Outdoors Magazine :: 2007 Editorial Calendar

Feature Stories & Sub-Features: Each month Outdoors Magazine shines its spotlight on different areas of the outdoors world. Features and sub-features are multiple page spreads written by select experts in their fields. (subject to change without notice)

In addition to features and sub-features, each month Outdoors Magazine has over 40 columns written by real guides, industry experts, and the best in their fields. Unlike other magazines that have writers who occasionally hunt or fish, our staff are die-hards who take the time out of their lives hunting and fishing to write.

Issue	Topic
January	Feature: Best Hunting Stories of 2007 Each year at Outdoors Magazine we hear hundreds of hunting and fishing stories. In the January issue we will share our favorites. Sub Feature: Advanced Ice Tricks Ever wonder why a few fishermen catch most of the fish? After reading this article you will be able to fish with the best of them.
February	Feature: In Defense Of Game Ranches Renown author Ed Noonan takes an in-depth look at game ranches and their role in hunting. After reading this, you may never think the same way about them again. Sub Feature: Snow, Sleds, & Shotguns Combining snowmobiles and winter hunting & fishing doubles the pleasure.
March	Feature: Biggest Bucks Of Their Lives The Benoits, R.G Bernier, Hal Blood and others share the stories of their biggest bucks ever. Sub Feature: Late Ice Is Great Ice We all know the best ice action of the year comes in March—the key is knowing how to take advantage of this time of year.
April	Feature: In Search of the Past A nostalgic look back at the deer hunter of yesteryear, by RG Bernier. Sub Feature: Trout Stocking: What The Other Guys Are Doing Across the country states are thinking of creative twists on traditional stocking practices proving that in some cases, the grass is actually greener on the other side.
May	Feature: Tricks Of The Turkey Pro’s Professional turkey hunting guides from PA to Maine share their secrets. Sub Feature: The Lost Love of Live Bait In an age of fancy gadgets, sometimes it pays to go back to the basics.
June	Feature: Tournament Tricks Anybody can get lucky once, but the fishermen who consistently take home the prizes year after year don’t rely on chance. This is how they do it. Sub Feature ATV’S And The Modern Woodsman There is a subtle change taking place in the hunting world. ATVs are here to stay. The sooner you accept it and learn how to use this knowledge to your advantage, the better hunter you will become-this also means knowing where they won’t go.
July	Feature: Critical Moments The Hunter’s Two-Minute Drill by R.G. Bernier Sub Feature: Keeping It Exciting When summer fishing starts to wane, the region’s best share their methods for keeping it exciting. This story epitomizes the saying “Variety is the spice of life.”
August	Feature: Warden’s Stories—Real Life Encounters The area’s oldest wardens share their most bizarre stories ever. Guaranteed to leave you horrified and laughing hysterically. Sub Feature: Posted! How your tax money finances posted property, whether it be through the guise of land trusts, anti-hunting organizations, or “habitat improvement.”
September	Feature: Stand Placement: Tricks For Success by RG Bernier. Sub Feature: The Ethics Of Food Plots Added enjoyment or an unfair advantage?
October	Feature: The Best Bow Hunters You Never Heard Of To do it consistently in our area you have to be very, very, good. These archers are the best. Sub Feature: Bulls & Blood—Record Moose of the Northeast Sometimes you don’t realize how good you have it. Next to Alaska, the biggest bulls in North America are coming out of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
November	Feature: A Day In The Life Of A Deer Tracker Legendary tracker RG Bernier takes the reader through a day on the track of a monster buck. Sub Feature: Under Attack-A Coyote Quandary Coyotes are attacking kids in NJ, killing cattle in PA, multiplying in deer yards in Maine at staggering rates…and still fish and wildlife agencies seem to be ignoring the problem. Is there a solution?
December	e: The Dark Side Of QDM—What You Won’t Read In Other Magazines Feature: The Dark Side Of QDM—What You Won’t Read In Other Magazines With every extra antler point also comes a problem. This feature exposes what nobody else is saying about “Quality Deer Management” and the way it is changing hunting—not necessarily for the better. Sub Feature: Black Powder Delight In much of our region, December black powder seasons offer hunters a last shot at filling their freezers. The hunter that consistently pulls the trigger knows that it takes a new bag of tricks to take advantage of this final reprieve.