Hunting

Strategic Rooster Hunting

Strategic Rooster Hunting By Kent Boucher If I was asked to identify my greatest weaknesses I would be able to compile an extensive list within a moment, and one item on that list would be grocery shopping. I walk into the store, forget to grab a cart and then begin wandering aimlessly down the aisles […]

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Overcoming and Adapting to Whitetail Obstacles

Overcoming and Adapting to Whitetail Obstacles By Ryan Graden Obstacles. Hate ‘em, but gotta like ‘em. Right? I’m old enough now to know that when things get in my way of accomplishing a task, I don’t like it. It might make things harder. It might add time to whatever I’m doing. It might create delays. […]

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Targeting Wood Ducks

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 is better than a lot of duck species in my mind. All of these things combined and more are what put wood […]

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Gundog Fixer Upper: Correcting Common Mistakes

Gundog Fixer Upper: Correcting Common Mistakes By Ryan Eder We all make mistakes. So do our dogs. Most of us train our own hunting dogs and due to lack of time, knowledge, experience, facilities and all around “know how” there are holes in the results of our effort. What are some of the common mistakes […]

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Pheasant Heritage of Iowa – Podcast

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Plan a Guided Snowgoose Hunt

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 late march. My friend Eric Katzenmeyer and I were headed to the famous Northwest Missouri to hunt the spring snowgoose […]

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Using Digital Maps to Improve Your Odds

Using Digital Maps to Improve Your Odds By Dan Johnson It’s nine o’clock on a Tuesday night and the entire family is already in bed. I turn on the television in the living room to give off the impression that I’m watching TV. I check all the bedrooms to make 100% sure that everyone is […]

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All The Things You Didn’t Know but Wanted To about Suppressors!

All The Things You Didn’t Know but Wanted To about Suppressors! By Michael Ware We’ve discussed suppressors (silencers) quite a bit, but there are some things you need to consider when buying one for yourself. Buying a suppressor has some paperwork associated with it that some folks find problematic. Trust me. It isn’t that bad. […]

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Five Tips to Better Wingshooting

Five Tips to Better Wingshooting By Tim Ackarman “Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” – Vince Lombardi NFL football players are naturally gifted athletes. Yet they spend much of the summer […]

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The Treestand Dilemma

The Treestand Dilemma By Ryan Graden It’s the ever troubling question that all hunters ask themselves as fall approaches and opening dates draw close. “Where should I hang my stand?” I know for me, as I go through the timber I tend to “see” my hunts play out. “If a buck comes down this trail, […]

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