Property/Gear

Get Your Weapon Ready for Deer Season: Whitetails 365

Get Your Weapon Ready for Deer Season With the season approaching, now is a great time to check your bow and ensure everything is in top shape. While a full tune-up might not be needed annually, especially if your bow is performing well, it’s wise to inspect a few essential components. Please take a moment […]

Optimal Stand Placement

Optimal Stand Placement As one season of hunting ends, most hunters begin to think of the next season within a few short days. That’s just what hunters do. It’s built-in. We are always looking ahead to the next hunt, the next season, the next opportunity to do the same thing all over again! Moreover, within […]

Saddle Hunting For Those Who Say They Never Will

Saddle Hunting For Those Who Say They Never Will “I’m all about mobile hunting, but I ain’t wearing a diaper.” This is a statement I once heard on a hunting podcast and the sentiment stuck with me as I watched other hunters on TV and YouTube channels who included saddles in their mobile hunting setup. […]

Unlocking the Secrets of Extended-Range Accuracy

Unlocking the Secrets of Extended-Range Accuracy Shooting long distances is a really tough but incredibly satisfying skill that takes your shooting abilities to a whole new level. It takes time, practice, and a lot of focus to get good at it, but man, does it feel good when you start hitting those far-off targets. If […]

Dove Opener Countdown

Dove Opener Countdown If you’re looking for something fun to do with your dog before the upland and/or waterfowl seasons open, you should consider dove hunting. Forty-one of the lower forty-eight states have a dove season.  Pursuing doves creates high demands for our dogs. The hunts are action-packed, especially if you’re in a hot field. […]

5 Low Tech Hacks for Soft Plastics and Bass

5 Low Tech Hacks for Soft Plastics and Bass ‘Hacks’ nowadays are defined as a clever solution to a problem. In an era of high-tech gadgetry and complex rigging options here are five decidedly low-tech ideas to consider when fishing soft plastic lures for Largemouth Bass (and other species as well). I have gathered these […]

Master These Skills to Improve your Bird Dog

Master These Skills to Improve your Bird Dog So, you want to upland hunt with your dog, huh? I want to applaud you. Your dog has natural hunting abilities, but if you just plan on taking them to the field on opening day, hoping they’ll just figure it out, you might get surprised, but even more […]

Introducing Youth to Shooting Sports

Introducing Youth to Shooting Sports I can still remember the day my mom told me we had to watch the next episode of “Buckmasters TV.” Being an oblivious five-year-old, you can only imagine how excited I was to see my picture pop up as their weekly winner of a FREE Buckmasters Daisy Model 840 BB […]

Mastering Summer Catfish

Mastering Summer Catfish When I first ventured into the world of catfish years ago, like any novice, I faced my share of frustrations. During those sweltering summer months, hooking a catfish was often a rare event, and landing a sizeable one felt like a true anomaly. I consistently found myself employing the same tired tactics […]

IOWA’S WINERIES & BREWERIES

IOWA’S WINERIES & BREWERIES If you are a wine aficionado, you probably have a good idea of where Iowa’s wineries are. My wife and I have traveled throughout central Iowa and the northeast part of the state, visiting and sampling some of the best wines Iowa has to offer. IOWA’S WINERIES In 2000, Iowa only […]

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