Description
Contents: The Predator Masters (Three master hunters, each an expert caller and tactician on predators in his area, give their guidelines for outwitting coyotes and foxes); Final Thoughts (Our handbook providing the last word on hunting end-of-the-season whitetails); Tundra Terror (When polar bears stalk a remote radar station in Artic Alaska, its residents become bear bait); World’s Toughest Whitetail (Taking a trophy Coues deer is about patience, field-judging skill and being able to make the most difficult shot of your life); The Time Machine (Pat McManus and Jim Zumbo are after big game – but Tyrannosaurus rex? The new millennium will never be the same); A Hit And Mist Proposition (Winter steelheading on the coastal rivers of the Pacific Northwest probably is best done by seals…Navy Seals) Gamefile – Red Fox (For years he’s earned his reputation by avoiding tallyho-yelling horsemen, stealing chickens and leaving his calling card on still-set traps. “Sly as a fox” didn’t enter the vernacular by accident) Columns – Editor’s Journal (Cover a thousand years in 600 words? No problem); What’s On Your Mind?; Ask The Experts (Gun-shy dogs…Finding .356 Winchester ammo…PCBs in fish); Hunting (The five most common mule deer mistakes); Whitetails (Three ways (other than driving) to hunt bedded bucks); Shooting (Accurate loads that won’t harm predator hides); Fishing (The sights and sounds that send fish scattering); Collectibles (You can’t lick duck stamps); Hunting Dogs (Caring for your dog in cold-weather months); Bowhunting (Keep equipment and form ready as the season wears on); This Happened To Me (A trio of waterfowlers narrowly avoids float-trip disaster) Compass – Misplaced Trust: The federal steward of hunting and fishing excise taxes has ripped off all sportsmen; The would-be world-record mako won’t make the book; Four great reads for Christmas Sporting Gear – Is uploadable GPS info worth the price?; We tested seven cold-weather boots; five made the cut; New & Noteworthy: Reach out to predators…Movable fawn decoy…Cold-weather accessories Private Lessons – An expert way to determine how your whitetail measures up; Avoiding “duck hunter’s freeze-up” and other outboard motor ailments Around Your Region – State-by-state news and destinations, Hunt of the Month, Waterway of the Month, Top regional news story
Issue: January 2000
Condition: Very Good