Iowa Sportsman Atlas Valentine’s Special
Atlas Valentine's Special

Our Valentine’s Special pairs the Iowa Sportsman Atlas with a 1-year subscription to The Iowa Sportsman Magazine: a perfect match for anyone who’d rather be in the timber, on the water, or planning their next trip outdoors.

Our Valentine’s Special pairs the Iowa Sportsman Atlas with a 1-year subscription to The Iowa Sportsman Magazine: a perfect match for anyone who’d rather be in the timber, on the water, or planning their next trip outdoors.

Iowa Sportsman Atlas Valentine’s Special This Valentine’s Day, show a little love—to yourself or to the outdoors-obsessed someone special in your life—with a gift that actually gets used. Our Valentine’s Special pairs the Iowa Sportsman Atlas with a 1-year subscription to The Iowa Sportsman Magazine: a perfect match for anyone who’d rather be in the timber, on the water, or planning their next trip outdoors. Made by Iowa hunters and anglers for Iowa hunters and anglers, our magazine skips the flashy fluff and gets straight to what matters—real stories, real know-how, and real passion from people who live the same […]

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Iowa Sportsman Valentine's Special

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  One of my favorite musings about human behavior is found in the innovations of Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs). What began as a two or three seater ATV with a dump bed on the back rapidly evolved into vehicles with powered windows, HVAC systems, sound systems and a stretched chassis with enough seating to accommodate […]

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Summer Hunter's Checklist Timber Stand Improvement The Wild Past of Iowa

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Whitetails 365: Summer Hunter’s Checklist For most Iowans, this time of year is time for barbecues, swimming pools, and lazy afternoons. But for a hunter, our brains are keyed in on hunting, and we’re continuously thinking about how we can improve our land and get ready for deer season 2025. Use this time as a […]

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How to Break Bad Archery Habits

How to Break Bad Archery Habits Several years ago, I used to go to several archery shoots through the summer. It was a time to hone-in my archery skills, relax, and prepare for the upcoming archery season. For me, archery is my passion and summer is a prime time for preparation, and to sharpen archery […]

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Spring Walleye in Iowa

Spring Walleye in Iowa

  Spring Walleye in Iowa As winter begins to lose its hold on much of Iowa, anglers focus on spring fishing throughout the state. For the most part, by April, ice has all but left the lakes, and there is an influx of freshwater bringing in nutrients as well as tasty morsels in the form […]

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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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