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GEAR 10 Essential Tools for Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Survival

In the spirit of you can never have too many knives, here are 10 cool tools—each with a unique purpose—to add to your collection

By T. Edwards Nickens

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Some Thoughts on Shotgun Triggers

What we “trigger slappers” can learn from today’s top sporting-clays shooters

By Phil Bourjaily posted Apr 19th, 2018

Here’s what the “trigger slappers” of the world can learn from today’s top sporting-clays shooters…
Hunting

How to Clean Morel Mushrooms

Here's the best way to prepare all the morels you find this spring. Once they're clean, be sure to cut them like this for cooking and stock, so you don't waste a single morsel

By The Editors posted Apr 17th, 2018

Here's the best way to prepare all the morels you find this spring. Once they're clean, be sure to cut them like this for cooking and stock, so you don't waste a single…
Hunting

How to Sauté Morel Mushrooms

Sautéing morels isn't hard once you know the secret to it. Here's how to perfectly cook your foraged mushrooms without drying them out

By The Editors posted Apr 17th, 2018

Sautéing morels isn't hard once you know the secret to it. Here's how to perfectly cook your foraged mushrooms without drying them out.
Hunting

How to Cook Turkey-Stuffed Morel Mushrooms

Make the most of spring by using wild turkey as a tasty stuffing for morel mushroom caps. Here's how to cook up this simple and savory dish.

By The Editors posted Apr 17th, 2018

Make the most of spring by using wild turkey as a tasty stuffing for morel mushroom caps. Here's how to cook up this simple and savory dish.
The Gun Nuts

Six Best Folding Knives for Outdoorsmen

Petzal picks his favorite folders in every price range—except cheap

posted Apr 16th, 2018

David E. Petzal picks his favorite folding knives in every price range—except cheap.
The Gun Nuts

Blast from the Past: Pedersen Device

This piece of World War I ingenuity converted a bolt-action rifle into a semiauto carbine

By Phil Bourjaily posted Apr 13th, 2018

The Pedersen device converted a rifle into a semiautomatic carbine for increased firepower during World War I.
A Sportsman's Life

Fletcher’s Gets Three New Rowboats

Spring, and fishing, must be around the corner

By Bill Heavey posted Apr 12th, 2018

Spring, and fishing, must be around the corner…
The Gun Nuts

Should Bird Hunters Use Non-Toxic Shot for Grouse and Woodcock?

Our shotguns expert explains the pros and cons of shooting steel or bismuth loads on small birds

By Phil Bourjaily posted Apr 10th, 2018

Our shotguns expert gives the pros and cons of shooting non-toxic ammunition in the uplands.
The Gun Nuts

The Ideal Deer (and Occasional Elk) Cartridge

You can’t beat the .270 Winchester or the .280 Remington. Which is better? Take your pick.

By David E. Petzal posted Apr 9th, 2018

You can’t beat the .270 Winchester or the .280 Remington. Which is better? Take your pick.

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The Wild Chef

How to Cook Delicious Wild Game Pizza in a Cast-Iron Skillet

This wild pizza is crispy, cheesy, and ready in minutes. And perhaps best of all—no tipping required

By Colin Kearns posted Mar 1st, 2018

The secret ingredient to the most delicious and easiest homemade wild game pizza is a cast-iron skillet.
Hunting

How to Create Red-Hot Turkey Hunting Habitat with Small-Scale Prescribed Burns

Raising turkey habitat out of the ashes

By Will Brantley posted Feb 1st, 2018

On a landscape level, periodic prescribed burns reduce the fuel load (leaf litter and dead logs on the forest floor) that builds over the years and can cause wildfires…
Fishing

Kickoff the Fishing Season with a Pickerel Slam Fest

The time to strike is right after the ice melts

By Joe Cermele posted Feb 1st, 2018

If you’ve got an ultralight spinning rod, chains can make it bend before all the more glamorous species wake up.
Hunting

Snow Birds: Turkey Hunting the Black Hills

A sudden winter storm makes an already challenging public-land hunt even harder—and more rewarding

posted Jan 15th, 2018

A sudden winter storm makes an already challenging public-land turkey hunt the Black Hills of South Dakota even harder—and more rewarding…

Reader Questions

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Hunting The Wise Guys

10 Outdoor Legends Share Their Greatest Hunting and Fishing Skills

By Will Brantley and Joe Cermele

From the Editors

David E. Petzal

Petzal is the Rifles editor for Field & Stream. His writing ability and knowledge of firearms are often referred to as "godlike."

The Gun Nuts

The Ideal Deer (and Occasional Elk) Cartridge

You can’t beat the .270 Winchester or the .280 Remington. Which is better? Take your pick.
The Gun Nuts

Join the Scope Revolution

Seven reasons why today’s scopes are better than ever—way better
The Gun Nuts

The 9 Best African Hunting Books

Petzal picks his favorites, from Ruark and Capstick to Aagaard and Boddington

Michael R. Shea

Shea’s first F&S story was about how to tan a deer hide in your bathroom. (His wife was not amused.) He’s now one of the brand’s go-to writers, adventurers, and video producers.

The Conservationist

New Spending Bill Promises Windfall for Conservation

$1.3 trillion package passed by the Congress is a potential boon for fish, wildlife, and sportsmen
Six Wildest Hunting Adventures at SCI

From the world’s largest grouse to the planet’s toughest sheep, from the Arctic Circle to the Australian bush, here’s what your wildest dreams are made of
Best Taxidermy from the SCI Convention

Baboons, buffs, bongos, and more.

Joe Cermele

Cermele is the fishing editor for Field & Stream and the host of Hook Shots, a digital series that blends fishing with punk rock—naturally.

How to Tie a Spoon Fly That Will Catch Fish Anywhere

Spoon Skinz makes tying spoon flies easy—and the result is an offering that few fish can resist
Chop, Chop! How to Rig and Fish Cut Baits

These four bait rigs will catch the biggst channel catfish, flatheads, gator gar, and redfish in any water
Shave and a Hair Bug: How to Flyfish with Deer-Hair Flies

Spun-hair files are secret weapons for bass, pike, and trout. Here are the best fly patterns, fly-tying tips, and big-fish tactics

Scott Bestul

Bestul is one of the industry’s leading deer experts. If a Field & Stream tip helped you kill a deer, you can probably thank him.

12 Secrets to Finding More Shed Antlers

Follow these expert tips to have your best-ever bone-collecting season
Best New Compound Bows from the 2018 ATA Show

Whitetails Editor Scott Bestul reveals his top new bow picks from the 2018 Archery Trade Association show
Best New Crossbows from the 2018 ATA Show

Whitetails Editor Scott Bestul reveals his favorite new crossbows from the 2018 Archery Trade Association show

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Gear

The Total Outdoorsman's Guide to Knives

How to wield, sharpen, maintain, and survive by the outdoorsman's ultimate tool

By T. Edward Nickens posted Apr 6th, 2018

The Total Outdoorman's Guide Knives: How to wield, sharpen, survive, and thrive with the ultimate tool.
Gear

Bonus Blades: 10 Essential Tools for Hunting, Fishing, Camping, and Survival

In the spirit of you can never have too many knives, here are 10 cool tools—each with a unique purpose—to add to your collection

By T. Edward Nickens posted Apr 6th, 2018

From slime-proof fillet knife to a classic axe to a next-level survival knife, these 10 bonus blades belong in every Total Outdoorsman's collection.
Gear

Everyday Knife Skills

How to survive and thrive in the wild with a trusty knife

posted Apr 6th, 2018

No matter if it's for survival, EDC, or even kitchen work, a trusty knife can save the day.
Gear

Knife Work We Live For

The sound of an edge running across a stone, punching a hunting tag, field-dressing a deer—these moments capture why outdoorsmen love knives

By T. Edward Nickens posted Apr 6th, 2018

From punching a hunting tag to making the final cut on a deer, these are some of our favorite moments to use a knife.

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