Whitetail

Iowa’s Deer Forecast 2023-24

Iowa’s Deer Forecast 2023-24 As summer months have slowly moved on, we are staring at the opening day of the 2023/24 whitetail deer season. Iowa bowhunters have been out practicing and honing their archery skills, and as each passing month passes, the anticipation has finally come, October 1, time to hunt! In this edition of […]

Late Season Gun Tactics – Podcast

Habitat and Hunting Tools Wishlist: Whitetails 365

Habitat and Hunting Tools Wishlist: Whitetails 365 I know the season isn’t over quite yet, but I’m already looking forward to next year once December comes around. Not that I don’t have big plans most years for late season hunting, but because I’m always looking forward to improve for next year. It’s the exciting thing […]

The Rut is NOT Over! – Podcast

From the Vault – Rut Hunting Strategy Podcast

Using Scents and Calls for Whitetail

Using Scents and Calls for Whitetail Sweet November! These are the days that deer hunters live for. The first two or three weeks of this month can be dynamic when it comes to buck activity. Lonesome bachelors are looking to hook up to the first receptive female and are, therefore, on the prowl! Optimistic hunters […]

Three Strategies to Taking a Giant this November: Whitetails 365

Three Strategies to Taking a Giant this November: Whitetails 365 Last month, I stressed 3 tactics I use each October when trying to get in front of a giant whitetail. Taking advantage of bed to feed patterns, hunting active scrapes, and calling in October. October starts out all about food and bed to feed patterns, […]

Top Tactics for Each Stage of the Rut

Top Tactics for Each Stage of the Rut By Ryan Graden I walked out this morning and it hit me! The cooler temperatures of the fall have finally showed up. Immediately, my mind went to my hunting memories. The smells, the sounds, and the scenery of my favorite hunts. The things that I have witnessed […]

Three Strategies for Whitetail this October: Whitetails 365

Three Strategies for Whitetail this October: Whitetails 365 Whitetails 365, if you haven’t noticed already, is mostly about off season habitat and food plotting. Mixed in are some articles about buying land, or an article mixed in here or there answering reader questions. But October is here now, the season is open. It’s time to […]

Overcoming and Adapting to Whitetail Obstacles

Overcoming and Adapting to Whitetail Obstacles 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. Or maybe it might create delays. It […]