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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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Hunting Buddy

How to Find the Perfect Hunting Buddy

How to Find the Perfect Hunting Buddy Vivek Murthy, a former surgeon general of the United States, has said in recent years that the most prevalent health issue in the country is not cancer or heart disease or obesity. It is isolation. Murthy’s comment is good news to us who are overweight; finding a friend […]

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Sidearms for Whitetail Hunting

Whitetail Sidearms: Choosing a Handgun for Deer

The best handgun for deer hunting you ask? Wow! That’s a tall order. A question like that depends on so many variables there is no correct answer that is truly universal. As you know this really hinges on things like your comfort and confidence with a particular firearm. Of course there are natural pitfalls to […]

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For the Love of the Hunt

For the Love of the Hunt

For the Love of the Hunt One of the most enjoyable parts of hunting pheasants is hunting with a good hunting dog. Without one, it’s like trying to find the proverbial “needle in a haystack,” especially when hunting some of the massive public hunting areas around here. Filled with lots of good habitat, I’ve often […]

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Key In On These Coyote Habits

Key In On These Coyote Habits

Key In On These Coyote Habits Coyotes are mysterious creatures certainly! The subject of folklore and myth, they represent the very epitome of stealth and sly. As secretive as they are however, they have routines and habits just like all animals that make them vulnerable to the hunter and trapper alike. Consistently taking coyotes by […]

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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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