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Contents: A Raging Boar (The wild boar had seriously injured my hound. I should have taken that as a warning); The Great Deception Of ’51 (Where lay enlightment? My parents said the schoolhouse, but I said the pond); Build And Set Your Own Bait Trap (The plans for an easy-to-build trap and the instructions for how to set it); Light Lines Plus (Perhaps the best plus for using lighter lines is that the lighter lines mean heavier stringers); Hottest Trout Stream In America (The Bighorn River boasts Trout fishing and statistics that would be unheard of anywhere else); The Legend Of Sleepy Homosassa (Armed only with fly rods, these anglers seek a legendary, gutbustin’ tussle with a 200-pound Tarpon); The Trophy Turkey Hunter (Fred Darty specializes in hunting canny old turkey gobblers that no one else would kill); Shedding Light On Nighttime Bass (Fishing at night with a blindfold on revealed startling facts about Largemouth to this angler); Varmint Calling Can Be Dangerous (Calling bears, cougars, coyotes and foxes is an exciting sport but sometimes it’s dangerous); Jiggerpole Bass (A cane pole, short length of line and a lure is all you need to outfish even the best bass men); Return Of The Real Rabbit Dog (Here’s what you should know about the great revival of the old-time rabbit-hunting hound); Attacked By A Grizzly (The only things that could help me when I was attacked were my fists and quick thinking); Save Your Tail (All it takes are pegboards and string to preserve your turkey tails and the memories of your hunt); The Wealth Of Age (A sportsman’s “declining years” can be much more rewarding than his frantic salad days); Tickle Their Ribs (If you filleting fish the way most sportsmen do – you’re wasting some good eating); Windin’ For Crappies (Windin’ is a bit of flippin; and a lot of flyfishing – and it sure brings in crappies!); Grabbin’ Cats (Catching big Catfish barehandedly requires two things; a little rope and a lot of nerve) Midwest Specials – Midwest Mystery Fish (What’s a sauger? Midwestern anglers are quickly finding a tasty answer to the much-asked question); Steelhead At Your Door (Here they are! The very best steelhead streams in the Midwest, and they’re just a cast away); Hottest Lake In The Ozarks (Break out the fishing rods! Missouri’s Truman Reservoir is making big headlines with big fish); Bronzeback Boom (A fish-stocking experiment gone haywire. Smallmouths are growing faster and fatter in Kansas); Michigan Walleye Comeback (After a 20-year layoff, Walleyes – lots of them – are again prowling Michigan waters); Spring Thaw Salmon (It can get downright cold at times, but early-bird Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan is tops); There’s Trout In Them Black Hills (Don’t go West, fishermen. South Dakota has just what you’re looking for – Trout-filled streams); Around Your Region (Illinois honkers, Ontario Trophy Bass, Iowa Catfish, South Dakota Walleyes, falconry and more); Bushwackin’ Hoosier Bass (When the water is high from late-winter rains, Bass go on a feeding binge in Indiana impoundments) Departments – Editorial Trails (They’re still selling your forests); What’s On Your Mind? (Start eating); Fishing (The unbelievable Lawrence X-15); Sport Vehicles (Back on track); Shooting (The 1983 riflescopes); Starnes-At-Large (Holding gun-makers liable); What’s New (Gear for sportsmen); Bowhunting (Answers to questions); Sports Medicine (Prevent choking death); Hunting Dogs (On a dog’s own terms); The Last Laugh (The art of getting lost)
Issue: March 1983
Condition: Very Good