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10 Tips for Camping Safety
10 Tips for Camping Safety Summer in Iowa means camping. And that means it’s time for you to connect with nature and experience the beauty of our state, even if it’s just for a few days. When it comes to camping and prepping for your trip there are some essential steps you should include to […]
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The Welcome Sign is out at Devils Lake
The Welcome Sign is out at Devils Lake It’s summer. The crops are planted. The kids are out of school. There are no excuses. It’s time to head to Devils Lake, North Dakota and catch some fish. Do it in your boat with your gear. Or, better yet, leave the boat home and hire […]
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Henry Arms Commits to Wisconsin
Henry Repeating Arms Commits to Wisconsin Henry Repeating Arms, one of America’s leading firearm manufacturers, is announcing a firm commitment to establishing 100% of its manufacturing operations in the state of Wisconsin. The commitment includes transferring all of its Bayonne, New Jersey manufacturing operations. Moving them to its newly expanded state-of-the-art headquarters in Rice Lake, […]
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Spring Turkeys’ Thunder
The woods wake up slow but loud on opening morning. First, it’s the hoot owls calling back and forth in the dark, their haunting sounds echoing through the timber. Then, the first streaks of pink and orange stretch across the horizon as the song birds begin to wake up as the landscape takes on […]
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Iowa Public Land Hunting
Every hunter wants to know where to go to harvest a great deer. We often assume that there is some “honey hole” spot out there that a person can always go to and harvest a trophy year after year. While having hope for that, we are always keeping our ears perked for that privileged information on where the best place to hunt would be.
Now, let me ask you, if somebody had the perfect spot to hunt where they are harvesting trophy deer year after year, do you think that they would share that information with you? Probably not. Unless they are VERY gracious and kind.
In this article, I will not share any “secret spots” with you who are reading. Frankly, because I don’t have any secret spots to share! However, I’ve lived in Iowa long enough to steer you to certain areas of our great state that might give you a great chance to fill a tag this fall and winter. So let’s begin with some regions of the state to key into.
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