Fur, Fish and Game.

[429421Cowboy]

Who here likes this mag? I have read it whenever i could as a kid, it just seems to always have the best stuff, for bluecollar outdoorsmen like me. I finally got a subscription for Christmas, my mother usually gets me one to Outdoor Life and Field and Stream, but lately they are one giant add for new camo, factory ammo and bowhunting gear. Don't get me wrong, i bowhunt, but how much midwest corn-fed whitetail hunting can you read about? Little diagrams of places that exisist only in magazine spreads, planting food plots and leasing places, just does not apply to me. I run a working ranch here and can't put food plots in with cattle around and either have them destroyed or taking up grazing lands, and I still manage for game and leave plenty of cover for them, but i don't need to read about specialty wildlife blends.
So, the do-it-yourself kind of projects and more self-sufficient attitude of the articles in FFG are much more interesting to me, and i think the mag is a much better value.
I also appriciate the fur and horn prices, and its just about the only magazine that talks about trapping in-depth.
So do you read it? If not, what outdoor mags do you enjoy?

[LUCKYDAWG13]

i used to read that all the time when i was a kid. i ran a small trap line FFG
was a lot of help and i still pick it up when i see it

[waksupi]

Fur Fish & Game, and Backwoodsman are about the only worth while magazines still in existence.

[dpunch]

FFG is one of my favorite mags. I learned a lot of trapping tips from it when I was young.

[Reg]

Great little magazine, been reading it since the early 60's, subscribed for the last 30 at least. Very realistic approach on hunting and fishing and the only real source for trapping information.
They would actually rather take your hand written article on your last bunny hunt than take one professionally written about the $10,000.00 elk hunt the writer was paid to take.
Have yet to find a copy of the Backwoodsman but understand it is put together along the same lines. If so, will subscribe for sure as I have had enough of the phoniness in the world.

[292]

Like others have said I read it as a kid. The only magazine I get today today is American Hunter. Maybe I'll check into a subscription of FFG. Thanks for the reminder.

[472x1B/A]

It's the go to mag for me. FFG, Backwoods Home magazine, and NRAs 1st Freedom magzine. Thoes are the only ones we get now.

[TCLouis]

I like the stories from average folks.

Like "Handloader" USED to be.

[drsfmd]

I've written a few articles for them over the years. I think it's by far the best outdoors magazine in publication today.

[Duce53]

+1 for FFG and don't forget Lew and Charlie a little hokey but fun to read......<><Duce53

[woody1]

I'm a regular subscriber. Regards, Woody

[reloader28]

I get a copy once in a while and I like that mag.
I got Outdoor Life and Field and Stream for years. I had several boxes of them dating back to mid 80's. Finally threw them all out a couple months ago.

Anymore, most of the magazines are exactly like the hunting shows. Extremely boring and for nobody else except the rich guy that dont care about cost.
Fur Fish and Game seems to be more like the average, down to earth guy.

[biggc1]

I used to subscribe when I was a kid and loved it! Brings back memories. I'll have to look Iit up and get a subscription. Glad to hear it's still around. .

[psychicrhino]

Loved FFG as a kid when I ran a few coon traps. Loved Lew and Charlie and always saw myself in the Alaskan wilds like them when checking my dozen victor #2s here in east Texas. Not seen one in years.

[MT Gianni]

I don't subscribe to any of them now but buy Backwoodsman almost every issue and FFG at least 1/2 of the year.

[shtur]

Most current outdoor magazines have a huge amount of advertisement, they should give the magazines free. The phone book has a lot of advertisement, and their books are free.
When Sports Afield raised their rates and stated their subscribers were a class above the average outdoorsman, I puked and ended my subscription to them.
Writers in Handloader use lots of words to not say much information.

[starmac]

Just picked up the latest one a couple days ago. I haven't even had a chance to see what is in it this month.

[jcwit]

Fur, Fish & Game and Backwoodsman are the only 2 mags I buy. I keep telling myself I should buy a few of the retro books that FFG offer but never seem to get around to it.

[onesonek]

Fur Fish & Game, and Backwoodsman are about the only worth while magazines still in existence.

Ain't that the truth.

[Victor N TN]

I've never seen it before. I know Jim Carmichel personally. So I usually get Outdoor Life. Several years ago one of the writers for G&A said something that was out right stupid. So I haven't bought them since. I wish someone would do a good magazine. I have a couple of dozen days every month that I'm out of game / hunting material.