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Waterfowl Habitat Keeps the Flyway Alive

Waterfowl Habitat Keeps the Flyway Alive There’s something about waterfowl season that sticks with you long after the last flock fades over the tree line. It’s the early mornings when the world is still dark and quiet while you’re heading to the marsh you’ve hunted a hundred times before. It’s the smell of wet cattails, […]

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Spot-And-Stalking Whitetail Deer

Spot-and-Stalk on a 150-Class Buck If you had told me that my 2026 bow season was going to go the way it did, I would’ve laughed. I would have said, “That’d be sweet, but there’s not a chance.” A Season of Change My family and I relocated almost two years ago. We’d spent the last […]

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How to Stay Safe and Prepared for Any Disaster

How to Stay Safe and Prepared for Any Disaster We live in a world where we pretty much have everything we need, but, we live in Iowa. That means we get hit with some natural disasters that leave us without electricity for extended periods of time. We’ve seen this in the derecho of 2020 and […]

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Build the Best Deer Blind Setup Now

Build the Perfect Deer Blind Setup Now Hunting blinds have changed a lot over the years. Hunters now have more choices than ever before. Some hunters like large permanent blinds that stay out all year. Others like lightweight pop-up blinds they can move around. One important thing to remember is deer need time to get […]

Finding Fish When the Water Heats Up

Finding Fish When the Water Heats Up There is something special about summertime fishing in Iowa. Some of my favorite memories have been made on the water during the hottest days of the year. Average temperatures often sit between 80°F and 90°F, but it’s not uncommon for mid-day highs to climb near 100°F. On top […]

Planting More Than a Plot: Why Fall Food Plots Matter

Planting More Than a Plot: Why Fall Food Plots Matter I remember the first time we got him on trail camera. My jaw dropped. A 160-inch 8-point we started calling “The Big 8.” The kind of deer that makes you lose sleep trying to figure out how you’ll ever get close. The next time I […]

Delta Waterfowl Duck Expo is Coming to Des Moines

Delta Waterfowl Duck Expo is Coming to Des Moines For the first time ever, the Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo is coming to Iowa. It is shaping up to be one of the biggest outdoor events of the summer. Waterfowl hunters from across the country will gather in Des Moines for three full days of […]

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Campfire Cooking Made Simple

Campfire Cooking Made Simple One of the best parts of camping is gathering around the fire and sharing a meal after a day outdoors. While modern campers have plenty of cooking gadgets to choose from, you don’t need much equipment to turn out great camp meals. Campfire Essentials A few basic items can handle most […]

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Summer Foodplots & Projects

Summer Projects for Whitetail Hunters If you’ve been hunting for any period of time, you know a lot of hunting comes down to luck. I’ve always been a fan of trying to make my own luck, or get myself set up in as good a spot as possible to be ready for when a trophy […]

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Training Your Gundog for the Field

When Is My Puppy Ready For The Field? A puppy’s readiness for the field is relative. To bring clarity to this article, I call any dog under the age of two a puppy. Large breed dogs are still developing mentally and physically until they are 16-24 months old. So, if we identify any dog under […]

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