Turkey

Tools for Success: A Beginners Guide on Less is More

Tools for Success: A Beginners Guide on Less is More By Aaron Stonehocker As the sun sets on the 2014 hunting seasons, I reflect on where I have been as a hunter. While breaking down my bow for the season without having launched a single arrow, I cannot help but feel as though this season […]

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Calling all Iowa Sportsman!

Calling all Iowa Sportsman!

Calling all Iowa Sportsman! Tired of the same old hunting and fishing stories? Want to get the inside scoop on the latest gear, techniques, and local hotspots? Then, you need to tune in to The Iowa Sportsman Podcast. You can expect up-to-date hunting and fishing reports. Get the lowdown on what’s biting and where to […]

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How ATVs and UTVs Revolutionize Food Plots Bagging Late Season Bucks Benefits of Timber Stand Improvement Shotgun Tactics for Success

What Now?

What Now? By Noel Gandy The old saying, ”Time flies when you’re having fun,” is certainly true when it goes to the Iowa whitetail season. Hunters who were once budding with anticipation for the October 1st opener are now left asking themselves, “Where did the time go?” For the passionate deer hunter there can be […]

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Future of Wild Turkeys

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — Wild turkeys have inhabited North America for thousands of years, and the DNA of the bird has been shaped by the landscape. Multiple wild turkey subspecies express their genetic characteristics differently. Some have large bodies and bright, white-tipped tail fans of the Gould’s subspecies. While some have the long beards and chestnut-tipped […]

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Getting Youth Involved in Turkey Hunting Mastering Pop-Up Blinds Springtime Turkey Hunting in Iowa

Welcome to Late Season Turkey Hunting

Welcome to Late Season Turkey Hunting By Noel Gandy Looking back on the recent past it seemed like the winter of 2018/2019 would never end. Winter days were frigid and the snow never seemed to melt. But, alas, April came and it was time to honor one of the age old traditions of spring: turkey […]

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Three Sisters Three Deer One Season

For the Love of the Hunt

For the Love of the Hunt By Steve Weisman One of the most enjoyable parts of hunting pheasants is hunting with a good hunting dog. Without one, it’s like trying to find the proverbial “needle in a haystack,” especially when hunting some of the massive public hunting areas around here. Filled with lots of good […]

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Get into the outdoors. Best Tips to Catch More Spring Bass Fishing West Okoboji Introduce Someone New to Fishing Early Fall Bass Fishing

Get Into The Outdoors

Get Into The Outdoors By Ryan Graden My wife and I have four daughters! You can all pray for us! But truthfully, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Having these young ladies in my life has been an incredible journey as we have raised them through the years. My oldest is sixteen and my […]

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Create Fall Food Plots For 2024 Deer Season Gathering Summer Intel for Fall Bowhunting 5 Types of Land Access in Iowa Food Plots 101 Did I Miss Him?

Buying Recreational Hunting Land: Part III

Buying Recreational Hunting Land: Part III When you are buying any investment, the most important part about the “buy” is not letting your emotions get the best of you. It is the same idea when buying recreational hunting land. Our emotions can get us to think we need something we really don’t. They can get […]

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Understanding Thermals and How to Hunt with Them

Whitetails 365: Buying Recreational Land, Part I

Whitetails 365: Buying Recreational Land, Part I By Tom Peplinski Owning your own recreational land to use and manage can be one of if not the most rewarding experiences you could ever have. For me, managing my own farm is almost more rewarding than the actual hunt itself. It extends the season outside the traditional […]

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Raising an Outdoors Child Getting Kids Involved in Hunting

Raising an Outdoors Child

Train Up A Child   When I was a child I had my life, and my parents had theirs; they did not try to weave their lives into my life; we were not best friends. I did what was normal for a nine-year-old boy, while my parents worked, mowed the yard, went to church suppers, […]

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