Outdoors

10 Tips for Camping Safety 

10 Tips for Camping Safety  Summer in Iowa means camping. And that means it’s time for you to connect with nature and experience the beauty of our state, even if it’s just for a few days. When it comes to camping and prepping for your trip there are some essential steps you should include to […]

Teaching your Gundog to be Steady on Point

Teaching your Gundog to be Steady on Point Steadiness is a foundational element I work into all of my puppy training, no matter if they are a flusher, pointer or even an upland dog. I’d argue that the handler of a dog that can’t seem to be steady is the one to blame – not […]

Trout Fishing in Northeast Iowa

Trout Fishing in Northeast Iowa Some call it Little Switzerland, others call it river Bluff Country. Apparently, the correct name for it nowadays is The Driftless Region, or more colloquially, The Driftless. Regardless of what you call it, there’s no denying that it is a very special place. It’s a place where it’s very easy […]

Engage and Entertain your Gun Dog

Engage and Entertain your Gun Dog Believe it or not, one of the simplest ways to entertain and engage our gun dogs, is to do life with them. We can over complicate our relationship with our dog when we think every training session needs to be formal and designed. We can also confuse our dog […]

Get Into The Outdoors

Get Into The Outdoors By Ryan Graden My wife and I have four daughters! You can all pray for us! But truthfully, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Having these young ladies in my life has been an incredible journey as we have raised them through the years. My oldest is sixteen and my […]

The Inkpaduta Canoe Trail

The Inkpaduta Canoe Trail “I would say the river is too low to have an enjoyable float.” These were the disappointing words spoken to me by Cherokee County Naturalist and Assistant Director Laura Jones. Having planned a canoe trip on the Little Sioux River through Clay, O’Brien, Cherokee, and Woodbury counties in early May. I […]

Brown Recluse Spiders in Iowa? Unfortunately, Yes!

Brown Recluse Spiders in Iowa? Unfortunately, Yes! By Kevin Godwin By no choice of my own, this spring I became an avid student of spiders. In May I was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider (BR spider) in Woodbury County, IA. This article is a short documentary of my experience. This is shared with the […]

Fly Fishing the Driftless

Fly Fishing the Driftless Nick’s heart tightened as the trout moved. He felt all the old feeling….Ernest Hemingway, Big Two Hearted River Part I. It is the Driftless region of Iowa. Located in the northeastern part of the state extending roughly from Manchester to the Minnesota border and east towards the great Mississippi, it is […]

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Purchasing Your Next Camper

Purchasing Your Next Camper By Jessica Graham In 1872, the United States congress recognized the beauty and importance of the nature surrounding us and set aside land which would later be used to establish the world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park. Since the establishment, thousands of other parks have been established for tourists and […]