''Fur-Fish-Game'' (often called ''Fur, Fish and Game'' or FFG) is an American outdoors

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. FFG features how-to articles and tips, descriptions of outdoor sporting products, and first-person stories of outdoor

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and

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. Subtitled ''The magazine for practical outdoorsman'', FFG focuses on

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fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

, and other outdoor activities more as a part of

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life than as a

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. Unlike most outdoor magazine, FFG also includes updates about fur prices and advice for outdoorsman who run traplines and sell

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History

Founder Arthur R. Harding began ''Hunter-Trader-Trapper'' magazine in 1900, primarily as a report on

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prices for

trappers Animal trapping, or simply trapping or gin, is the use of a device to remotely catch an animal. Animals may be trapped for a variety of purposes, including food, the fur trade, hunting, pest control, and wildlife management. History Neolithic ...

, traders, and

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s. As the only magazine to provide this information, it was an immediate success. In 1914, Harding sold the magazine due to poor health. When he recovered in 1925, his offer to repurchase the magazine was rebuffed, so Harding bought another magazine, ''Fur News and Outdoor World'', and changed the name to ''Fur-Fish-Game''. Harding outlined his philosophy for the new magazine:

"FUR-FISH-GAME wants articles from subscribers telling of their actual experiences-whether hunting, trapping, fur buying, fishing,
camping Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home, either without shelter or using basic shelter such as a tent, or a recreational vehicle. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more nat ...
,
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, medicinal root growing, etc.-with photographs if possible. The editor believes that such material is often of more interest and value than much that is written in flowing language by those who follow writing as a business. F-F-G will be of practical pleasure and profit- edited and published for those who wish to read in plain, everyday language about fur, fish, game and allied interests.""A. R. Harding: The Practical Outdoorsman.
History of FUR-FISH-GAME

FFG today

FFG is still published monthly by Harding's descendants. Although there is less emphasis on fur and trapping than in decades past, the magazine maintains its pragmatic approach to outdoor life. The current BPA audited average paid circulation is 121,162.

Features and regular columns

* "Fish & Tackle" * "Fur Market Report" * "Predator Hunting" * "The Gun Rack" * "I Knew That!" (useful tips and ideas supplied by readers) * "New Products" * "News and Notes" * "The Question Box" * "The Trapline"

References

External links

FUR-FISH-GAME official website
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