Hunting
Hunting the Patterns: What to Do When the Weather Changes
Hunting the Patterns: What to Do When the Weather Changes On November 10th, 2020 the weather was nice. To be honest, it wasn’t a great day to be out in the timber for bow season. The sun was out, the temperature was warm, and the deer movement wasn’t perfect. The rut was happening, but for […]
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PVC? Is It Right for Me?
PVC? Is It Right for Me? By Ryan Graden The Start Being an avid hunter, I have enjoyed the outdoors for many years. It all began as a five year old double-timing my steps in order to keep up with the strides of my father, uncles, and grandfathers as they walked through the timber. Every […]
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Last Chance Longbeards: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Hunt Smarter
Last Chance Longbeards: When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Hunt Smarter By Nick Johnson It was a warm May morning in southern Iowa. Gobbles shattered the shrinking darkness as the sun lazily drew closer to the eastern horizon. I was hunting with Patrick McKinney, Publisher of The Iowa Sportsman Magazine, and we had high […]
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Tale of the Tape: Tagging Mature Deer Every Year
Tale of the Tape: Tagging Mature Deer Every Year By Dan Johnson We all have that one friend or know of a guy who consistently lays down big bucks every year. He’ll send you a text or you will see a picture on Facebook in July or August of a giant buck in velvet he […]
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Big Buck Profile
Big Buck Profile By Nick Johnson Kevin Marso didn’t fully realize it at the time, but as he settled the pin and sent an arrow towards a buck on the morning of November 7th, 2012, no arrow he had ever let loose from the string, carried so much importance. This was an arrow headed towards […]
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Top 10 Mistakes That Will Cost You Ducks
Top 10 Mistakes That Will Cost You Ducks By Ryan Eder When you look at figures and statistics regarding how many ducks the average duck hunter kills in a season you might be surprised. I am willing to bet the numbers are much lower than many of you would suspect. Why? Because hunting waterfowl successfully […]
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Don’t Be…”That Guy”
Don’t Be…”That Guy” By Buster Beaty Throughout my life, I have stumbled across individuals who cause the rolling of my eyes. I’m sure, with a few reflective moments, you have experienced the same. This being brought to surface, we are going to take a look at the cause of such eye juggling, as it applies […]
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New Products for Bow Season
New Products for Bow Season You don’t have to look far before you find many message boards and comment sections of popular outdoor brands littered with speeches like, “I’ve killed loads of deer in a red flannel shirt with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. Why would I need ‘xyz’ product?” Yes, you can […]
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Understanding Thermals and How to Hunt with Them
Understanding Thermals and How to Hunt with Them It’s one of those mornings that as a bowhunter we all dream about. It’s the last week of October and the first cool front has moved in over the last 24 hours. This shift takes daytime highs from the mid 70’s to the mid 50’s. So, it’s […]
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Essential Tree stand Safety Measures: Hunt Smart & Stay Safe
Essential Tree stand Safety Measures: Hunt Smart & Stay Safe My wife often gets annoyed with my morbid musings that I occasionally think out loud. I don’t know why I do it, but it’s compelling to ponder who, what, when, how, and where someone died. Sometimes I put myself in the subject’s shoes, other times […]
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