Pursuing an Iowa Ghost: The Bobcat
Pursuing an Iowa Ghost: The Bobcat By Troy Hoepker They’re here! I can almost sense their presence as each footstep drives us deeper into their sanctuary. It’s like that every [...]
Feline Fever: Calling Cats
Feline Fever: Calling Cats By Troy Hoepker Minutes of boredom followed by moments of exhilaration! That’s the feeling that accompanies calling bobcats. My heart began beating in a higher gear [...]
Curing a Shooting Slump
Curing a Shooting Slump By Troy Hoepker Dealing with a miss is frustrating enough, but dealing with several misses in a row is maddening at times. Shooting firearms is a [...]
Coyote Skinning
Coyote Skinning By Troy Hoepker Congratulations!!! You’ve shot a coyote! Now what??? You can certainly sell that coyote on the carcass, or you could get a few dollars more with [...]
What I have Learned from Coyote Hunting
What I have Learned from Coyote Hunting By Troy Hoepker The first coyote I ever called in gave me the slip. I’m sure most hunters would share that the first [...]
Why Wait Until The Snows Flies? Hunting Early Season Coyotes
Why Wait Until The Snows Flies? Hunting Early Season Coyotes By Troy Hoepker A sense of anxiousness and giddiness came over me all at the same time as I waited [...]
REAP Funding Benefits All Iowans
REAP Funding Benefits All Iowans By Steve Weisman A program that doesn’t get enough credit for the benefits that come from it is the Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) program. [...]
10 Reasons we Love to Hunt
10 Reasons we Love to Hunt By Kevin Sturm One thing I have learned over the years is, we as hunters all share a love for the sport called hunting. [...]
The Hunting Buddy
The Hunting Buddy By Earl Taylor Vivek Murthy, a former surgeon general of the United States, has said in recent years that the most prevalent health issue in the country [...]
