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Contents: Mud Season (There’s winter, there’s spring – and there’s the muck in between), Getting Started: Mountain Biking (It’s time to consider the all-terrain capabilities of the sportsman’s two-wheeled off-roader. The basics of biking in the backcountry), The Techno-Tacklebox (Modern science reinvents the rod, reel and lure), The Honor And The Glory & The Fine-Spotted Snake River Cutthroat (When teams from 17 countries converged on Jackson Hole for the World Fly Fishing Championship, ambivalence was caught and released and suddenly pride was on the line), The Outfitter (Rain-busting jackets for spring showers; sensible spools for every fishing situation; and the Frugal Camper’s guide to affordable outdoor gear), Backcountry (Man, bike, a mountain of sand and an indomitable urge) The Sportsman’s Waterworld: A Navigator’s Guide To Aquatic Adventure – The Skinny On Flats Boats (A fleet of new hull designs silences the old slap and chatter), Strokin’! (Can you really canoe? A river-runner’s paddling primer), Cool Water Tools (Polarized, amphibious, ergonomic: Coast Guard approved get-wet gear), Kicking Bassboats (The 1998 bucketmouth regatta: Hot rides for hard-core fishing), The Human Propeller (Five performance paddles – for less than $100 each), All-Star Aqua Dogs (The new breed of specialized, submergible footwear), Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones! (The amazing of concrete canoes) Almanac – News, Tips, Facts And Lore (Scoping out chicks: Scientists sign on as surrogate hens to wild turkey poults; Please Don’t Feed The Wildlife: Suburban coyotes become nasty neighbors in Colorado; Hiking’s Rocky Surprise: The ups and downs of scrambling scree-lined slopes) Departments – Editor’s Notes, Letters, Reports Afield, New Gear Review, Outdoor Skills, Lures & Flies, Survival, Bass, Hunting, Rock & Trail, Nature Watch, Trout, Off-Road, Outdoor Rights, SA‘s 1997 Fishing Awards Winners, Shooting, Food & Drink, Arms & Ammo
Issue: April 1998
Condition: Very Good