These two lakes provide sport fishing for trout in a wilderness setting.), Trout Under The Lights (Kentucky's Laurel River Lake yields big night-feeding rainbow trout.), Currituck Largemouths (Largemouth fishing on the sound is still good, but methods change.), Spavinaw Sandies (Oklahoma white-bass anglers never had it so good as on Spavinaw Lake.)
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August
Features - Black Bears (After a bruin? Here's what's involved in the 28 bear-hunting states.), Deer Hunting's Big Stink (Beating a buck's nose is the key to beating the buck.), Float To Wild Trout (The easy way to trout-fish a wild river is to live on it for a while.), Easy Way Elk (I hunted hard and saw nothing - there had to be a better way.), Nail 'Em In Neutral (When fish aren't active, there's only one way to catch them.), Bucks Around The Clock (I take my bucks at any time and place by simple stillhunting.), In Search Of The Perfect Dove Hunt (Dove hunting is sheer fun - as long as you see some doves.), Big-L:eague 4x4s (The Blazer/Bronco/Ramcharger full-size fleet is alive and well.), Booting Up For Action (Latest technologies are putting new boots a big step ahead.), Whitetail of Terror (I hit the buck as hard as I could, but he just wouldn't let up.) Midwest - News From the Midwest (Kansas elk season, Missouri turkey success. Illinois catfish record and more.), Summertime Bullheads (They aren't much to look at, but they're great to eat - bullheads.), Bowhunt '87 (Here's where you can expect to find the best bowhunting in your state.), Super Stripes (Hybrid stripers are eating and growing machines in these Illinois waters.), Think Pink (There's more to salmon fishing than just cogos and Chinooks.), Walk to Trout (Trout fishing in Iowa? Darn right, and the trout are plentiful.)
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September
Features - Outdoor Life Apparel '87 (The newest clothes that are designed specifically for hunters and fishermen.), Deer Forecast '87 (Deer hunting should be excellent this year - if not the best ever.), Bulls on a Budget (The hardest part of my self-made elk hunt is packing out the meat.), Approach To Antelope (To get your pronghorns, you've got to outthink and out-luck him.), Your Farmland Buck (Forget the woods. The best hunting is really in farm country.), Farm Squirrel Bonanza (With farm squirreks, the trick is not to limit out too quickly.), Muleys Where You Want Them (Know a buck's needs and where they can be fulfilled, and you've found him.), Route to Woodcock (Some of the best woodcock shooting is done next to the interstate.), How To Be Top Dog (A behaviorist tells how to make a dog obedient and anxious to please.), The Flylures (They're part fly and part lure - and unbelieveable fish catchers.), Getting There (Getting to a deer stand should be much more than a walk in the woods.), Devilfish! (The big manta brought death along with it.) Midwest Specials - News From the Midwest (Illinios squirrels, Kansas deer, Iowa fall turkeys, Nebraska wingshooting and much more.), Deer Forecast '87 (Here's where you can find your buck in 12 Midwestern states.), Burgeoning Sturgeoning (Opening day is upon us - not for deer but for sturgeon.)
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October
Features - Hunt Structure for Deer (Working structure works for fishermen and deer hunters alike.), Pattern for Elk (Figure out an elk's patterns and all that is left is sighting in.), Ducks with a Difference (If you don't get your fair share of birds, change your methods.), Breaking the Rules for Deer (This hunter takes bucks year after year by ignoring tradition.), Thunder Gobbler (That bird gobbled every time it thundered. It's a hunt I'll never forget.), Whitetails: East and West (I hunted New York deer for years, but Western whitetails taught me plenty.), Bass Fishing The Old Way (Old-fashioned skills net Bill Plummer 2,000-plus bass a season.), Life's An Itch (Brushes with poison ivy irritate, but you can avoid itchy situations.), Roosters Within Reach (The only way to take pheasants consistently is to get close.), Underneath It All (Here's how to choose the thermal underwear that's right for you.), The Grizzly Attacked! (Dramatic photos of an actual grizzly bear attack on a fame warden.), The Good, The Bad and The In-Between (Ethical questions are never black or white, only shades of gray.), A Lion in Winter (I think my predator call was just a little too effective.) Midwest Specials - News From the Midwest (Best deer counties in your state, Iowa grouse, Ohio muskies, trophy turkies and more.), Bucks in Your Backyard (Some of Michigan's biggest whitetails aren't up north, but down south.), Outfoxing Squirrels (There isn't a better way to spend a fall morning than hunting squirrel.), Big-River Racks (Minnesota river country is Minnesota big buck country.), It's Muskie Time (Now is the time for Wisconsin muskie men to take action.), Ducks to Nuts (A place to hunt Illinois waterfowl with little competition? Here it is.), Bucks On the Record (Indiana has become one of the best trophy buck states in the Midwest.) Departments - What's On Your Mind?, What's New, Shooting, Sport Vehicles, Hunting Dogs, Taking Aim, Fishing, Boating, Sports Medicine, The Last Laugh
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November
Features - After Opening Day (If you want a wily old buck, wait for the opening-day crowd to leave.), Hard Time Mule Deer (When deer numbers hit hard times, you've got to change your tactics.), A Bear in Camp (The bear smashed our gear and then came at us.), The Big Little Deer (For a nice-size trophy and an exciting hunt, try the Coues deer.), Where Did You Find Mr. Ruff? (Knowing where to look for grouse is half the battle when hunting for them.), The Skunked Hunt (We learned that moose hunting isn't always as it seems - or smells.), Bass in the Brrrr (Who says you can't catch bass in cold weather? Certainly not me.), Hunt The Locked-Up Places (Find a way onto posted government land, and you'll find lots of gtame.), Phool a Pheasant (If you can call like a rival cock, the quarry may come right to you.), Are You Tough Enough to Hunt Elk (I've found that elk hunting is the most physically demanding sport.), Knit One, Hunt Too (A sweater will keep you warm, keep you dry and keep you quiet.), Knives: The Cutter's Choice (Here's how to choose the knife for you from what's available.), Break a Leg (My leg bone snapped and I lay in an icy creek, unable to move.) Midwest Specials - News From the Midwest (Minnesota bear study, new Indiana deer laws, Iowa pheasant report and much more.), Unbadgered Bucks (A solitary hunt for big bucks on Wisconsin's opening day.), The Pheasant Specialists (There still are ringnecks in Michigan. Are you up to the hunt?), Bottom Line On Bucks (River-bottom tangles are where the biggest bucks hole up.), Show Me a Trophy Buck (Consider these publilc hunting areas during Missouri deer season.), Bucks in Transition (What is neither big-woods nor farmland? Minnesota's transition zone.), Roughneck Ringnecks (Forget Kansas this pheasant season. Why not try Illinois?)
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December
Features - Hunting Today's Cottontails (There are still lots of rabbits around, but the hunting has changed.), Cattails for Whitetails (Cattail marshes hold whitetails - it's that simple.), Should We Cry Wolf? (Plans to plant wolves in the Rockies could doom hunters and game.), Floating Worms for Finicky Bass (If you bass-fish in heavy cover, try the floating worm.), Jack O'Connor (Folks think muleys are dumb, but trophy bucks meant lots of action.), Down Under Cooking (Aussies and Yanks share hunting, fishing and cooking up the results.), Flagging for Geese (Flap your wings and get more Canada geese. This tactic works.), Man's Best Friend (If it weren't for Whiskers, the bear mught have killed me.) South Specials - News from the South (Alabama deer programs, Texas woodcock, Virginia beare update, Georgia ducks and more.), Public Waterfowl On the Coast (There's good public waterloading along the upper coast of Texas.), Polk County's Bass Holes (There's good public waterfowling along the upper coast of Texas.), Georgia's Coon Hunting (The hound's the thing when you hunt Georgia's abundant coons.), Laka Anna's Winter Stripers (The heated water of Virginia's Lake Anna keeps stripers on the prod.), Deep-Freeze Crappies (Deep-water structure is the key to big crappies during the winter.), Wintertime Trout and Reds (The marshes in southern Louisiana are chock-full of trout and reds.), Wintertime Sandies (You can get the jump on the spring run of white bass in Oklahoma.) 1
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