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Shed Hunting Secrets from the Experts
Shed Hunting Secrets from the Experts By Kent Boucher Shed hunting is one of the most magical bonus gifts that nature provides to all of us hopeless outdoor addicts. Sometimes my inner dialogue exclaims “You mean to tell me there are antlers just laying around out there waiting to be picked up?! For free?!?” Yeah, […]
READ MOREEstablishing Perennial Cover
Establishing Perennial Cover By Kent Boucher Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to destroy than it is to build something great? It probably has something to do with the law of entropy, everything degrades into a state of greater disorder over time. This is easy to see when an old farmhouse gets […]
READ MOREElevating Your Food Plots with Frost Seeded Clover and Alfalfa
Elevating Your Food Plots with Frost Seeded Clover and Alfalfa By Jessica Graham Clover and alfalfa are both excellent choices for deer and other wildlife. Clover and alfalfa are cool-season legumes that grow well during cool soil seasons, like spring and fall, and also thrives in the summer. They are one of the best perennial […]
READ MORE2023 Deer Season: A Season to Remember
2023 Deer Season: A Season to Remember By Jessica Graham A cold front was moving in, during the first weekend of Iowa’s bow season, and I was excited to hunt with my Dad overlooking an alfalfa field. I just noticed six does about 150 yards away. About the time I saw them, they bolted right […]
READ MORELast Chance to Hunt Deer until Fall
Last Chance to Hunt Deer until Fall Article courtesy of Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa’s final deer seasons are now open – the Population Management January Antlerless Season and the Excess Tag January Antlerless Season. Both seasons run from Jan. 11-21, but there are differences between the two. Population Management January Antlerless Season Season […]
READ MORELate Season Pheasants & Quail
Late Season Pheasants & Quail By Mac Chilton Pheasant and quail hunting at any point during the season has its ups and downs and poses various challenges to even the most experienced hunters. Early season hunts usually come with traditions, camaraderie, and hopefully abundant bird numbers. These hunts can be some of the most exciting […]
READ MOREA Day on the Ice with… Me!
A Day on the Ice with… Me! By Rod Woten One of the questions I hear several times every ice season as I’m presenting seminars or making retail in-store appearances is, “what’s it like to be an Ice Team Pro?” Simply put, it is AWESOME! I get to travel the ice belt and talk about […]
READ MOREDead Sticking on Ice
Dead Sticking on Ice By Ben Leal When the ice fishing season gets well underway fishing begins to slow down a bit. The much colder water will slow down the metabolism of the quarry we are chasing. They also move out into deeper haunts of the lake, suspending in schools waiting for tasty morsels to […]
READ MORE10 Tips to Help you Kill More Coyotes this Winter
10 Tips to Help you Kill more Coyotes this Winter By Troy Hoepker With winter looming heavy ahead of us and other hunting seasons soon coming to a close, more and more hunters turn their attention to hunting coyotes as the weather turns colder and the deer seasons are in the rear view mirror. Few […]
READ MOREAvoiding Tag Soup
Avoiding Tag Soup By Noel Gandy “Mm! Mm! Good!” Sound familiar? It ought to for it’s been a Campbell Soup slogan since the 1930s. Even though they make delicious and hearty soups that are great for this wintry time of year I bet even the good folks at Campbell’s cannot find a recipe for “tag […]
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