Whitetail

The 10 Most Influential Weapons of All Time
My list of the 10 most influential weapons of all time you ask? Wow. That’s a tough one to tackle. Being a true gun junkie, I’d lobby hard to squeeze about fifty weapons into the Top 10 list. When I tried this angle with my publisher and friend Patrick, he assured me this was “The […]
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Horizontal Misses: The Bane Of An Archer!
Are you one of many archers that can shoot 20 arrows at 20 yards and have all of them in the bull’s-eye, only to back up to farther distances and find your shots going awry either left or right? Join the club you are not alone! One of the most frustrating things in the world […]
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The History of the Compound Bow
An overwhelming majority of archery hunters today use a compound bow as their weapon of choice. To many hunters surprise though the invention of the compound bow is relatively new in terms of weaponry, but it is an invention that revolutionized archery hunting. The first compound bow was created by and American engineer, Holless Wilbur […]
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Custom Rifle Loads
Peering through the scope, only one hole was visible on my target? I had already sent two rounds downrange with my .204 and wondered what was up? I grabbed the third round of this particular batch of handcrafted ammo and chambered it. Focusing again, the third round was off with a crisp trigger break and […]
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Horizontal Misses: The Bane Of An Archer!
Are you one of many archers that can shoot 20 arrows at 20 yards and have all of them in the bull’s-eye, only to back up to farther distances and find your shots going awry either left or right? Join the club you are not alone! One of the most frustrating things in the world […]
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Safety in the Field
Safety in the field and out of the field is something that many of us practice routinely throughout the hunting season. The standard regime of keeping the barrel pointed away from others, knowing what’s behind your target and keeping the safety on until you are ready to shoot is standard procedure in most hunter’s safety […]
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Holsters… Where do I start?
You wouldn’t think so much care and time go into something like that, but just like a cowboy is picky about his saddle, lots of folks are picky about their holster. For good reason, I might add. Generally speaking, people looking for holsters fall into two basic categories. The first contains the half of us […]
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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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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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Bowhunting Equipment 101 – Podcast
On this episode Dan chats with the owner of the Iowa Outdoors Store, Aaron McKinney. Since it is never to early to talk about whitetail hunting the guys get into a discussion about archery equipment and what a person needs to keep in mind when preparing to take the plunge of purchasing new equipment. Then […]
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