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Iowa’s Deer Forecast 2023-24
Iowa’s Deer Forecast By Ben Leal As summer months have slowly moved on, we are staring at the opening day of the 2023/24 whitetail deer season. Iowa bowhunters have been out practicing and honing their archery skills, and as each passing month passes, the anticipation has finally come, October 1, time to hunt! In this […]
READ MOREBerkley Shares the Science of Fishing Lures
Berkley Shares the Science of Fishing Lures By Steve Weisman Ever wonder what the process is for manufacturers to bring a bait from the concept stage to the fishing market? I recently had the opportunity to learn more about this at a fishing seminar put on by the Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club at its […]
READ MOREPurist or Progressive. Where Do You Stand?
Purist or Progressive – Where do you Stand? By Ryan Graden Progressive or Purist? Which one are you? Chances are that you probably lean towards one of these categories but your stance may vary on each end of the spectrum. In my 30 years of hunting I have had the privilege to see the sport […]
READ MORECold Weather Raccoon Water Trapping
Cold Weather Raccoon Water Trapping By Chris Pohl Trapping in the late part of the season most generally means much colder temperatures along with frozen ground and lots of ice for most of Iowa. A lot of folks choose to pull their trap lines and pursue other interests when the weather takes a down turn, […]
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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 gun. Bubba and Shotgun Red announced my name, and I was the proud new owner of my very first firearm.
I ran to meet the mail carrier every day to check for that long cardboard box. Watching “Buckmasters” with my parents fed my enthusiasm for the outdoors, but I was already obsessed with all things related to shooting at an early age. That BB gun gave me so much more than a tool to shoot targets with. It gave my parents an opportunity to teach me about gun safety. It gave me my first memories of being in the woods, tagging along with my dad and his .22 chasing squirrels and rabbits. It gave me another way to spend time with my younger sisters when they began to learn about gun safety. Most importantly, it sparked a lifelong love for hunting and target shooting.
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