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Iowa Sportsman November 2024
This Issue Brings You:
- Expert advice for Bowhunting November
- Ice Fishing Must-Haves
- Make the Most out of Pheasant Season 2024
- Prepping for All-Day November Bowhunting
- Basic Trapping Tactics
- Must-Have Equipment and Accessories
- Get Your Gun Sighted in for Deer Season
- Whitetails 365: 2024 Rut Forecast
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Digging Deeper: Pre-Season Prep
Digging Deeper: Pre-Season Prep By Gary Faith Traditionally thinking, when it comes to pre-season prep a few things come to mind. Check stands and straps, trim shooting lanes, get trail cameras out, work on food plots, set out minerals, scout new spots, and the list goes on and on. At times, it may lead to […]
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Geographical Whitetail Hideouts and Travel Corridors (Part 2)
Geographical Whitetail Hideouts and Travel Corridors (Part 2) By Jason Smith You’re scrambling to find new land and realize that no matter where you end up, you will essentially be going in blind. There’s no time to run pre-season trail cameras and no time to do any type of thorough pre-season scouting. You’re going to […]
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Iowa Lake Profile
Iowa Lake Profile By Steve Weisman Lake Icaria Lake Icaria is a 648 acre lake located in Adams County. Boasting all of the amenities of a DNR managed lake, Lake Icaria has boat access, a fishing jetty and pier, camping, restrooms and a beach. The lake is also a popular fishing destination for those seeking […]
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Featured Story
10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes
Why do top notch hunters shoot quality mature deer year after year? Sure they scout, don’t shoot young bucks, maintain their land, pay attention to the wind, plant food plots, are in big buck country, ect. Yes all of those and many more reasons can attribute to better chances of shooting bigger bucks consistently. However do you know the most important reason why people shoot big deer year after year? Because they place their stands in locations where big bucks like to frequent…it really is that simple. They are in the right place at the right time. You will never consistently shoot mature deer if you are not putting your tree stands in the proper locations.
Whitetails are creatures of habit and instinct, they do everything for a purpose and that is actually a good thing for us hunters. If we know what they like to do, what they don’t like to do, and how they navigate their day then we can key in on certain geographical locations on our properties and ambush an unsuspecting bruiser.
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