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Iowa Sportsman January 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- The Growing Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease- What Hunters Need
- Tips for January Coyote Calling
- Plan for Deer Season 2025
- Timber Stand Improvement
- Prescribed Burning
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Three Tips for a Successful Muzzleloader Season
Three Tips for a Successful Muzzleloader Season By Jessica Graham One of the most exciting times to harvest a deer is in the snow, during the late muzzleloader season. It’s during this time that I eagerly grab my muzzleloader and go on a mission to harvest does. These does, will be transformed into a batch […]
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Tips for Party Hunting Iowa’s Gun Seasons
Tips for Party Hunting Iowa’s Gun Seasons By Aaron McKinney The Buzz, of Iowa’s gun hunting season is something else. It’s that time of year when hunters gear up, eager to finally get their hands on their shotguns, muzzleloaders and rifles. It’s more than just a hunt; it’s a tradition. A chance to hang out […]
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Getting Ready for First Ice
Getting Ready for First Ice By Ben Leal As the weather begins to cool and temperatures start dipping to freezing and below, every ice angler out there thinks, “It’s time for some ice fishing!” Before you grab your rod bag and ice shack, pull the ole ice fishing suit out (to see if it still […]
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Waterfowl Strategies – Hunting Pressured Ducks
Waterfowl Strategies – Hunting Pressured Ducks By Nick Johnson Those that spend much time hunting waterfowl in Iowa know that pressure can be a very tough thing to deal with, especially when it comes to hunting public ground. I suppose many places around the U.S. you could say the same. This is especially true when […]
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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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