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Finding Fish When the Water Heats Up, warm weather, July fishing, Summer fishing Iowa

Finding Fish When the Water Heats Up

Finding Fish When the Water Heats Up There is something special about summertime fishing in Iowa. Some of my favorite memories have been made on the water during the hottest days of the year. Average temperatures often sit between 80°F and 90°F, but it’s not uncommon for mid-day highs to climb near 100°F. On top […]

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Planting More Than a Plot: Why Fall Food Plots Matter, David Holder, Fall Food Plots, Deer hunting, Raised at Full Draw, Raised Hunting

Planting More Than a Plot: Why Fall Food Plots Matter

Planting More Than a Plot: Why Fall Food Plots Matter  I remember the first time we got him on trail camera. My jaw dropped. A 160-inch 8-point we started calling “The Big 8.” The kind of deer that makes you lose sleep trying to figure out how you’ll ever get close. The next time I […]

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Delta Waterfowl Duck Expo is Coming to Des Moines

Delta Waterfowl Duck Expo is Coming to Des Moines

Delta Waterfowl Duck Expo is Coming to Des Moines For the first time ever, the Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo is coming to Iowa. It is shaping up to be one of the biggest outdoor events of the summer. Waterfowl hunters from across the country will gather in Des Moines for three full days of […]

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campfire cooking, camping, cooking outside, gilling, dutchoven, camping meals

Campfire Cooking Made Simple

Campfire Cooking Made Simple One of the best parts of camping is gathering around the fire and sharing a meal after a day outdoors. While modern campers have plenty of cooking gadgets to choose from, you don’t need much equipment to turn out great camp meals. Campfire Essentials A few basic items can handle most […]

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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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