Preventing the Mistakes That Spook Coyotes
By Troy Hoepker It was all going perfectly to the plan. My friend and fellow Iowa Sportsman Magazine writer Nick Johnson had traveled down to film me calling coyotes for [...]
Iowa Coyotes: Inside the Numbers
I hadn’t felt the cold wind sting my face in quite some time like it did that February day this last winter. My calling partner Mark and I joked that [...]
Snaring Coyotes on Edges & Points
By Joshua Jones It was January 2nd, 2008. My trapping partner, Justin Garrison, was riding with me headed toward a new farm we had just acquired to trap on and [...]
Colder Weather Coon Trapping
Colder Weather Coon Trapping By Joshua Jones Picture this scenario as a trapper: It is Friday night before the opening day of the trapping season in Iowa and you are [...]
Cold Weather Raccoon Water Trapping
By Chris Pohl Trapping in the late part of the season most generally means much colder temperatures along with frozen ground and lots of ice for most of Iowa. A [...]
Trapping For Beginners – Podcast
Welcome to The Iowa Sportsman Podcast, on this episode Dan Johnson talks to JD Rogge on getting started with trapping. JD discusses all the things needed to get started and [...]
Encountering Iowa Bobcats
When Bret Paulsen filled his archery tag with a 155 inch, eleven point bruiser of a buck in mid November, some would call it a very successful fall already. What [...]
Basics of Trapping
By Mike Sells With the recent rise in the price for raw fur, many of you may be considering starting a trap line. It is an excellent way to keep [...]
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 when I first spotted [...]
Encountering Iowa Bobcats
By Troy Hoepker When Bret Paulsen filled his archery tag with a 155 inch, eleven point bruiser of a buck in mid November, some would call it a very successful [...]
