Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays; Three Great Ways to Improve Wing Shooting
“Here they come”, I thought to myself, as a bevy of mourning doves came sailing towards me over the picked cornfield with the intention of finding a roost in the [...]
Through the Eyes of the DNR
Through the Eyes of the DNR; Top Ten Most Common Violations Seen During Hunting Seasons So, you went to school and you made it happen. After, you saw what you [...]
Keeping Your Youngster Entertained
Creating a great experience when taking a child turkey hunting, involves more than just a successful hunt with a dead bird. We all want the hunt to be successful whenever [...]
Survival: Stacking the odds in your favor
By: Ryan Woythaler Uh-Oh. There probably isn’t two more uttered words in the English language that have meant the end to more outdoor adventures than those two seemingly innocent syllables. [...]
Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund and its Impact on Iowa’s Natural Resources
By Steve Weisman “Your License Dollars-YOUR LEGACY.” This statement sums up the impact that fishing, hunting and trapping license sales have for outdoor enthusiasts in Iowa. That’s right, 100 percent [...]
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. I always find it interesting how [...]
Safety in the Field
Safety in the field and out of the field is something that many of us practice routinely throughout the hunting season. The standard regime of keeping the barrel pointed away [...]
Hunting Snapping Turtles Not for the Faint of Heart
By Steve Weisman When many people hear the words snapping turtle, they cringe thinking about what that sharp, hook-shaped mouth could do to an unsuspecting finger! Yet there are individuals [...]
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 [...]
