Northwoods Sporting Journal
New England's Premier
Hunting, Fishing, &
Outdoor Magazine
December
The Northwoods Sporting Journal is the Northeast's most comprehensive, entertaining outdoor sporting magazine.
Lost On a Mountain in Maine
Why Do We Hunt?
New Deer Rifles
November Grouse
Essence of the Hunt
Lost Hunter: The Untold Story
Big Bad Bogs
The Cross Bull
Crossbows: The Purchase Decision
Spectacular Spring Bears
Fly Fishing the Hex Hatch
The Mystery of the Lost Hunter
Best Trout Lures
June Fly Fishing
Spring Fishing Report
Rifle Accuracy Thieves
Finally, Trout Season Opens
Atlantics: The King Clings On
Never Cry Wolf
New Rifles
First Moose Hunt
Deer Season Wrap
Deer Season Snapshots
My Grand Slam
Shotguns: Ford or Ferrari?
Big Belated Buck
Hunting Small Woodlots
Finding Trophy Bucks
Bear Meat’s Bad Rap
Pa’tridge in the Pan
The Buck Moon
Bull Named Yukon
Love at First Bite
Muzzleloading Black Bears
Hiring a Moose Guide
Last Stand at Papa’s Point
The Green Drake Hatch
Furnace Brook Knives
Summer Fishing Spots
Best Spring Trout Flies
Wives Who Hunt
Two Warden Tales
Spring Fishing Plans
The Redemption Bear
Tying the Barnsie
Hastie’s Hut
Spring Gobbler Secrets
Ice Fishing Hotspots in Maine
The Gregarious Grouse
Survival: Deer Hunt Gone Bad
The Bear Buck
The Togue Hunters
Kids: Pickerel Passion
Blackpowder Mistakes
The Hunter’s Moon
Buck Fever
Legendary Maine Bucks
November Grouse
Bucks: The Big Woods Mystique
Hunting: Ethical Choices
SAM Saves Deer Yards
Warden Pilots
Mean Seeds
Moose of the Slash
Henry Arms Celebrates 25th Anniversary
One Night in Alaska
Fall Backwater Brookies
Fly Fishing Summer Bass
The Forgotten Fendler Legacy
Summer On the Allagash
Catch and Release or Kill
Understanding Fly Lines
Green Lake: A Special Fishery
Spring Fishing Allagash Lake
Overhauling the Maine Deer Hunt
Maine’s Wild Trout
Trout Season Opens
A Close Shave
Turkey Woods Tips
Kings of the Yukon
The Rarest Eagle
The Golden Retriever Man
The Cigar-Tractor Man
The Rarest Mushroom
Sunday Hunting: Is There a Compromise?
Shadowing a Big Buck Hunter
The New Marlins
Anticosti Hunts: New Options
Mythical Maine Creatures
Grace in the Deer Woods
The Legend of Sneaky Pete
The Whitetail Flag
Opening Day
Back Seat Shooters
New Deer Rifles
Grouse Hunting Basics
Moose: Shot Placement
The Venerable 30:06
Big Moose Tactics
Good News for Maine Deer Yards!
Results of Maine Deer Hunter Survey
Tips for Bear Hunters
Game Wardens Needed
Spruce Mountain Sasquatch
The Lowly Togue
Deer Yards: Can We Save Them?
What Flyline and When
Game Camera Buck
The Fabled Fisher
Famous Trolling Flies
The Early Hatches
Talking With Turkeys
Streamer Size Matters
North Woods Wet Flies
Return of the King
Legendary Maine Bucks
The 16 Gauge Resurgence
The Legacy Lives On
Electric Snowmobiles
The Mystery of Big Bog
The Grouse Blunder
Black Powder Opportunities
The Mystery of Bog Bog: Part II
The Ammo Shortage
November Grouse Great!
Lever Guns for Deer
Best Maine Deer Guns
October: The Sportsman’s Gift
Sneakin’ a Peek
Gunning for Grouse
Bucky Owen: A Good Guide
Tactics for Big Moose
Message from the Editor
The Cougar Sightings
Cougars: Are They in Maine?
Fishing Small Runs
Libby Camps Open for Business
Maine Turkeys: Less Conservative Hunt Plan
Overlooked Fishing Laws
The National Eagle Repository
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For anyone who hunts, fishes, or simply enjoys the great outdoors, a subscription to the Northwoods Sporting Journal is the monthly gift that maintains the all-important connection to the people and places that mean the most to outdoors loving people.
Great Tips Every Month
Each month in the Sporting Journal, the most comprehensive sporting magazine in the Northeast, more than 50 outdoor writers share with you not only their memorable outdoor adventures but the best way to do things, whether it’s stalking a big buck, seducing a top-feeding brookie, or simply mending a busted boat trailer.
Stories from Maine Hunters & Fishers
The outdoors people who write for the Sporting Journal have done it all. Seasoned hunters and anglers, they, like all sports people, love to share their stories. They have them in spades. For the price of a subscription, they take you along every month of the year. Don’t miss an issue of the Sporting Journal, the most comprehensive sporting magazine in the Northeast.
Something for Everyone
Men, women, children, fishers, hunters, hikers, or kayakers, the Sporting Journal has something for anyone whose recreational pursuits fall under the Great Outdoors’ broad mantle. Check us out! You’ll agree.
Personality From a Range of Writers
Our loyal readers, those who have been aboard for more than 25 years, will tell you that the Sporting Journal is a hunting and fishing magazine with “personality.” It’s true. It’s no accident.
Unlike other hunting and fishing publications that rely on a repetitive publishing formula, we pride ourselves on letting our writers “have their voice.” Unpredictable, opinionated, humorous, flinty, and even outlandish, at times. But never boring!
Enjoyable Cover to Cover
Many readers tell us they can’t wait each month for their Journal. They follow the hilarious fictional adventures of Me & Joe, pore through the Outdoor News Section to get up to speed on outdoor issues, search the ads for Marty the Moose, or read their favorite monthly columnist. Entertaining and highly informative, the 72 pages of the Northwoods Sporting Journal are the best bang for the buck when it comes to outdoor reading material.
Don’t take our word for it. Ask one of our longtime readers, or check out the coffee tables at any deer camp or sporting lodge, or, yes, even the outhouse! Like a faithful old gundog, the Journal hangs around. There is a reason for it.
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The Northwoods Sporting Journal is where advertisers connect with the outdoor community to target potential customers.
Over 700 Stores in Maine
The Northwoods Sporting Journal is sold at more than 700 large and small retail outlets throughout northern New England. It is the most comprehensive sporting magazine in the Northeast.
Over 10,000 Monthly Readers
The combination of newsstand sales and mail subscribers gives the Sporting Journal a combined monthly circulation of about 10,000. Our time-tested “shelf life” at sporting lodges and outfitters makes our actual readership much more. Don’t take our word for it! Ask a sporting camp owner. Take a glance at the lodge’s nearest coffee table or reading nook. The Sporting Journal is the most comprehensive Sporting Magazine in the Northeast.
Readers in New England & Canada
Although the Sporting Journal is the outdoor read anywhere in northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes, we have many subscribers in Massachusetts and other areas of New England.
Print & Digital Options Available
The printed version of the Sporting Journal continues to be the flagship of our outdoor communication mediums. However, our new, improved website makes our digital version of the magazine available to all. Best of all, there is no charge for the digital issues. The Sporting Journal is the most comprehensive Sporting Magazine in the Northeast.
Like a topline set of truck tires, this gives your advertising dollar extended mileage. Advertise in the digital magazine and on the website itself. Contact us at 207-732-4880 or email [email protected] for prices and more information.
Long Shelf Life & Wide Presence
As we like to say, “The Sporting Journal has a shelf life. It hangs around longer than an old wool hunting shirt or tired gun dog beside a fireplace.”
We like to think that this shelf life is a product of our publication’s personality, thoughtful, seasoned outdoor writers, and exciting advertising displays. Distributing free issues of expired Journals at New England sportsman shows and other outlets help that shelf life, too.
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