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Whitetails 365: Hunting in Cold Weather

Whitetails 365: Hunting in Cold Weather By Tom Peplinski The late hunting seasons can be some of the best times to kill a giant whitetail buck. Undoubtedly! In some cases, it can actually seem too easy. That’s right…too easy! This is the case because of some very good reasons all line up when the temperatures […]

Shotgun Tactics for Success

Shotgun Tactics for Success By Ryan Graden Opening day of the Iowa shotgun season is like Christmas morning for many hunters in our state. December has just started and fall is giving way to winter. Breezes are turning more brisk and if we are lucky enough, we might have already had a layer or two […]

Iowa River Monsters: The Quest for Flatheads

Iowa River Monsters: The Quest for Flatheads By Nick Johnson It’s not too often that I get to write an article about an actual fishing story. I’m not talking about the tale of Catfish Hunter or a story that grows with age, but rather a story of adventure, taking place right in the heart of […]

Public Land Success

Public Land Success By Ryan Graden I’m proud to be an Iowa hunter! In fact, I’m a fourth generation Iowa hunter. Most of my hunting skills have been sharpened by the hours I’ve spent on the acres of public land that is offered to Iowa residents and non-resident hunters. Here in Iowa there is, currently, […]

Whitetails 365 – Aim Small/Miss Small

Whitetails 365 – Aim Small/Miss Small By Tom Peplinski If you’ve never been there, you’re lucky! But most archery hunters have experienced that deep guttural feeling when you release an arrow only to see it drive into a deer way off mark. That sick feeling knowing you didn’t make a good shot. Will you find […]

Fall Bass

Fall Bass By Ben Leal October in Iowa… nature, as a whole, begins to transition from summer to fall. Average daytime highs will reach 68 degrees while lows will fall to the upper 40’s. By then end of the month we will see a 10 to 15 degree drop in those averages. As the water […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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