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Hunting Blind Accessories That Make a Difference 

Hunting Blind Accessories That Make a Difference 

 Hunting Blind Accessories That Make a Difference  There are plenty of reasons to hunt from a blind. Maybe there aren’t any trees suitable for stands, the cover is too sparse, or you need to set up for the right wind. Whatever the case, a blind provides concealment wherever you place it. Once it’s set up, […]

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Tricks Turkeys Fall For

Tricks Turkeys “Fall” For: How to Bust That Fall Thunder Chicken

Tricks Turkeys Fall For: How to Bust that Fall Thunder Chicken Iowa has three seasons: Spring Turkey, Summer Fishing, and Deer Season. Each season has its unique pull on our heart strings, however only one offers the chance at a mixed game bag. Deer season carries the added benefit of overlapping with a less popular […]

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How to Maximize Success with a Plan of Attack Taking Your Inventory

Taking Your Inventory

Taking Your Inventory The summer lull is happening and if you are an avid whitetail hunter, I am sure you’re feeling the “cabin fever” like I am. So many of the fall and winter months are spent chasing these graceful creatures in the timber during Iowa’s variety of seasons. When the months are gone, right […]

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Your Child's Premier Outing

Your Child’s Premier Outing

Your Child’s Premier Outing By Ryan Graden So the time is finally here! You’re thinking the kids are old enough to go on their first hunting or fishing trip. Or so you hope! Just remember, their first experience might make or break any future times in the timber. If it goes well, you can be […]

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Types of Sportsmen

Types of Sportsmen

Types of Sportsman Sportsmen and women come in all different shapes, sizes, ages, etc. We have our own individual personalities that make us each unique. We come from different walks of life. Work different types of careers or go to different schools. Have different political and religious views. etc. It seems, at times; about the […]

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Spring Turkeys Thunder

Spring Turkeys’ Thunder

  The woods wake up slow but loud on opening morning. First, it’s the hoot owls calling back and forth in the dark, their haunting sounds echoing through the timber. Then, the first streaks of pink and orange stretch across the horizon as the song birds begin to wake up as the landscape takes on […]

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Getting Youth Involved in Pheasant Season

Bird Habitats in Iowa

Bird Habitats in Iowa Iowa’s landscape is home to many bird species. From timber to grasslands and wetlands, different habitats support both migratory and resident birds. These landscapes not only provide food and protection for Iowa’s avian friends, but also benefit water quality through erosion control, water filtration, and pollinator support. Intense agricultural practices have […]

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Getting Youth Involved in Turkey Season

Getting Youth Involved in Turkey Season

Getting Youth Involved in Turkey Season Youth turkey season can be such a fun, exciting and rewarding experience.   Here are some tips and tricks for a successful hunt. Get Them Involved Give the youth turkey calls to practice with and invite them to practice calling before season.  A box call or push-button calls are […]

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Make the most out of Spring Turkey Season

How to Find Spring Turkeys

How to Find Spring Turkeys There have been many times throughout my turkey hunting years that I have heard the phrase “There aren’t any turkeys on my ground”, or “I only see turkeys when I’m deer hunting, but never in the spring”.  In my early years I never thought much about it when people said […]

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How to pick a Hunting Blind

How to Pick a Hunting Blind

How to Pick a Hunting Blind If you’re like me, you started hunting with homemade wooden stands, sometimes even just a platform in the Y of a tree. Since then, we saw ladder stands, hang-on stands with climbing sticks, and then pop-up blinds followed by tower blinds. When it comes to the age-old debate of […]

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