Whitetail

Three Tips for a Successful Muzzleloader Season

Three Tips for a Successful Muzzleloader Season By Jessica Graham One of the most exciting times to harvest a deer is in the snow, during the late muzzleloader season. It’s during this time that I eagerly retrieve my trusty muzzleloader and go on a mission to harvest does. These does, will be transformed into a […]

Keeping Warm When the Hunt is Cold

Keeping Warm When the Hunt is Cold By Kent Boucher Normally you purchase one of the fair-weathered early muzzleloader tags. Historically it’s been such a good season to hunt, but this year you had an ill-timed work conference that ate up most of that choice week. Preferring the length of a muzzleloader season, you settled […]

Bowhunting Blunders: 10 Bowhunting Mistakes to Avoid

Bowhunting Blunders: 10 Bowhunting Mistakes to Avoid By Ryan Graden So you think you know how to make it happen, huh? You are going to march right out there on October 1st and fill your 2015 archery tag? Well, it’s a possibility, but for most guys and gals it’s going to take a bit more […]

Hunting the Bedroom: Readers Weigh in on Hunting Bedding Areas

Hunting the Bedroom: Readers Weigh in on Hunting Bedding Areas By Ricky Kinder If you’ve been bowhunting whitetails for any considerable period of time, odds are that you’ve made up your mind about whether or not to hunt buck bedding areas, or even doe bedding areas for that matter. The logic seems pretty sound, we […]

Hunting Pressured Whitetails

Hunting Pressured Whitetails By Noel Gandy The mistake was made! I saw a good buck on his feet during daylight and made the mistake of telling my buddies. Due to the sheer excitement that I had experienced in seeing a shooter on this particular tract I let on that I practically had the buck in […]

A Sportsman’s Best Friend: The Chainsaw

A Sportsman’s Best Friend: The Chainsaw By Joe Herring Why a chainsaw article in a hunting and fishing magazine? Arguably, aside from a tractor, there is no other piece of equipment that allows us to shape our hunting and even fishing property with the use of a chainsaw. With a good plan and a few […]

PVC? Is It Right for Me?

PVC? Is It Right for Me? By Ryan Graden The Start Being an avid hunter, I have enjoyed the outdoors for many years. It all began as a five year old double-timing my steps in order to keep up with the strides of my father, uncles, and grandfathers as they walked through the timber. Every […]

Whitetails 365: Harnessing the Power of Scents

Whitetails 365: Harnessing the Power of Scents By Aaron McKinney As experienced hunters, we know that successfully hunting deer goes beyond just having the right gear and a steady aim. Whether it’s to attract bucks during the rut or mask your presence, using scents can make all the difference. In this article, we’ll delve into […]

Aiming for Success

Aiming for Success: Lethal Shots and Deer Recovery Tips By David Hoffman – Iowa Blood Trackers The use of tracking dogs originated in Europe in the 1800’s. Recovering wounded deer with the aid of a leashed dog became a legal method in Iowa in 2020. A total of 6,216 deer were recovered by United Blood […]

10 Tips for Iowa Rut

10 Tips for Iowa Rut By Josh Turner – Wapsi Bottom Outdoors Time-is-a-ticking, and before you know it, you’ll be pinned down, eye to eye with that old mature doe. The stomps seem like days, and days feel like weeks. But this time you took the week off and dropped her with the “if she […]

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