Hunting
In-Season Scouting: Finding and Analyzing Turkey Sign
Turkeys, much like any game animal, will leave behind signs as they carry out their daily routines. As hunters, these signs are important to us because they help to determine roosting areas, feeding areas, strut zones, and daily patterns…all key components in the grand scheme of tagging a bird. Visually scouting turkeys is sometimes difficult […]
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The Iowa Sportsman Turkey Gear Wish List
If you are a turkey hunter then chances are you love all the gear that goes along with it. Personally I have more gear than I know what to do with, but every year something new comes out that I can’t live without…I am sure the thousands of other turkey hunters out there no exactly […]
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10 Food Plot Myths – Podcast
Welcome to another episode of The Iowa Sportsman Podcast. On this episode Dan welcomes Jessica Graham to the show. Jessica dives into some topics on whitetail food plots that might not be so truthful. Topics discussed include cost of creating and maintaining a food plot, varieties of species, size of food plots, equipment needed, and […]
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Find Your Pattern
Find Your Pattern Patterning your turkey gun is an important part of turkey hunting that sometimes is an after thought to many hunters. Having a finely patterned gun, especially at long-range shots of 40 yards can be the difference of placing a tag on a bird or watching it run away from you. Use these […]
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Find Your Pattern
Find Your Pattern Patterning your turkey gun is an important part of turkey hunting that sometimes is an after thought to many hunters. Having a finely patterned gun, especially at long-range shots of 40 yards can be the difference of placing a tag on a bird or watching it run away from you. Use these […]
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Iowa’s Wild Mushrooms 101 – Podcast
Welcome to another episode of The Iowa Sportsman Podcast! On this episode we are joined by returning guest Dan Turner to discuss wild mushrooms in Iowa. While the morel reigns king of the Iowa mushrooms, Dan goes over all of the different varieties you can find, where and when to find them along with specific […]
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Last Second Scouting Tips
Last Second Scouting Tips: No time to scout? No worries! The best time to scout for turkeys is the weeks or even days leading up to your season. While scouting for birds every weekend all year round is fun and gives you something to do, it isn’t necessarily in order to take a turkey this […]
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How To Become A Landowner – Podcast
Welcome to another episode of The Iowa Sportsman Podcast! On this episode Dan is joined by Ben Harshyne of Whitetail Properties. This is a great show for anyone looking at making the jump into landownership. Thy guys discuss numerous topics about what you need to know when buying recreational property. Ben gives great step by […]
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The Turkey Season Dilemma
The Turkey Season Dilemma There is nothing like a cool crisp morning in the Spring. A gentle blanket of dew, or possibly frost, on the ground, the sun slowly warming up the sky, and the silence that is shattered by a tom turkey sounding off from his roost. A gobble will get a hunters heart […]
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Prepping For Spring Turkey Hunting – Podcast
Welcome to The Iowa Sportsman Podcast! On this episode, Dan Johnson is joined by guest Billy Pryor to get into a discussion about Iowa’s upcoming turkey seasons. Listen along as the guys talk about steps involved that hunters should take note of in order to get ready for Iowa turkey hunting seasons. Turkey hunting is […]
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