Iowa Sportsman

Dead Sticking on Ice
Dead Sticking on Ice By Ben Leal When the ice fishing season gets well underway fishing begins to slow down a bit. The much colder water will slow down the metabolism of the quarry we are chasing. They also move out into deeper haunts of the lake, suspending in schools waiting for tasty morsels to […]
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10 Tips to Help you Kill More Coyotes this Winter
10 Tips to Help you Kill more Coyotes this Winter By Troy Hoepker With winter looming heavy ahead of us and other hunting seasons soon coming to a close, more and more hunters turn their attention to hunting coyotes as the weather turns colder and the deer seasons are in the rear view mirror. Few […]
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Bobcat Trapping
Bobcat Trapping By Larry Sills Catching a bobcat in a foot hold trap in Iowa involves unique methods. It allows the trapper to use his/her imagination more than any other land type set. Also if you want big dollars for your one cat Iowa limit, hold off on setting your traps until after December 20th […]
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Three Panfish Lures for Iowa Ice
Three Panfish Lures for Iowa Ice Ice fishing is not just a hobby for me, but a passion and a challenge. I enjoy testing different techniques, baits, and locations to find the best way to catch fish in any condition. One of the ways I have improved my ice fishing skills is by talking to […]
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Deer Processing 101
Deer Processing 101 It was my first sit of the year with my bow, and I was fortunate enough to be sitting about 14 yards away from my dad in a single adder stand. As expected, the movement was slow, and only started an hour and a half before sunset. Seven does had meandered out […]
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Bagging Late Season Bucks: Whitetails 365
Bagging Late Season Bucks: Whitetails 365 Late muzzleloader season presents a prime opportunity for hunters to pursue mature bucks. With the chaotic energy of the rut simmering down, you will see several mature bucks gradually revert to their regular patterns, meandering back to their core habitats. This transition period offers a strategic advantage to hunters […]
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2024 Boating Accessories
2024 Boating Accessories Boat: a device that allows a person to float on water. That is a simple definition of a boat, and one that I do not think of when speaking about boats. Depending on the day I may think of a boat as a shiny, fast moving bass boat, and on other days […]
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Importance of Hunting Coyotes
Importance of Hunting Coyotes I started tagging along with my dad hunting when I was a little kid. I vividly remember when I started getting into coyote hunting. It was something I could do with my dad during the summer nights, and when I was waiting for deer season to approach. Later, I learned about […]
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Hunting Quail in the Snow
Hunting Quail in the Snow Not far from where Southern Iowa’s rolling hills turn into Northern Missouri’s rolling hills, lies my little slice of quail hunting heaven. A sentimental sense of nostalgia hits me walking in the same footsteps of my grandfather and great-grandfather, shotgun in hand, on the farm that our family has owned […]
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Bobcat Hunting Tips and Tricks
Bobcat Hunting Tips and Tricks The lead bobcat could be in our laps in a matter of seconds if she thought something looked edible. If she chose to attack, there was a chance the larger, more powerful male 10 steps behind her might just pile in on the attack as well. Crouched low to the […]
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