Whitetail
Trail Camera Strategies for Big Buck Success
Trail Camera Strategies for Big Buck Success Placing trail cameras strategically during the summer can provide valuable insights into deer movements and behavior leading up to hunting season. It’s only July, but by getting your cameras out now, you can learn more about how deer move through your property, which trails they frequent, and where […]
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How to Pick a Hunting Blind
How to Pick a Hunting Blind If you’re like me, you started hunting with homemade wooden stands, sometimes even just a platform in the Y of a tree. Since then, we saw ladder stands, hang-on stands with climbing sticks, and then pop-up blinds followed by tower blinds. When it comes to the age-old debate of […]
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Sighting in your Rifle for Deer Season
Sighting in your Rifle for Deer Season Whether or not you plan to hunt with your firearm you will need to verify it shoots where you aim it. This is true for any firearm with an optic, and sometimes even with factory installed iron sights. To gain accuracy you must first obtain consistency. To gain […]
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The Story of the Varghese Boys: Beginner’s Luck
The Story of the Varghese Boys: Beginner’s Luck I was taken into the timber for my first hunt when I was four years old. It was a squirrel hunt at Ledges State Park just outside of Boone, Iowa. My Dad was attending college at Iowa State, and I had a few uncles who were attending […]
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Immaculate Spring Food Plots: Whitetails 365
Immaculate Spring Food Plots: Whitetails 365 When it comes to hunting big deer, food, habitat, and water are the three ingredients you need to have a stellar place. In this article, we are going to focus on one of my favorite aspects: food. I recommend having a balance of spring and fall crops, you want […]
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Management for a Thriving Deer Season in 2024: Whitetails 365
Management for a Thriving Deer Season in 2024: Whitetails 365 In May, a lot of Iowa Sportsmen shift their focus from deer to turkey and fishing. However, for some of us, we are always planning and doing what we can for the upcoming deer season. There are some things you can do to help your […]
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A Practical Plan to Purchasing Iowa Recreational Ground
A Practical Plan to Purchasing Iowa Recreational Ground If you’re an Iowa outdoorsman, you have probably dreamed of owning your own land, a piece you can call your own. A place to cast a line, blaze a trail, or just sit under the stars and connect with our creator and nature. We yearn for a […]
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Tips for Safe and Effective Prescribed Burning
Well Done: Tips for Safe and Effective Prescribed Burning In my experience, there are two universal truths when it comes to performing a prescribed burn: 1) if you do it long enough, you will have to call in support from the local volunteer fire department at some point, and 2) the fire department will get […]
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Creating A Thriving Deer Food Plot in the Timber: Whitetails 365
Creating A Thriving Deer Food Plot in the Timber: Whitetails 365 As hunters, some of our favorite stands are in the timber, and most of us would rather be in the timber, right in the middle of a deer’s habitat. The crunchy fall leaves and the scent of acorns falling draw both hunter and deer. […]
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Tools for Success: A Beginners Guide on Less is More
Tools for Success: A Beginners Guide on Less is More 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 was less than […]
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