Iowa Sportsman
Whitetail Shot Placement Outcome and Blood Tracking Guide
Whitetail Shot Placement Outcome and Blood Tracking Guide By Noah Gandy The moment of truth has finally arrived and all of your hard work has paid off. You got your shot on that whitetail you’ve been after for so long. Your arrow struck and your animal has bound out of sight. The impact was not […]
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Whitetails 365: Septembers – Setting The Trap
Whitetails 365: Septembers – Setting The Trap By Tom Peplinski I’ve always wanted to be a trapper; running the trap line on vast amounts of acreage. The anticipation or waiting game after setting the trap…what could be waiting for me around the next bend as my set comes into view would be exhilarating! Well, maybe […]
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Cool Down for Summertime Success
Cool Down for Summertime Success By Billy Pryor We are all aware that any given summer day in Iowa is pretty much unpredictable. It may be a breezy 72 degrees with light fluffy clouds floating past or it may be a wildly windy day that you would not attempt to use a baitcaster. More often […]
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Whitetails 365: Neighborhood Blues
Whitetails 365: Neighborhood Blues By Tom Peplinski This month, I am responding to a question concerning dealing with neighbors and trying to set up a management program in the neighborhood. Brady from Davis county asks, “For several years now, I have been trying to get my neighbors to agree on a management strategy of shooting […]
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5 Fallacies in Deer Hunting
5 Fallacies in Deer Hunting By Jason Smith While brainstorming on this topic, I had so many different items jotted down that I almost didn’t know where to start. I’ve thinned them down as well as I could, by picking out and sharing just a handful of my favorites. 1: Bucks Contribute More to Offspring […]
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Tactics for Pressured Fish
Tactics for Pressured Fish By Todd Reed September is upon us and nature is buzzing all around us. Hunting seasons are starting to take shape and football takes center stage with many looking for entertainment. September can also be a good time to get in a few more fishing trips before the weather turns cold. […]
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Public Land Success Depends Upon Your Efforts
Public Land Success Depends Upon Your Efforts By Mac Chilton Hunting public land whitetails in any state is tough. If that state has minimal public lands, the task can be that much tougher. Iowa is composed of 36 million acres, and of that land, roughly 1 percent of it is state owned recreation land. If […]
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The Early Show!
The Early Show! Steps to Baggin’ that Early Season Brute! It’s been three months since I heard the last gobble of turkey season and it already seems like an eternity has passed since then. I’ve stored my camouflage, guns, and other gear for the long and dull lull of the summer season and I can’t […]
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Early Muzzleloader: Iowa’s Ace in the Hole
Early Muzzleloader: Iowa’s Ace in the Hole Iowa’s early muzzleloader season has become an increasingly hot ticket in recent years. On the right farm, it can really be an ace-in-the-hole for early season success. Aside from the youth season, early muzzleloader is the first opportunity Iowans have to break out the guns for whitetails, and […]
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Digging Deeper: Pre-Season Prep
Digging Deeper: Pre-Season Prep By Gary Faith Traditionally thinking, when it comes to pre-season prep a few things come to mind. Check stands and straps, trim shooting lanes, get trail cameras out, work on food plots, set out minerals, scout new spots, and the list goes on and on. At times, it may lead to […]
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