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Fall is Big Bass Season

Fall is Big Bass Season By Dan Turner The best part of the Mid-West for many of us is the change in seasons. Each season brings with it a new set of outdoor opportunities: Winter is ice fishing and trapping, spring is turkeys and mushrooms, summer is fishing and water sports, and fall is hunting. […]

Key Lockdown Locations to Know

Key Lockdown Locations to Know By Gary Faith Being in a treestand during the whitetail rut here in Iowa is what dreams are made of. Waiting for a hot doe to come trotting through with a big bruiser in tow is what all of us hope for each time we climb into the tree during […]

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer By Gary Faith Public land is getting more and more attention in the outdoor space lately. At a total of 640 million acres of public land available inside the United States, one can start to understand why it has come to draw so much attention. When thinking of […]

Basic Fall Channel Cats

Basic Fall Channel Cats By Brad Durick It’s been a long summer of catfishing. If you live in the Midwest it has been marred with storms and high water. Nowhere has it been a normal year so to speak but now the fall bite is on the way and this might be just the time […]

Catching Hot Water Bass

Catching Hot Water Bass By Dan Turner Late summer is here and in the Midwest that means heat, humidity, county fairs, and hot water fishing! Break out the 50 SPF, put the water or Gatorade on ice and let’s go! Traditionally lots of anglers find themselves fishing slower in cold water and faster in warm […]

Defining Success in the Deer Woods

Defining Success in the Deer Woods By Noel Gandy In an attempt to do better at this thing called life I recently read an article at www.lifehack.org entitled “30 Tell-Tale Signs You’re Going To Be Highly Successful.” The article begins with the statement, “All successful people have a set of characteristics and threads that enable […]

Whitetails 365: Weathering The Hunt: Leveraging Conditions for October Bowhunting

Whitetails 365: Weathering The Hunt: Leveraging Conditions for October Bowhunting By Aaron McKinney October holds so much hope and excitement for Iowa bowhunters. Finally, the season has opened. You no longer have to scout from afar and can make a plan to hunt. With the transition towards fall, comes a unique set of weather patterns […]

Field Techniques for Top-Notch Bird Taxidermy Mounts

Field Techniques for Top-Notch Bird Taxidermy Mounts By Nick Martin Whether you are new to hunting or a lifelong hunter, there Is one guarantee, you will form many memories over the years hunting! These memories can be captured in a variety of ways such as pictures, journaling, storytelling, etc. One great way to forever capture […]

Getting Youth Involved in Pheasant Season

Getting Youth Involved in Pheasant Season By Jacob Dean In Iowa, our season is getting ready to open up, before the season begins, we have a few days set aside for youth to go out and try their luck pheasant hunting. Some days might be better than others while out in the field. When you […]

Deer Scents and How to Use Them

Deer Scents and How to Use Them By Jessica Graham Eliminating Human Scent The foundation of scent control lies in minimizing your human odor. This starts with meticulous hygiene. Showering with scent-free soap, washing your hunting clothes in scent-free detergent, and avoiding scented products are essential steps. In our house, we use scent-free detergent all […]

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