Turkey

Tactics for Calling Shy Toms

Tactics for Calling Shy Toms By David Holder This hunt is going to be over before even starts! One of the best feelings is when the tom in the tree a hundred yards in front of you is hammering at everything from songbirds to the soft tree yelps you are throwing at him. Ten minutes […]

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Making the Cut: What Knife is best for you this Season?

Making the Cut: What Knife is best for you this Season? By Aaron Stonehocker When it comes to hunting, there is no shortage of age-old debates that hunters like to dive into: archery vs. firearms, meat hunter vs. horn hunters, fixed blade vs. expandable broadheads, 6.5 Creedmoor vs. B-52 bomber to name a few. One […]

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What’s In my Pack?

What’s In my Pack? By Jessica Graham We are finally approaching the days turkey fanatics look forward to every year, the opening days of turkey season. Turkey hunting captivates hunters with exciting and adrenaline-fueled experiences of toms strutting and gobbling all around. It blends the thrill of the chase with the peaceful beauty of the […]

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Public Ground Gobblers

Public Ground Gobblers By Nick Johnson The words “public ground” conjures up all sorts of mixed feelings in a hunter. Some relish the opportunity to explore it and some dread it. Hunting on public ground is thought to be a lot more challenging and often without reward and while these statements may hold true in […]

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Get High For Turkeys

Get High For Turkeys By Bruster Beaty Turkey hunting….by far my favorite species of game to chase! The challenge these non-domesticated, Thanksgiving table fare provide; is what continuously draws me from pillow and quilt to the strategic battle that invariably will be undertaken. As any early morning “brush stumbler” has discovered, these “strut studs” often […]

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Scouting Spring Toms

Scouting Spring Toms By Noel Gandy The doldrums of winter will soon be behind us. Spring will begin to spring forth, and a whole world of outdoor opportunities will be available to the Iowa outdoorsman. Shed hunting for deer antlers will be high on folks’ priority list. Finding delicious morel mushrooms will take high priority. […]

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New Year’s Resolutions for Sportsman

New Year’s Resolutions for Sportsman By Ben Leal New Year’s Eve…2022… we’ll be up late and watch the ball drop in New York City signifying the sunset of the year and the dawn of a new one. Like every year that has come and gone, folks from all walks of life resolve to make a […]

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2 Do-It-Yourself Taxidermy Projects to Display Your Trophy

2 Do-It-Yourself Taxidermy Projects to Display Your Trophy By Jessica Graham When it comes to preserving the memory of time out in the timber we often turn to taxidermy to help us preserve the animal as well as the memory. I love walking into a shop or business and looking at different mounts on the […]

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10 Reasons we Love to Hunt

10 Reasons we Love to Hunt By Kevin Sturm One thing I have learned over the years is, we as hunters all share a love for the sport called hunting. I always find it interesting how I can be talking to a perfect stranger and honestly, not be engaged or invested in the conversation, more […]

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Tricks Turkeys Fall For: How to Bust that Fall Thunder Chicken

Tricks Turkeys Fall For: How to Bust that Fall Thunder Chicken By Aaron Stonehocker 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 […]

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