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Iowa Sportsman March 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- Finding Spring Toms
- Fishing Iowa – What to Target in March
- Whitetails 365 – Prepping for Food Plots
- Leveraging Prairie to Improve Habitat
- Bringing a Pond Back to its Prime
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The Value of Local Archery Shops
The Value of Local Archery Shops By Aaron McKinney It may not seem like it, but choosing the right place to buy archery equipment can be just as important as the bow you are buying. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the advantages local archery shops offer, particularly for beginners or those seeking a more personalized […]
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The Rise of Women in the Outdoors
The Rise of Women in the Outdoors By Jessica Graham When I first started hunting 25 years ago, the landscape for women in the outdoors was vastly different. For instance, you didn’t see a lot of girls hunting. It for sure wasn’t the “cool” thing to do, and you had to be ready to face […]
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Create Fall Food Plots For 2024 Deer Season!
Create Fall Food Plots For 2024 Deer Season! By Lane Rumelhart Very few things in life bring me more peace and satisfaction than climbing into my tree stand to hunt over a fall food plot. Crafting the perfect fall plot can be both rewarding and challenging. There have been years where plots turn out lush […]
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5 Reasons why you are missing the Bullseye
5 Reasons why you are missing the Bullseye By Jeremy Adams Over my years of shooting I have noticed sometimes where I have to sit back and question myself, “What in the heck are you doing?” Why did I miss that bullseye? Why am I missing all of the bullseye’s now?! Well I can tell […]
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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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