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Contents: Born To Fish (The newest anglers in the U.S. are more fanatical than ever), Turkey Guns (All the latest firearms that have the power and the portability you need to get your gobbler), Have A Cigar (Go ahead, enjoy that Partagas Churchill De Luxe by the campfire…and tell that Grizzly story again), Adventure (One day you wake up and realize you’ve got to experience the farthest-away river…now. – Part 1 of a three-part series), Special Fishing Section: 1997 And Beyond – The Future Of Fishing (What to expect in 21st-century tackle: the rods, reels, lures, flies, lines, gear and yes…the computers), Highlights In History (The events and the inventions (great and small) that forever changed the face of angling), Golden Oldies: 15 Tacklebox Classics (Some of the most enduring lures were carved out of chunks of cedar and hammered from kitchen spoons), The Greatest Fishing Tips Of All Time (Sport Afield‘s wise and kindly Uncle Homer shares 70 years of on-the-water experience), The Outfitter (Secrets of the local tackle shop; Killer lures; Smooth new Daiwa reels; Lazar augers for icefishermen; W.R. Case’s red stag Kodiak knife), Backcountry (You’re never alone in a duck blind) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts and Lore (How to increase your icefishing odds; Legends of the Coon; The truth about Turkeys; Weatherproof your rifle plus powerful hunting and fishing tips) Departments – Editorial Notes, Letters, Reports Afield, A Hunter’s View, New Gear Review, Shooting, Survival, Hunting, Bows & Arrows, Outdoor Skills, Trout, Rods & Reels, Turkey, Arms & Ammo, Off-Road, Lures & Flies, Bass, The Wild Cook, Nature Watch
Issue: February 1997
Condition: Very Good