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Contents: Hiya, Walter (Writer Hauptman catches fishes, also picks on oldtime poets, like the windy bore Longfellow); Stormbound (The best storm shelter is one that doesn’t seal out all the elements); The Pugnacious Pickerel (Many fishermen scorn this sharp-toothed fighter. Smart ones, on the other hand, deliberately seek it out); Hunting The Hardest Way (To discover the forgotten art of the woodsmen, put down your rifle, pick up your bow); Grubbing For Panfish (“Big lure, big fish” doesn’t apply here. You want something small and tasty); The Adaptable Import (Brought into the New World more than 100 years ago, the brown trout now occupies thousands of waters); The Lure (When the darkness is claiming your mind, how do you reach your fellow man?); The Blue-Ribbon Bow (The continent’s least-fished blue-robbon trout water has a reputation to live down); Sanctuary (This was a deer that had run out of luck, but in whom the will to live burned brightly); Weedbed Duty (wresting a good bass out of heavy cover on a fly rod is no dainty affair); The 7 To 7 Solution (Night bass fishermen have learned that 7 pm signals the start of real action); Cramped Quarters (Keep this in mind: the trout certainly don’t mine the lack of elbow room); Fear Of Flying (So, getting there is half the fun. Or is it?) Special Camping Section – It’s Never Too Soon (When it comes to living outdoors, children are more adaptable than you might think); The Learn-To-Fish Camp (Lessons are usually best passed on in places where the learning is easy); Float-Camping For Smallmouth Bass (There’s no better way to get at these fish than by overnighting on the river); The Deer Hunting Camp (One of the great outdoor traditions, a deer camp is the natural setting for a young man’s first big-game hunt); Camping The Wilderness By Canoe (A Montana high-mountain camper gets the lowdown on hunting-fishing-camping in the Minnesota wilds) Midwest Edition – The shallow waters of a National Forest in northern Wisconsin provide action on five different species of fish. Also, Missouri might be right for a young angler’s first trout fishing trip, and Ontario has northern pike tat are accessible by road. In “By The Way…,” two Michigan officers fight a chilling battle) Departments – Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Hill Country; Conservation; Bounty; Reader’s Corner; Fishing; Vehicles; Boating; How It’s Done; Shooting; Books & Comments; Did You Know?; How It’s Done; Tap’s Tips; Gun Dogs; How It’s Done; Exit, Laughing
Issue: May 1986
Condition: Very Good