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| January |
Features - Bolt From The Blue (A lightning bolt knocked me from my stand, almost killing me); What's The Rub? (Startling new research on rubs may change your hunting strategy); Predators Come Calling (Hunting the hunters is top sport, and it's easy to get in on it); The Last Bugle (The bulls bugled and battled, poised to fight until death); Canada's Money-Saving Wilderness Fishing (You can have great wilderness fishing - and stay debt free); Dinner Bell Bears (The bears come running to eat our venison, and I was in their way); Pick Of The Packs (This rubber/leather combo is an all-around answer for footwork); Lure Hall Of Fame (These lures have earned a place in the fishing-lure hall of fame) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Record Michigan bear, Ohio steelhead record, Great Lakes catch and release, and more); Winter Trout Holes (Here are the top winter hotspots for Michigan's trout potpourri); The Only Game In Town (Don't hang up the guns quite yet - pheasants and rabbits are in season); The Walleye Trilogy (Upper Red, Leech and Winnie - three walleye lakes that can't be beat); Snow Rabbits (Public land where game is abundant and hunters are not - Ohio rabbits); Gobbler Report '88 (A 12-state roundup on where you'll find the best turkey hunting) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Taking Aim; Hunting Dogs; Fishing; Sport Vehicles; Sports Medicine; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Where To Go; Game Breeding; Dog And Kennel; Classified |
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| February |
Features - Bearing Up (Two bear cubs played at my feet while the sow watched intently nearby); Sultan Of The Swamp (Some turkey talk is almost inadubile, but my guide could whisper); Do The Jig For Walleyes (If I had to pick one lure for walleyes, this simple jig would be it); Floating The Rivers Of Canada (Canada's rivers offer many fish, floats and options); Aim For Africa (Hunting for Africa's "Big 5" trophies isn't as out of reach as you might think); Hunt For A Hunt (A new hunting area could be a future old and reliable one); Coping With Spring Trout (Here are methods that work on lethargic trout in cold spring waters); Top Tactics For Big Bass (Topwater lures provide big thrills and bigger bass); A Pride Of Pickups (Now these versatile new trucks are making up a lion's share of the market); Polar Wear (With the proper clothing, You can stand up for any degree of cold) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (South Dakota fish records, Illinois goose kill, Kansas nonresident deer and more); Wild Winter Trout (Missouri's wild trout streams are a sure cure for the winter blahs); Tailwater Walleyes (The best fishing conditions for walleyes can be had in Iowa right now); Drift Along Steelheading (The steelheader may be lonely, but he's successful); A Fish For All Seasons (The St. Joe river is coughing up walleyes and steelhead by the dozen); Hares On The Rebound (Here are some of Wisconsin's best areas for snowshoe hares); Snow A Coyote (Michigan's coyotes just may provide hunting's toughest challenge) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Fishing; Sports Medicine' Easy Projects; Boating; Shooting; Taking Aim; Hunting Dogs; Sport Vehicles; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Where To Go; Game Breeding; Dog And Kennel; Classified |
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| March |
Features - Early Start Largemouths (You're not rushing the season if you start bass fishing right now); New Wrinkles For Walleyes (The sport of walleye fishing is about to be turned upside down); A Valley Full Of Memories (My return to Recollection Creek brought back haunting memories); The Early Worm Catches The Fish (Hook up with an earthworm this spring, and start reeling in more fish); Jack O'Conner's Last Hunt (It was a fitting end to a hunting career that affected us all); Turkey Scouting Sabotage (Why not try a new tactic this pre-season - silence); What Is The World's Greatest Gamefish? (It takes a tough fish to make my list of fresh water's best); When Deer Become Dangerous (Bears can be dangerous, but few realize that deer can be too); It Ain't Necessarily So (When the truth comes out, it can be stranger than the wildest fiction); Sporting Clays (The country's fastest-growing shooting sport is really flying); Shake, Rattle And Roll (The huge rattler coiled around his legs. I reached for my knife) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Missouri turkey report, South Dakota pheasants, big Michigan deer and more); Stay-At-Home Walleyes (The walleye action is hot and heavy in these Illinois waters); The Corps Of Gobbler Hunting (There are still some quiet places where you can hunt Missouri gobblers); Spring On South Bass (When spring comes to Lake Erie, fishing's great right from the shore); Wilson Stripers (This Kansas lake is thick with freshwater striped bass); Ice-Out Hoosier Walleyes (Shallow, concentrated and vulnerable - go now for Indiana walleyes); Gopher Bears (The Minnesota bear season is months away, but permit time is now); The State Of Michigan Gobblers (Michigan hunters are poised to take more gobblers than ever before) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Fishing; Easy Projects; Sport Vehicles; Boating; Sports Medicine; Shooting; Hunting Dogs; Taking Aim; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| April |
Features - When Hot Lures Go Cold (You can warm things up when an old-reliable bass lure cools off); The Guide To Spring Bears (All you need to know to set yourself up for spring bear hunting); I Got A Buck, Ma! (I had to put meat on the table, but the odds were worse than bad); Feel For Fish With Flies (Tight-lipped trout will succumb to the lure of streamer flies); Walleyes In Wading (In the spring, you don't have to go over your head to catch walleyes); A Gallery Of Sporting Postage Stamps (Hunting and shooting stamps are interesting and beautiful); Secrets Of Giant Pike (You may have to do some traveling, but trophy pike are worth it); Highlights In New Tackle For 1988 (Here's some of the fine-tuned fishing tackle that's new for this year); Panfish By The Pound - Apiece (For whopper panfish, use bait and learn the right angling methods); The Best Steelhead Rivers In The West (Steelhead are made of equal parts of mystery, magic and addiction); A Flying Gaffe (The marlin dove for freedom, taking my buddy along with it) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Midwest deer hunt report, a 300-pound buck, Nebraska gobblers, and much more); World's Best Walleye Fishing? (There is no better walleye fishing in the country than Saginaw Bay); A Clear Muskie Winner (Clear Fork Reservoir isn't huge, but it's got lots of muskies); Mississippi Backwater Bass (The backwaters of the Mississippi are about to heat up for bass); The Osage And Bass (Missouri's Osage River is synonymous with great catfish angling); Crappie Corner (The state of Minnesota crappie fishing is good. Here's where); Prairieland Crappies (It's ice-out on the prairie, and Illinois crappies are set to spawn) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Fishing; Sport Vehicles; Hunting Dogs; Boating; Sports Medicine; Easy Projects; Shooting; Taking Aim; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Dog And Kennel; Where To Go; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| May |
Features - The Camping Fisherman (Camping / fishing is a fun family sport, and can also be your ticket to unknown adventure); Last Chance Bass (Here's what to do when conventional methods have left you fishless); The Siskiyou Grizzly (The big bear charged, and the boy began firing his pipsqueak rifle); Any Time Is Crappie Time (I never feel guilty about loading up on a bunch of crappies); Back-Paddle Bassing (For back-stream bass, simply know how to fish and how to feather); Big Water, Little Man (I wondered whether the river and I were ready for another go-round); Float To Fish (Bobber fishing is back and better than before, regardless of species); The Great Fish fry (Having a fish fry is almost as much fun as going fishing); New Wave Of Trophy Walleyes (A 10-pound walleye doesn't have to be a trophy of a lifetime); The Super Sonars (How and where you fish determines the underwater eyes you need); Prime Time Stripers (When the weather turns sour, striper fishing gets sweet); New Fishing Success Charts (Back by popular requests, here are 12 months of best fishing times); A Bear Scare (My elk scouting trip nearly cost me my life) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Kansas monster bluegills, Ohio oil spill, Michigan lake trouble and more); To Muster A Muskie (Yes, fishermen, there are muskies in Illinois. Here's where); A Big Smallie Comeback (Last year was good, but Mississinwea smallmouth fishing is getting better); Big Three - Big Walleyes (The Dakotas and Erie may be good, but the Big Three are still walleye thick); White Lightning (The spring bass run is on, and they don't call it white lightning for nothing); Hideaway Strippers (Small water and big fish - that's what Ohio strip-pit fishing is about); The Bull For Bass (Bull Shoals bass fishing isn't easy unless you try it at night) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Fishing; Boating; Easy Projects; Taking Aim; Shooting; Sport Vehicles; Sports Medicine; Hunting Dogs; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| June |
Features - Crawl Up On A Walleye (Other baits exist, but nothing works better on walleyes than worms); The Great Bear Men (Meet Ben Lilly, one of America's most fascinating bear hunters); Crappies Are A-OK (Billy Joe Cross is an expert's expert on crappies, anytime, anywhere); Learning To Hunt (One of my greatest memories is of hunting with my father); A Shock Cure For Snakebite (An amazing snakebite cure is safe, effective and almost painless); Throwing Plastic For Bronze (Want hot summer smallmouth action? Try tossing out a plastic worm); Duded-Up Dakota (Off-the-shelf accessories can customize a Dodge pickup); New Guns For 1988 (New models and vast improvements in old ones make 1988 a great year); The Last Stand (My favorite deer stand almost cost me my life) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Michigan record buck, free Illinois fishing, Ohio oil spill and more); Stick To The Mud Walleyes (The mud line holds the key to catching Lake Winnebago walleyes); Big Mac Is Back...Again (Here's your calendar to catching whatever Big Mac has to offer); Dog Day Double Play (Smallmouths and whitefish should be Traverse City's real drawing card); Rise Of Stockton Bass (Sure, it's got walleyes, but Stockton Lake's bass fishing is tough to beat); Misbegotten Hoosier Bassing (To take Hoosier largemouths, get set to weed them out); Heaven On A Houseboat (Here's a fishing vacation that offers more than just the comforts of home) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Fishing; Boating; Taking Aim; Sports Medicine; Easy Projects; Sport Vehicles; Shooting; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Advertorial - Trivia Quiz Life Outdoors; Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| July |
Features - A Shocking Cure For Snakebite - Part II (Direct current is also used for boils, insect bites and other ills); Hot To Catch Lots Of Bass (Landing lunkers is fun, but you'll like battling lots of lessers, too); King Of Its Realm (From coast to coast, fishermen are catching huge king salmon); From Bucks To Nuts (If you can find oak trees and acorns, you may have found your buck); The Great Bear Men, Part II (Dixcover the full extent of Theodore Roosevelt's legacy to us); Boat Control For Walleyes (Learn how to control your boat and start reeling in more walleyes); A Late Bill (The marlin jumped and harpooned the mate with its mighty bill) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Iowa wetlands increase, Illinois largemouths, Minnesota bear record and more); Jig's Up Salmon (This new salmon-catching technique is taking the Great Lakes by storm); Berrytime Bushytails (Hunting season already? You can hunt Missouri squirrels now); Blue-Collar Cats (Summer is prime time for catfish. Here's where to go in Illinois); Pothole Bass (Wisconsin may be known for walleyes and muskies, but I like its bass); Change To Channel Cats (Here are the prime places to catch a stringer of Ohio channel cats); Walpole Fishing (The table's set, and the fishing smorgasbord is on at Lake St. Clair) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Sport Vehicles; Sports Medicine; Fishing; Easy Projects; Boating; Shooting; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| August |
Features - Rub-Ways To Whitetails (Some say rubs are unimportant. They just may change their tune now); The Great Bear Men, Part III (William Pickett - a villain of bear hunting lore. Fact or fiction?); Hunting Alone, Comfortably (Here's how and why a lot of hunters prefer to go it alone in the wilds); A Man For All Muskies (Al Denniger's theories work on muskies - and on everything else that swims); The Lone Dove Hunter (You don't need a big crowd to hunt doves; you may do better alone); Peaking For Pronghorns (After the opener, follow the big-horn example. Head for the hills); Easy Ways To Pickle Fish (Pickling is a simple and pleasing alternative to cooking your catch); One Bad Brown (We were hunting moose but were hunted by a brown bear) Midwest Special - News From The Midwest (New Kansas record buck, Missouri waterfowl deadlines, Michigan salmon die-off and more); Current Ways To Salmon Summer salmon may be the gypsies, but you can predict where they'll be); Doves Hoosier-Style (It's almost dove time in Hoosier-land - and there are lots of them); Blackout Bass (The Missouri summer is hot and muggy, but so is the fishing); Midsummer Muskies (There is no better place to catch muskies than in northern Wisconsin); When Illini Doves Fly (Dove season is coming up so pick your hotspots now); Buckeye Trickle Bass (These Ohio streams aren't bery big in size but are heavy with fish) Departments - What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Shooting; Sport Vehicles; Sports Medicine; Easy Projects; Taking Aim; Hunting Dogs; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| September |
Features - A Bolder Bobcat (Our predator calling worked well - almost too well); Apparel For Field, Fun & Fashion (Dual-purpose clothing is what sportsmen wear when outdoors - or in); Deer Forecast '88 (Your chances of tagging a buck fall between very good and great); Wallowing In Elk (Hunting bulls where they roll in mud is an early season ace in the hole); Bucks And B.O. (Many deer hunters stink, and they miss out on big bucks because of it); Play The Pronghorns Game (Stalking's the sole of antelope hunting, but many hunters aren't soulful); The Great Bear Men, Part IV (Here's the story of Holt Collier and his one rather famous client); Muleys In Timberland (Only skillful hunters take the big muley bucks in timber); Food For Grouse (They'll be where they eat. Here's where to find grouse all fall); Take A Rest And Hit (A steady rifle is your best friend on long-range shots); They're After Our Hunting Land (Know the facts of the latest land-grab raid before you get the boot); Sit Still For Whitetails (To stillhunt successfully, you need to know the game's three rules) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Wisconsin cougar sightings, Missouri walleye record, Illinois giant Canadian and more); Deer Hunting 1988 (A state-by-state forecast of where you can expect good deer hunting); Strait Salmon (Here's an unheralded salmon fishing port that needs heralding) Departments - The Editorial Page; What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Hunting Dogs; Fishing; Easy Projects; Sport Vehicles; Boating; Sports Medicine; Shooting; Taking Aim; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| October |
Features - 59 Scrapes...The Real Dirt (Learning to identify scrapes could be your ticket to bigger bucks); Elk All Season Long (Early, middle and late-season elk are three different beasts); Ringnecks Are Big Game (Hunting today's wary pheasants requires big-game strategies and tactics); Run And Hide Muleys (The muley game has changed. Know how to hunt runners and hiders); War Over Wildlife (High tech is the latest weapon in the worldwide battle against poachers); The Great Bear Men, Part V (William Wright was a great bear hunter and an even better naturalist); Stew: Feast In A Pot (Cook a kettle of stew with your favorite game); Many Ways For Grays (Match your methods to the game's squirrely behavior); A Sporting Chance (Your enjoyment of sporting clays can pay off in the long run); Day Of The Dolphin (An ocean swim taught me that not all dolpins are as nice as Flipper) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Illinois and Minnesota drought report, Missouri turkey problems, Michigan quail and more); Big Four Pheasant Forecast (Last year's pheasant harvest was good, but this year's will be even better); Double-Dip Woodcock (Flight birds are about to join the locals - it's Michigan woodcock time); Where The Bucks Are (Here's where you can expect to find the biggest Ohio bucks this season); Fall For Turkeys (Eight Midwestern states have fall turkey seasons. Here's where to hunt); Best Bets For Bushytails (Minnesota may have the very best squirrel hunting in the country); Biggest Bucks For The Book (Want a shot at taking a big Indiana buck? Here's where to go) Departments - The Editorial Page; What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Boating; Shooting; Fishing; Taking Aim; Sport Vehicles; Hunting Dogs; Sports Medicine; Easy Projects; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| November |
Features - A Squirrelly Bear (My quiet squirrel hunt nearly turned into a disaster); Sporting Clays (Here's where to get in on one of the fastest-growing shooting sports); Deer By The Ear (Don't let a cornfield get between you and this year's deer); Big Game On The Run (Many hunters believe that running game is hit only by accident); The Old Man And The Tom (I've taken lots of gobblers before, but none like this); Four Season Grouse (Grousing is easy. All you need is skill, a great dog and great legs); The Great Bear Men, Part VI: Wade Hampton III (Travel back to the Old South and meet one of its legendary sportsmen); Tactics For Fall Trout (Forget football and eating turkey; it's time to go trout fishing); Pick Pocket Muleys (Find where muleys are bunched up and pick out the buck you want); The Most Dynamic Hunting Duo (Male-female teams have the best chance of hunting success); Your Own Hunting Heaven (Leasing land may be your best route to uncrowded quality hunting) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (New muzzleloader records, Sichuan pheasant update, paddlefish records and more); U.P. With Deer (The deer are big, and there's lots of elbow room in Michigan's U.P.); Big Woods Bucks (Easy hunting it's not, but northern Minnesota is loaded with big bucks); Ol' Man River Walleyes (Don't quit fishing just yet. Mississippi River walleyes are hitting); Big Buck Country (There are lots of Wisconsin bucks in the books - and still more to come); Show-Me Wilderness Deer (Wilderness in Missouri? Here's where solitude is possible); Lake Erie Falleyes (Erie walleye fishing is legendary, and fall is a great time to catch them) Departments - The Editorial Page; What's On Your Mind?; What's New; Shooting; Boating; Taking Aim; Easy Projects; Hunting Dogs; Sport Vehicles; Fishing; Sports Medicine; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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| December |
Features - A Handle On Bear (The battle lasted for three rounds, and I won the decision); The Year Yellowstone Burned (Long after the ashes cool, flames of controversy will rage at Yellowstone); Next Year's Deer (Now is the best time to look for next season's buck); A Brown For The Books (Corn and a marshmallow - that's what lured in the biggest brown of all); Where The Big Bears Are (Looking for a trophy black bear? West-central Mannitoba's got lots); The Roots Of Outdoor Magazines (Sporting magazines are as much a part of our sport as rifles and tackle); A Hunt To Remember (Taking a bull elk was only one reward of my hunt with Chuck Yeager); Christmas Game Dinners (These menus show you how to create a memotable Christmas dinner) Midwest Specials - News From The Midwest (Indiana wetlands help, Michigan's best salmon spoon, Missouri pheasants and more); Plugging Steelies (Here's how to fish plugs and catch Michigan steelhead right now); A White Bass Christmas (Indiana's Lake Tippecanoe coughs up the biggest white bass before ice-up); Rabbit Running Time (Small-game seasons a month old, but rabbit hunting is just warming up); Wild Side Ringnecks (No game-farm pheasants for me. I opt for Ohio's wild ringnecks); Border Country Deer (Still have a deer tag? Try late-season Wisconsin/Michigan border deer); The Great Quail Covey-Up (Missouri quail numbers are up. Try these public hunting areas); North Woods Rabbit Fever (North and south, Minnesota's rabbit hunting is better than any TV series) Departments - The Editorial Page; What's On YOur Mind?; What's New; Shooting; Fishing; Sport Vehicles; Taking Aim; Hunting Dogs; Easy Projects; Boating; Sports Medicine; The Last Laugh Reader Information - Where To Go; Dog And Kennel; Game Breeding; Classified |
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