2010 Outdoors Magazine Editorial Calendar

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Monthly Special Sections: Each month Outdoors Magazine shines its spotlight on different areas of the outdoors world. Monthly special sections are multiple page spreads with a second cover written by select experts in their fields. In addition to monthly special sections, Outdoors Magazine has 30-40 columns written by real guides, industry experts, and the best in their fields. Our staff are die-hards who take the time out of their lives hunting and fishing to write.*

(Elk Publishing reserves the right to change the 2010 Outdoors Magazine Editorial Calendar without prior notification.)


Issue Monthly Special Sections Additional Monthly Coverage
January

Final issue of Whitetails Only before it becomes a standalone magazine. Spotlight on women and whitetails.

Advanced ice fishing from pike to panfish.
February

Youth in the Outdoors. Stories, photo gallery, and many “touching and feel-good” stories.

Best bucks of 2009 from PA, NY, ME, VT, NH, MA, and OH.
March

Gear Preview. What’s new and hot for 2010.

All aspects of predator hunting including calling, proper firearms, and decoys.
April

Everything Turkey. The most expansive turkey coverage ever featured in OM from the country’s leading experts.

Late season ice pike fishing, early season trout secrets, and spring salmon tune-up.
May

Women in the Outdoors. Fishing and turkey hunting edition.

Trolling, spring fishing, advanced turkey tactics including calling, shooting, and cooking wild turkeys.
June

Fly Fishing Spotlight. 25 best places to fly fish in the East, hard-core for the seasoned fly fishermen spotlighting cutting edge new flies, new gear reviews (rods, waders, line) guide’s tips, and much more.

How to win a fishing derby, pre-season boat preparation, pros and cons of boat mooring, back-pond brook trout tips, and youth turkey stories.
July

Archery Round-Up. Technical gear reviews, best archery animals ever harvested in the Northeast, advanced tactics, stands, 3-D shooting feature, traditional vs. conventional,
crossbow debates.

ATV spotlight, saltwater fishing, spring bass fishing, summer hunting options, home defense for the “Hunting gun” homeowner, and long-range target shooting.
August

Women in the Outdoors. 
Big game edition.

Great Lakes salmon fishing preview, tactical shooting, Whitetail previews for PA, NY, OH, MI, VT, ME, NH, MA. Man-eaters: harrowing
bear hunting stories, and what you should know before you hire a guide.
September

Sportsmen Overcoming Disabilities in the Outdoors. A portion of all ad proceeds from this second annual section will be donated to the Pine Grove Program. A heavy PR push will be made to veterans and the military.

Birds and Fowl—a focus on dogs, training, duck boats, pheasant hunting, goose tactics, camo, and more. Also deer scouting, trail cam tips, and archery tune-ups.
October

Gun Guide. Long distance tips, scope suggestions, small arms hunting, best guns for women and youth, black powder advancements, and the best black powder bucks.

Fall fishing, small game hunting, autumn turkeys, deer debates, and scouting tips.
November

Women in the Outdoors. Spotlight on success—intense stories, pictures, the best women hunters, and more.

Whitetail spotlight—a comprehensive whitetail hunting guide from scents to clothing, hooting and trophy stories, and more. 
December

Whitetails Only. A special insert from our new magazine with 25 pages of intense deer hunting coverage.

An extremely hunting-oriented issue
covering small game, birds, and dogs.

Breaking News:
In addition to features and over 40 columns each month, Outdoors Magazine is on the cutting edge of delivering breaking news to hunters across the East. Whether it is a new record whitetail, 10-pound brook trout,  500-pound bear, or anti-sportsmen legislation, Outdoors has set the  standard for getting the story out to the public and providing them the details of who, what, where, and how before others in the industry even know it happened.

Whitetail Experts:
Outdoors Magazine has put together the best team in the East for providing deer hunters what they need to know in the whitetail woods; from tracking advice to rut predictions to habitat development. The Benoit Family, R.G Bernier, Craig Dougherty and Hal Blood are just a few of our regular contributors.

Fishing:
The Outdoors Magazine writing staff includes some of the area’s biggest names when it comes to putting fish in the net. Master fly fishermen Bill Cairns is one of the countries most respected authorities on the subject, Ed Noonan is one of New York’s most recognized names when it comes to bass and his wisdom extends far beyond the Empire State, Mike Seymour is a full-time fishing guide, and Bill Hilts has covered the Lake Ontario region for years and knows who he needs to talk to for the latest information.

Outdoor Experts:
Other regular contributors include Master Maine Guide Bob Howe—the man some have called Maine’s best all-around guide, champion archer Todd Mead, nationally know dog trainer Alex Sparks, professional waterfowl guide Bradley Carleton, best selling turkey authority Bob Humphreys, travel expert Glenn Dunning, public land hunting guru Dan Ladd, Maine’s top female bear guide Kimberly Lyons, gun specialist Paul Larochelle, and other experts.


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