Shot Placement Outcome for Coyotes
Shot Placement Outcome for Coyotes By Troy Hoepker After holding back the anticipation all morning, it was time. I finally donned my white parka midday leaving the truck behind for [...]
Teamwork Coyotes
Teamwork Coyotes By Troy Hoepker It felt good to be settled in and surrounded by the tall walnuts and old rough-barked hickory trees that grew on the hillside once again [...]
The Dog Days of an Iowa Winter
The Dog Days of an Iowa Winter By Troy Hoepker My truck seemed so insignificant and small as I drove down the road not even able to see up over [...]
Cold Calling New Coyote Properties
Cold Calling New Coyote Properties By Troy Hoepker It doesn’t matter whether it’s deer hunting, pheasant hunting or coyote hunting, each time we gain permission on a new spot we [...]
The Red Fox
The Red Fox Cunning, agile and charismatic are just a few of the adjectives that describe the Red fox. The largest member of the true foxes, the Red fox is [...]
Stalking The Predator: The Art of Stalking Red Fox & Coyote
Stalking The Predator: The Art of Stalking Red Fox and Coyote By Whiterook Traditional methods of hunting predators in Iowa have revolved around the use of dogs and calling from [...]
Coyotes Late Season Dirt Hole Success
Late season coyote dirt hole trapping utilizes a #3 or #4 size trap, a stake, lures, urine, and bait. Throughout the decades this method has proved itself as a reliable [...]
Handling Multiple Coyotes
The sun was just spreading its first rays across the landscape of the beanfield in front of us. It was peaceful, calm and quiet. Yet, you would have never known [...]
Thinking Small
Hunting in Iowa has changed significantly during my lifetime. Four decades ago wild turkey and deer were scarce or non-existent in much of the state. Most hunters started out shooting [...]
The Changing of Scenery: Where to Place Your Stand at Different Times of The Season
Let’s face it, archery hunting for whitetails isn’t always easy, in fact most of the time it’s the exact opposite. I mean, sure, sometimes you have great luck and you’re [...]
