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The summer heat isn't stopping Iowa anglers! This week's Iowa Hunting & Fishing Report reveals where catfish, panfish, bass, and even a few walleyes are still being caught across the state.

Plus:
✅ Delta Waterfowl Expo recap
✅ First look at the new Tactacam Defend 360 security camera
✅ Local fishing reports and weekend tips from Iowa bait shops and marinas

Before you head to the water this weekend, don't miss this week's episode packed with the latest outdoor intel!

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Turkey Hunting Scenarios

Turkey Hunting Scenarios

Turkey Hunting Scenarios Turkey season is just around the corner and I have the turkey hunting bug! I can’t wait for that first morning when I can get out in the timber here in Iowa to chase the big Easterns that make the hardwoods their home. I enjoy engaging them in a challenge of wits […]

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spring boat maintenance tips

Tips for Getting the Fishing Rig Ready for Open Water

Tips for Getting the Fishing Rig Ready for Open Water As spring approaches, anglers are transitioning from ice fishing to open water fishing. When this time comes, it’s time to get the boat ready for another year of fishing. There are really two ways to approach this. The first is for those who are mechanically […]

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Trolling on Ice Techniques

Techniques for Trolling on Ice

Techniques for Trolling on Ice Open water trolling is a technique, or at least a phrase, that most anglers are familiar with. Trolling on the ice is a technique that more and more ice-anglers are becoming familiar with. Trolling on the ice might not make sense at first, but once you understand the concept, it […]

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Supplemental Feeding

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Supplemental Feeding

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Supplemental Feeding and Minerals: Whitetails 365 If you are an avid whitetail hunter you are probably pondering the options about supplemental feeding and minerals this late winter/early spring. A decade ago, practically every sportsman was setting out mineral sites. A few things changed, both ethically and physically, and now we […]

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Featured Story

Big Buck Profile: The 2025 Gandy Buck

Ok, this first big buck profile is a little self-serving in that it is of a buck that I personally took this past deer season. While it is likely not the “biggest” big buck that we will profile this year it is definitely one of my most special deer ever.

Turning a Dream into Reality

As has been noted in several articles since 2023, my family and I finally put together the means to purchase our very own piece of Iowa ground. “The 32,” as we call it, has become a passion project to see if we could take an unassuming piece of real estate and harvest a mature deer from there by giving him all he needs in the way of habitat. This year was the first year that the farm would be huntable in the state in which we intended due to construction projects over the past couple of seasons.

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