Iowa Sportsman

Things That Ruin Ice Fishing Success

Things That Ruin Ice Fishing Success Ice fishing has been a passion of mine since 1990, it doesn’t seem possible, but the allure of cutting a hole in the ice to catch fish gets my blood pumping every winter. Growing up during my school days I eagerly awaited Sundays when we would trek out to […]

What I’ve Learned from Coyote Hunting

 What I’ve Learned from Coyote Hunting The first coyote I ever called in gave me the slip. I’m sure most hunters would share that the first coyote that magically appeared to their calling efforts made a similar escape. Calling them is one thing…….killing them is sometimes another thing entirely. Coyotes have the innate ability to […]

After The Season

After The Season: What you can do Now to be Successful Next Fall January 10th has come and gone leaving us the lull of a few winter months with nothing to pursue outdoors. At this point, you could stay inside and watch the sun rise and fall. You could watch the ever-slowing hands of the […]

Chasing Late Season Bluegills In Clear Water

Chasing Late Season Bluegills In Clear Water For years and years ice fishermen from across the Midwest have headed to northwest Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji to sight fish the finicky bluegills which West Okoboji is famous for. Late ice toward the end of February and into March can be incredible. Once in a while, for […]

Coyotes for Beginners

Coyotes for Beginners By Troy Hoepker For me, coyote hunting is about so many things that bring me joy. It’s following an abandon cattle trail to a little place only I know about where coyotes feel safe to visit. It’s the anticipation of what’s about to happen every time I place my lips around my […]

Field Vocabulary: The Commands we give our Dog

Field Vocabulary: The Commands we give our Dog By Ryan Eder It dawned on me a few weeks back that situations arise in the field where we begin asking our dogs to do things that we may not focus on during offseason training. I was out of my layout blind, running the dog on a […]

Ice Fishing Jigs

Ice Fishing Jigs By Ben Leal There is nothing more satisfying than creating something all on your own, taking it out and using it with success. Quite honestly folks, we could be talking just about anything. Farmers for example often create special tools out of necessity. At times the only one that knows about it […]

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