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Cutting Tracks and Calling Coyotes
Cutting Tracks and Calling Coyotes The lone disturbance in the pristine virgin snow 20 feet below me told the story. A lone coyote had traveled the ice on the narrow frozen creek directly under the bridge I was checking, carving his footed imprint into the fresh powder from the overnight’s snowfall. I left the truck […]
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Iowa Crow Hunting Tips: The Art of Crow Hunting
The Art of Crow Hunting For the past 20 years, Rick Kilpatrick from Estherville and his sons Josh and Travis have hunted waterfowl, pheasants, partridge, turkeys and – are you ready for this – crows! Yes, that black beady eyed bird that makes that annoying caw, caw, caw sound. Rick, himself, began hunting crows back […]
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Tight Lipped Ice Tactics
Tight Lipped Ice Tactics We’ve all experienced it… a day we load up and head out full of anticipation of a great day out on the ice. You’ve dreamt of that ice rod bending as you set the hook on yet another slab crappie or 10-inch plus bluegill…Vexilar screens lighting up with fish on the […]
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Catfishing on Ice
Catfishing on Ice I’ve been fortunate enough to catch channel catfish through the ice on numerous occasions throughout the years. Most of these came from farm ponds or city ponds, although a few have come from public lakes. If you can find them, they really aren’t that difficult to entice into biting. Finding them can […]
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