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Hunting Waterfowl Beyond Opener
Hunting Waterfowl Beyond Opener Take a distant glance at waterfowl hunting in Iowa throughout the season and you will see a predictable shift in hunting pressure that occurs after the first couple weeks of the season. A chunk of hunters that ventured out early have hung their waders up to focus on other game species […]
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The Whitetail Rut in Iowa: Whitetails365
The Whitetail Rut in Iowa: A Week-by-Week Bowhunter’s Guide The timber was still dark when I slipped into my stand that November morning, the frost crunching under my boots. The kind of morning where you can feel that it’s going to be a good hunt. The woods were electric as the sun came up. Right […]
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Deer Recovery – Increase Your Odds
Deer Recovery – Increase Your Odds for Success In this article we will cover a few quick tips, tricks and lessons learned in reducing wounding rates and increasing your recovery rates. Proper shot placement Practice your shot and hone your skills months in advance and make sure all your equipment is in working order. Make […]
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2025 Iowa Pheasant Outlook
2025 Iowa Pheasant Outlook Every fall, Iowa hunters venture out with bird dogs, a couple of friends, and shotguns to pursue pheasants. It’s one of the best times of the year, and for sure a season I always look forward to with high anticipation. Depending on where you’re at, and what day, you might be […]
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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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