Iowa Sportsman

A Place For Family and Friends: The Outdoors

A Place for Family and Friends: The Outdoors As a young man growing up in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, I was too busy pursuing teenage interests to realize the beauty the hills had to offer. It wasn’t until I was older and a college student at Mankato State University that I found myself […]

Deer Scouting 101

Deer Scouting 101 August is here and the impending deer season is rapidly approaching for you! The seconds can’t pass fast enough for us as we await the sunrise of that treasured date. However, there is a lot to do if you are going to enter into the deer season prepared. There is more to […]

Overseeding Grain Plots: Whitetails 365

Overseeding Grain Plots: Whitetails 365 For the past 30 years or so, I’ve always tried to plant some sort of grain food plot. It has always been my experience that when late season hits, deer will navigate toward standing grain food sources if available. If none are available, then just about any food plot they […]

Paddling Iowa’s Water Trails

Paddling Iowa’s Water Trails By Aaron Stonehocker Growing up, my little brother and I spent a lot of time exploring random creeks. We used to day dream about how cool it would be to load up a tent and some camping gear, and travel along these winding waterways to see what adventure might unfold. Today, […]

The Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever By Simpson’s Labrador Retrievers History: Originating in Eastern Canada in the province of Newfoundland, this small fishing village along the Atlantic Ocean was known as St. John. This making the first Labrador Retrievers known as St. John Dogs. They spent their days working hard at sea and then returning home to play […]

Whitetails 365 – The Dog Days of Summer

Whitetails 365 – The Dog Days of Summer By Tom Peplinski There is honestly very few things that get me excited about managing my farm in July. Spring planting of food plots and spraying has been completed. Stands are already hung for the most part. Everything is growing in the deer’s realm including fawns and […]

Wolves in Iowa: Then and Now

Wolves in Iowa: Then and Now By Troy Hoepker Minnesota and Wisconsin wolf populations have grown to numbers not seen in over a century when they were nearly hunted and trapped out of existence in the lower 48 states. Each of our neighbors to the north had their first controversial wolf hunting seasons in 2012 […]

Geographical Whitetail Hideouts and Travel Corridors (Part 1)

Geographical Whitetail Hideouts and Travel Corridors (Part 1) By Jason Smith It’s late-September. You’ve got all of your hunting gear organized and ready to go. Your clothes are clean and scent free, and your boots are well broken in and waterproofed. You’ve spent hours upon hours dialing in your bow and honing your shooting skills […]

Trolling for Walleyes over the Weeds

Trolling for Walleyes over the Weeds By Steve Weisman Last August, I had the chance to listen to Jon Thelen, walleye guide and host of Lindy’s Fish Ed Television Series, give a fishing seminar at the Okoboji Blue Water Festival. His topic was “Walleyes in the Weeds,” and I was excited to hear what his […]

Identifying Catfish Locations From Shore

Identifying Catfish Locations From Shore By Brad Durick These days, as catfishing gets more and more press, and more and more technical, it seems that some of the conversation has shifted from the traditional way of doing things. We read about drifting vast lake flats for giant blue cats or using high end side imaging […]

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