Game & Fish South

Each issue of Game & Fish South details proven local strategies for whitetails, turkeys, bass, catfish and more. Discover the best places to hunt and fish from North Carolina to Texas, and learn the top times for success in the field and on the water. Get info on hot new gear and how it performs, as well as updates on trends, regulations, seasons and destinations to help you plan your next outing.

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GAME & FISH ONLINE • TIPS, TACTICS, GEAR, NEWS AND MORE AT GAFMAG.COM

MOON TIMES

WORKING OUT THE ANGLES • SOME HUNTERS GET FLUSTERED WHEN THEY HAVE TO TAKE AN ANGLED SHOT. WHILE THE MATH CAN BE COMPLICATED, REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS SELDOM ARE.

NAVIGATING THE MAIZE • CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, THE BEST TIME TO HUNT A CORNFIELD MIGHT BE BEFORE ITS CUT.

A NEED FOR SPEED • Archery industry leaders introduce a revolutionary new broadhead

ULTIMATE SEASON '25

GOOD TO THE BONE • HOW TO MAKE AND COOK WITH VENISON BONE BROTH

BACK TO OUR (GRASS) ROOTS • WITH CUTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES AND BUDGETS, IT’S UP TO HUNTERS AND ANGLERS TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF AMERICAN CONSERVATION.

DREAM SEASON • A QUARTER CENTURY AFTER A MENTOR INTRODUCED HIM TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ELK HUNTING, THE AUTHOR RETURNS THE FAVOR BY GUIDING THREE NEWCOMERS TO THEIR FIRST BULLS.

AROUND THE SOUTH • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH

LOADED FOR COVEYS • IT’S TIME TO GEAR UP FOR QUAIL SEASON.

CHASING THUNDER • A BOWHUNTER’S GUIDE TO WILD TURKEYS IN THE FALL.

FOOLING THE MEATEATERS • STREAMER FLIES ARE THE TICKET TO JUMBO-TROUT ACTION IN THE FALL.

AUTUMN HOT SPOTS • Top southern tailwaters for big trout on streamer flies.

Tag A Dandy EARLY • TROPHY BUCK EXPERTS SHARE THEIR PRE-RUT SECRETS.

RED ALERT • A new hunting app puts the abilty to blood-trail deer in your hands … literally.

POMPS AND CIRCUMSTANCE • OCTOBER BRINGS A LATE PUSH OF BIG POMPANO TO SOUTHERN WATERS.

CAJUN NIRVANA • THE FERTILE WETLANDS AND WATERS SURROUNDING LAKE CHARLES, LA., OFFER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF FISHING AND WATERFOWLING POSSIBILITIES.

AREA ATTRACTIONS • There’s more than great fishing and hunting in store.

LONE STAR LEGENDS • A NORTH TEXAS RANCH OFFERS HUNTERS A LEGITIMATE SHOT AT THE BUCK OF A LIFETIME.

TEXAS DEER GEAR • The rifle, scope and load used to take down a Lone Star stud.

Marlin 1895 MAGPUL TRAPPER • THIS HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE LEVER-ACTION RIFLE IS NOT YOUR GRANDADDY’S GUN. IT’S BETTER.

NIGHTMARE ON ELK STREET • WHEN CHASING DREAMS, IT CAN BE HARD TO SEPARATE REALITY FROM FANTASY.