A Joe Learning from Pros
We may call ourselves avid hunters, but we all have arenas within the sport that receive less attention than others. I grew up hunting big game and upland birds, and [...]
Early Season Teal – Podcast
Join Dan Johnson and Steve Weisman on this week's episode, as they discuss the early Teal season here in Iowa.
Plan a Guided Snowgoose Hunt
By Nick Johnson Taking part in a guided snowgoose hunt is one of the many waterfowl hunting experiences that I will never forget. It started around midnight last spring during [...]
Targeting Wood Ducks
By Nick Johnson Wood ducks are hands down my favorite duck species. Their curious behavior, the habitats they like to frequent, the male's striking plumage, not to mention their meat [...]
River Honkers
By Nick Johnson Have you hung up your waders and retired the decoys for the season? I hope not! There is still season left and now is the time to [...]
An Epic Journey: Snow Goose Migrations
By: Nick Johnson I can recall as a kid, staring blindly into the cobalt-blue spring sky searching for the source of strange bark sounds and low murmuring chatter. Brilliant white [...]
Iowa Waterfowl Hotspots and Conditions
By Brodie Wubben Owner, Fowlwater Outdoors I have waterfowl hunted in northern and central Iowa my entire life chasing waterfowl and would like to share some of my experiences and [...]
Early Season Duck ID
By Nick Johnson It is common knowledge among waterfowl hunters who hunt early season that the drakes of many species of ducks appear dull and somewhat ugly in color. That [...]
Waterfowl Lingo!
Have you ever walked outside and listened to the Snow Geese or Canada's and wonder what on earth they could be screaming about? Or how about a group of mallards [...]
Small Spreads Take Limits Too
By: Nick Johnson I can remember the first band I ever shot like it was yesterday. I was hunting by myself at a public marsh in central Iowa. I had [...]
