Field & Stream

Allow us to introduce Volume 129, Issue 1 of the all-new Field & Stream journal—one of the biggest, most epic issues we’ve ever published. A true collector’s item, this edition is packed with more than 150 pages of the best-in-class storytelling you can only get from Field & Stream. Inside this inaugural issue of the F&S journal, you’ll find:

A Horsepacking trout adventure by T. Edward Nickens A rip-roaring, nail-biting road-trip tale by Eric Church Powerful stories of fathers and sons, and their connection to the outdoors A salute to America’s favorite panfish—the bluegill A new Shooting column by Richard Mann, and a new Dogs column by Tom Davis Throughout the issue, you’ll also find spectacular photography and artwork, including a modern-classic cover by noted wildlife artist Ryan Kirby. Reading the new Field & Stream journal is the next best thing to being outside.

HOMEWARD BOUND

Field & Stream

CONTRIBUTORS

CHEERS & JEERS

Game Faces • A COLLECTION OF OUR FAVORITE READER PHOTOS, FROM THE FIELD AND THE STREAM

SEED TICKS • FIELD & STREAM’S NEWLY NAMED LEGACY STEWARD SHARES THE TALE OF THE FIRST TIME HE VISITED THE PROPERTY WHERE HE’D BUILD HIS FISHING CABIN—COMPLETE WITH A HIGH-SPEED CAR CHASE, JUNGLE SURVIVAL, AND A FULL-FLEDGED WAR AGAINST MILLIONS OF BLOODSUCKERS

THE RANGE

ASK PETZAL • OUR LEGENDARY RIFLES EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR MOST PRESSING QUESTIONS—LIKE IT OR NOT

THE X FACTOR • FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 221 YEARS, BROOD XIII AND XIX CICADAS ARE CO-EMERGING. GET READY—BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE A HATCH THIS EPIC AGAIN

Triple Play

Map the Hatch

MATT’S TIPS • GET A FREE RANGE TARGET AT A BIG-BOX STORE, SEASON A CAST-IRON SKILLET WHILE COOKING A DELICIOUS SHORE LUNCH, AND UP YOUR TURKEY HUNTING FACE-PAINT GAME

TAP’S TIPS • A SELECTION OF TIMELESS TIPS

Nail Your Next Gobbler • DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN CALL IN A TURKEY WITH A NAIL? YOU CAN ALSO CAN MAKE THE CALL YOURSELF WITH BASIC TOOLS. HERE’S HOW TO DO IT

You Make the Call

GEARING UP

BLADE of GLORY • RAPALA’S FISH ’N FILLET HAS BEEN TURNING UP IN TACKLE BOXES, TRUCK BEDS, AND BOAT BINS—READY TO WORK—FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS

THE PHILOSOPHER’S BLOCK • DAVE CONSTANTINE CAN BRING A BLOCK OF WOOD TO LIFE VISUALLY WITH HIS HYPER-REALISTIC SCULPTURES AND SONICALLY WITH HIS GAME CALLS. HERE’S A LOOK AT HIS PROCESS

Ervie’s Mousers • THE DISCOVERY OF SOME HOMEMADE—AND LONG-FORGOTTEN—TROUT FLIES FORGES A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND HER GREAT-GRANDFATHER

THE TOPS • THESE SIX TOPWATER STAPLES HAVE BEEN PRODUCING SURFACE ERUPTIONS THE WORLD OVER FOR DECADES

FEATURES

HOLY WATERS • FROM SKINNY SPRING CREEKS TO THE VAST SEA, FRIGID FLOODED TIMBER TO TROPICAL FLATS, SOME BODIES OF WATER TAKE ON SUCH A LIFE OF THEIR OWN THAT THEY BECOME CENTRAL CHARACTERS IN OUR HUNTING AND FISHING STORIES. HERE ARE SIX OF THOSE TALES

The River

THE FLATS

THE FLOODED TIMBER

The Lake

THE STREAM

The Sea

FISHING WITH MY FATHER • AFTER A STROKE NEARLY KILLS HIS DAD, THE AUTHOR SEARCHES FOR MEMORIES, AND MEANING

Trouble in Duck Hunting Paradise • A MECCA FOR HUNTERS, THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION IS CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF WATERFOWL AND WATERFOWL HUNTING—AND IT’S IN PERIL. TO SAVE THE DUCK FACTORY, HUNTERS NEED HELP

HOOFING IT TO TROUT HEAVEN • In the wilds of British Columbia, amid icy peaks that soar to 12,000 feet, are pristine alpine lakes full of trophy cutthroat trout, many of which have never seen a fly. And the best way to reach these fish involves one of the most iconic sporting traditions—horse packing

A Saga of Survival • SOMETIMES, EVEN IN THE HARSHEST CONDITIONS, AND WITH NO SURVIVAL GEAR...