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Rubbed the Wrong Way
Photo Gallery
Rubbed the Wrong Way   09-May-2008
Texas rancher David Anderson sent us these photos of a big buck that got its rack caught in a rub. The photos just go to show that sometimes nature can be cruel. It didn't take long for the coyotes and vultures to do their dirty work. Viewer discretion is advised.
Game Faces Contest
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week   07-May-2008
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week
From big bucks to monster fish to blazing guns, our readers sent us some pretty wild photos this week. If you submitted a photo, check to see if your shot made it into our favorite picks of the week. If you haven't sent us a shot, submit one today and you could win a $99 flashlight from Surefire.
F&S Adventure
Paddlefish Heaven in Snag City   05-May-2008
Paddlefish Heaven in Snag City
As Oklahoma's rivers swell each spring, so does the number of anglers lining the banks to snag a goliath paddlefish. Sinkers fly, lines get tangled, muscles ache, and the dreams of snaggers from around the country come true. Photographer Chad Love found himself right in the middle of the chaos.
Photo Gallery
The 50 Best Shed Photos   02-May-2008
The 50 Best Shed Photos
Our shed-hunting photo contest has come to an end, and we have officially declared a winner. Check out this gallery to see if your photo made it into our list of the 50 best shed shots. And if it didn't, keep an eye to the ground, because there's always next year!
Game Faces Contest
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week   30-April-2008
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week
This week's editor's picks might be tough to beat. If you've got game - or fish - that you think have the chops to become one of our weekly top photo favorites, bring it on! Send your photos today for a chance to win a flashlight from Surefire.
F&S Adventure
The Town Obsessed with American Shad   28-April-2008
The Town Obsessed with American Shad
The Delaware River shad run happens but once a year, and when it does, the riverside city of Lambertville, New Jersey, goes nuts. We crashed the party to take a swing at these strong-fighting shad that leave a stronger taste in your mouth. Story by Joe Cermele
F&S Adventure
33 Rules of the Trout Fishing Road   25-April-2008
33 Rules of the Trout Fishing Road
Before you plan a massive Montana fly fishing road trip, you need to learn the ground rules. Joe Cermele has all the dirt from over 900 miles of travel across western Montana. Check out his photo outtakes and get some tips on catching more fish, staying out of trouble, and finding good beer.
Photo Gallery
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week   23-April-2008
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week
Think you've got a top-notch hunting, fishing, or outdoor photo? Starting this week we'll be tagging our favorite weekly reader shots in a bunch of different categories. So send us yours, and earn some bragging rights. And if we use one in the magazine, you’ll win a $99 flashlight from SureFire.
F&S Adventure
Flat Chances With Giant Stripers   22-April-2008
Flat Chances With Giant Stripers
There are few places on earth where you can watch 30-plus-pound stripers inhale lures in four feet of glass-calm water. Maryland's Susquehanna Flats is one of them. Story by Joe Cermele
Photo Gallery
The 50 Greatest Lures of All Time   18-April-2008
The 50 Greatest Lures of All Time
Field & Stream's fishing editor has spent 50 years assembling the perfect tackle box. These are the lures that consistently catch the most fish. How many do you have? By John Merwin.
Game Faces Contest
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week   16-April-2008
Reader Shots: Photos of the Week
We've been getting so many snapshots lately that we figured it was time to start posting them weekly. So here are 50 more of our latest favorites. Send us your shots today, and you might see yourself in next week's gallery. And don't forget, if we print one in the magazine we'll send you a $99 flashlight from SureFire!
New Quiz
Test Your Biting Bug IQ   15-April-2008
Test Your Biting Bug IQ
Do you know how many mosquitoes populate the planet? The best bug dope for use in a tree stand? How about a mosquito’s favorite color? Dave Hurteau does. Take his quiz and you might not get bitten as badly when you’re out in the woods this spring. Photo by Getty Images
F&S Adventure
Nebraska: The Ultimate Big Buck Paradise?   10-April-2008
Nebraska: The Ultimate Big Buck Paradise?
Think the area you hunt is tops for monster bucks? See if it can beat the numbers that Dave Hurteau found on an epic hunt in Nebraska last fall. To take a look at some of these impressive muleys and whitetails and find out all the details, read Hurteau's story.
Photo Gallery
Reader Shots: The Hits Just Keep Coming   08-April-2008
Reader Shots: The Hits Just Keep Coming
The way we figure it, our readers either have tons of catch and kill photos laying around, or they're some of the best sportsmen and women in the field. We're betting on the latter. Here are 50 new reader photos. If your spring season is underway, send us your shots today!
Photo Gallery
The Most Realistic Flies You've Ever Seen   07-April-2008
The Most Realistic Flies You've Ever Seen
Graham Owen can tie flies so true to life that even other bugs will try to eat them. Don't believe us? Take a look at this gallery and see for yourself.
Turkey Hunting
Bill Heavey's First Turkey (With A Little Help From Ray Eye)   04-April-2008
Bill Heavey's First Turkey (With A Little Help From Ray Eye)
et one of the nation's top callers show you how to sweet-talk a tom this spring. If Ray Eye can teach Bill Heavey how, he can teach anyone. Includes exclusive footage from Heavey's hunt.
Photo Gallery
Freshwater "Mermaids" Captured Alive   01-April-2008
Freshwater
For years, ice fishermen across the Midwest have reported sightings of half-fish, half-woman creatures lurking in the weeds at the bottoms of deep glacial lakes. Such sightings have never been confirmed. Until now.
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