Field & Stream Magazine - December 2017 - January 2018

In this issue

SPORTSMAN’S NOTEBOOK Force-feed the most lethargic winter trout with these irresistible double fly rigs.

CONSERVATION The Everglades are in dire straits, but scientists say they’ve found a way to save the park.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2017 From a 3D bat lure to a folding rifle, here are 27 can’t miss gifts for your outdoor crazed loved ones.

Hallowed Ground

When you find a hot timber hole for mallards, guard it with your life and enjoy it while the greenheads are here

4 mins

Duck, Date, And Rutabaga Pot Pie

Beneath a duck-fat crust resides winter comfort food at its best

3 mins

Marsh Madness

Fishermen have proposed a way to restore the Everglades and South Florida rivers, but will their idea ever become a reality? 

6 mins

The Perfect Storm

A rough, open-water sea duck hunt in Chesapeake Bay proves to be an action packed adventure

5 mins

Tail End

Pheasants are never easier to find—and flush—than during the final days of the season

3 mins

The Perfect Feather

If you’ve ever caught a fish on a fly, there’s a good chance the hackle wrapped around the hook came from a Colorado chicken barn where a humble, but brilliant, geneticist creates the most sought-after feathers for fly-tiers around the world

10+ mins

A Buck For All Seasons

What was supposed to be a one-time deer hunt in the Nebraska Sandhills turned into a years-long campaign that finally ended last December, with the whitetail of a lifetime

9 mins

So You Want To Kill A World-Record Whitetail?

Are you ready for the sudden fame, social-media backlash, and crazed animal-rights crowd? Stephen Tucker says it’s all totally worth it. Here’s how the Tennessee farmer’s life changed after tagging the largest hunter-killed whitetail buck ever

6 mins

Ghosts Of Africa

FOR HIS FINAL SAFARI, THE AUTHOR STALKED AN ANIMAL HE HAS LONG BEEN FASCINATED BY: THE CAPE BUFFALO

10+ mins

A Sportsman's Life

My hunting and fishing pals are as maddening as I am

4 mins

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