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What Iowa Public Land Has to offer
What Iowa Public Land Has to offer By Gary Faith Public land is getting more and more attention in the outdoor space lately. At a total of 640 million acres of public land available inside the United States, one can start to understand why it has come to draw so much attention. When thinking of […]
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Feeling The Pressure
Feeling The Pressure By Troy Hoepker Beginning my trek across the field of an old familiar farm one February afternoon this last winter, I noticed that I wasn’t the only visitor the farm had recently. A pair of boot prints in the snow led right to where I was headed. One set going in, one […]
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How to Improve your Deer Stands
How to Improve your Deer Stands By Noel Gandy Edge, ridge, creek, saddle, funnel, bench, pinch. These are all words that deer hunters begin throwing around when we consider stand placement for hunting whitetails. Many times we nod our head in agreement and decide that this method or that method is the best when it […]
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Whitetails 365: The Dangers of Being Too Good
Whitetails 365: The Dangers of Being Too Good By Tom Peplinski I was watching a pretty well-known hunting show a few years back and the host of the show was talking about habitat improvements on his farm. Through the segment, he was explaining why he was creating the best habitat on every acre of his […]
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Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife
Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife By Jessica Graham One of my favorite things about hunting is watching different wildlife interacting and coexisting in one place. Whether you are an avid hunter or wildlife enthusiast, there are a few projects you can do to improve your land’s attractiveness to wildlife. Wildlife require habitat, […]
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Turkey Taking Tips: From some “Not-so-Pro” Hunters!
Turkey Taking Tips: From some “Not-so-Pro” Hunters! By Aaron Stonehocker There are a lot of “give-Me’s” the creator worked into our daily lives. The sun always rises. The sun always sets. Spring heats up to Summer, mellows out to Fall, cools off to Winter, before warming back up to Spring again. There are thousands of […]
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Hunting the “Fourth Quarter”
Hunting the “Fourth Quarter” By Ryan Graden It’s not over! I know your confidence might be failing, but you still have time. Just like football, the clock is ticking away and you might have 99 yards to go, but the ball is in your hands and there are still some “advantages” you need to realize! […]
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10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes
10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes By Ricky Kinder 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 […]
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Hunting Pheasants in the Snow
Hunting Pheasants in the Snow As I write this, my legs are burning from a fresh sunburn I received while mowing my acreage for several hours yesterday. While the thought of wading through January’s knee-deep snow drifts seems almost therapeutic. When December gets here though, my sunburn will be long gone and my legs will […]
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Hunting With a Dog in Cold Weather
Hunting With a Dog in Cold Weather I’d rather deal with cold than heat. My dogs are like me, they would rather work and play in cooler temps than heat. I’m guessing your dogs do too. Just because our dogs may prefer cold weather over the blazing heat, there are still some best practices we […]
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