Hunting

Turkey Hunting Scenarios

Turkey Hunting Scenarios By Ryan Graden Turkey season is just around the corner and I have the turkey hunting bug! I can’t wait for that first morning when I can get out in the timber here in Iowa to chase the big Easterns that make the hardwoods their home. I enjoy engaging them in a […]

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Whitetails 365

Whitetails 365 Should you Plant a Spring Food Plot By Aaron McKinney Planting spring food plots can be a key factor in setting deer hunters up for success in the fall and winter. A lot of times, hunters focus solely on fall food plots. If you’ve lived in Iowa long, you know our August and […]

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Essential Spring Turkey Gear

Essential Spring Turkey Gear By Nick Martin Whether you are just getting into turkey hunting or you have been at it for a long time, you will find that the sky is the limit for as how deep do you want to dive into purchasing gear for the hunt. Although all the bells and whistles […]

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Cooking with Cast Iron

Cooking with Cast Iron By Ryan Graden Professionally, I am a Director at a church camp. To be honest, this career was never on my radar when I was younger. What I thought I wanted (desk job making lots of money) ended up being something I just couldn’t stand to do. Yes, I tried a […]

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Mistakes Archers Make and How to Correct Them

Mistakes Archers Make and How to Correct Them By David Holder “Mistakes archers make”, it sounds cut and dry, doesn’t it? Well, it would be if we looked at the obvious mistakes. You know the ones I’m talking about: not pulling your bow out to practice until the week before the season opens, or not […]

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Establishing and Maintaining Native Warm Season Grasses

Establishing and Maintaining Native Warm Season Grasses By Jessica Graham My husband and I just moved to our current residence a few years ago. During that first year, we knew we wanted to attract wildlife to our property. We wanted to create a wildlife mecca, holding gamebirds, deer, and other wildlife. The first steps included […]

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Security Routes Are the Key To Whitetail Success!

Security Routes Are the Key To Whitetail Success By Ricky Kinder When talking about tree stand placement I often get the question; “What is the most important part to having a good tree stand location?” The no brainer answer would be where there is the most sign of deer on the property.  Since that is […]

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Gaining Access To Hunting Ground

Gaining Access To Hunting Ground By Dan Johnson For me April means two things, turkey hunting and finding new property to hunt. If you’re like me you don’t own your own property, you can’t afford to lease property, and you weren’t blessed by being born into a family that owns a large amount of hunting […]

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Hand-Calling Coyotes: Become The Hunted!

Hand-Calling Coyotes: Become The Hunted! By Troy Hoepker Once upon a time, some prehistoric ancestor of ours somewhere figured out that if he pulled a blade of grass, stuck it between his lips and blew, he could squeak up one those invincible ghosts called a coyote. Without a smart phone handy to share his success […]

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Putting in the Time Equals Big “Tines”

Putting in the Time Equals Big “Tines” By Ryan Arnevik I think I’m like most whitetail hunters who dream about encountering and harvesting a monster whitetail, and when this deer was walking straight toward us, I was silently hoping this surreal experience was no dream at all. My friend and hunting buddy, Rory Heims, and […]

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