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A Guide to Trophy Harvest Photography

Oh Snap! A Guide to Trophy Harvest Photography On the coffee table of the deer camp back home in Mississippi lies one of the books that I cherish the most. The contents of that book are completely original and are likely only valued by those who are company of that camp. Documentation of years dating […]

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Family Fishing: Find the Perfect Guide for Your Family Adventure

Family Fishing: Find the Perfect Guide for Your Family Adventure By Brad Durick It’s that time of year, the time when you sit down and start scouring the web, visiting sport shows and looking for that perfect family fishing outing. Chances are, if you are the dad you really want to work some fishing into […]

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Suppressors in Iowa

Suppressors in Iowa By Michael Ware In the time that suppressors were legal in Iowa, many Iowans have purchased suppressors. Those same Iowans have moaned and groaned about the lengthy and arduous process associated with a purchase like this. Iowa isn’t an “NFA” friendly state. The National Firearms Act (NFA) regulated and federalized record keeping […]

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Making the Most of your Ice Fishing Experience

Making the Most of your Ice Fishing Experience By Steve Weisman Ever wonder why some ice fishermen just seem to have all of the luck and others seem to always be struggling? Here are some things to do so that we can achieve more fishing success. A lot of it has to do with preparation, […]

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The Art of Assessment

The Art of Assessment By Earl Taylor Fred Remington, the famous cowboy artist from the late 1800’s, once wrote describing a grueling 51-mile canoe trip down the Oswegatchie River in New York, “The zest of the whole thing lies in not knowing the difficulties beforehand.” For Remington, a big bend in the river did not […]

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Mobile Ice Strategies to Plan, Locate and Stay on Fish

Mobile Ice Strategies to Plan, Locate and Stay on Fish By Nick Johnson During the hardwater season, finding fish can be one thing, staying on them as they transition throughout the day is a whole other beast. Each species can be different in this pattern and it pays to burn some gas, battery or muscle, […]

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Taking Inventory

Taking Inventory By Dan Johnson This time of year a hint of depression usually sets in. Not only because it’s the dead of winter, but the hunting season is over and until the end of the month it’s still too early to go shed hunting. By now, I have already scouted my properties looking for […]

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Whitetails 365: Buying Recreational Land, Part 2

Whitetails 365: Buying Recreational Land, Part 2 By Tim Peplinski In last month’s issue, I was purposefully vague in beginning to break down what it takes to be successful in buying recreational land. I hope as you read the article, you were starting to pull together a plan of your own if you are starting […]

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Small Property v.s. Large Property Yotes

Small Property v.s. Large Property Yotes By Troy Hoepker Something about the little 80-acre property just seemed promising. I had been given permission to hunt the piece of ground years before but never had until that day. That year the farmer had put part of the ground into preventative planting and the weeds sprung high […]

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Planning a Switchgrass Planting

Planning a Switchgrass Planting: Whitetails 365

Planning a Switchgrass Planting: Whitetails 365 A switchgrass planting (warm season grass) is the fastest way I know of to create a visual barrier or security cover. And unlike other plantings, it is long lasting. A switchgrass planting can last for many years, is relatively maintenance free once established, and is fairly inexpensive to establish. […]

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