Iowa Sportsman

Types of Sportsman

Types of Sportsman By Jason Smith Sportsmen and women come in all different shapes, sizes, ages, etc. We have our own individual personalities that make us each unique. We come from different walks of life. Work different types of careers or go to different schools. Have different political and religious views. etc. It seems, at […]

Crappy Weather Catfish

Crappy Weather Catfish By Brad Durick Anyone who fishes on a regular basis knows you can’t always avoid the weather. A little shower or storm will erupt and will pass. Sometimes it’s more than a little shower and we have to know when to pull the pin and get off the water. It is all […]

A Day in the Life of a Northeast Iowa Trout

A Day in the Life of a Northeast Iowa Trout By Rod Woten Trout are absolutely fascinating to me. Whether it’s their ability to live in the smallest streams or the largest lakes, their sheer strength and survivability, their ability to see and intercept even the smallest aquatic insects rushing by in the current or […]

Perch cycles on Big Spirit Lake

Perch cycles on Big Spirit Lake By Steve Weisman There is no doubt that Big Spirit Lake is one of the most traveled to and fished lakes in the Hawkeye state. Anglers target a variety of species: walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, musky, bullhead, crappie, bluegill and yellow perch. Ever since we moved […]

Iowa Great Lakes Grand Slam: Part I

Iowa Great Lakes Grand Slam: Part I By Steve Weisman In baseball terms, a grand slam is the greatest hit of all, and a second grand slam in a two-day period is even more incredible. Many hitters never hit one in their career, let alone two in a two-day period. Now let’s take the grand […]

Small Tracts Can Yield Big Racks

Small Tracts Can Yield Big Racks By Kevin Sturm Small farm owners are faced with a constant juggling act of income vs. habitat. In most cases, there has to be a happy medium of both to make a small farm work, not only from the checkbook stand point but also by what is hanging on […]

10 Things You Must Do While Camping

10 Things You Must Do While Camping By Jason Smith When I was a kid, camping equated to a tent, a sleeping bag and pillow, and RAIN. Lots and lots of rain! No matter what time of the year or where we camped, rain was pretty much a guarantee. It didn’t matter if we were […]

July Fishing Guide for Iowa

The Iowa Sportsman’s July Fishing Guide For Iowa’s Hottest Spots July in Iowa can be best described by stating that things are starting to heat up! Temperatures across the state will range from the mid to upper eighties for highs and lows from the low to mid-sixties. This time of year, can be tough, the […]

Master These Skills to Improve your Bird Dog

Master These Skills to Improve your Bird Dog So, you want to upland hunt with your dog, huh? I want to applaud you. Your dog has natural hunting abilities, but if you just plan on taking them to the field on opening day, hoping they’ll just figure it out, you might get surprised, but even more […]

Introducing Youth to Shooting Sports

Introducing Youth to Shooting Sports I can still remember the day my mom told me we had to watch the next episode of “Buckmasters TV.” Being an oblivious five-year-old, you can only imagine how excited I was to see my picture pop up as their weekly winner of a FREE Buckmasters Daisy Model 840 BB […]

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