Whitetail Deer

Whitetails 365 Herbicide Applications

Whitetails 365: Herbicide Applications: Why and How By Tom Peplinski I got a call from a close friend the other night while I was watching You Tube videos about, what else, deer hunting. The phone conversation went something like, “Hey, I’m building a sprayer for my UTV. How do you know what kind of nozzles […]

10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes

10 Killer Big Buck Bow Hunting Ambushes By Ricky Kinder Why do top notch hunters shoot quality mature deer year after year? Sure they scout, don’t shoot young bucks, maintain their land, pay attention to the wind, plant food plots, are in big buck country, ect. Yes all of those and many more reasons can […]

Small Tracts Can Yield Big Racks

Small Tracts Can Yield Big Racks By Kevin Sturm Small farm owners are faced with a constant juggling act of income vs. habitat. In most cases, there has to be a happy medium of both to make a small farm work, not only from the checkbook stand point but also by what is hanging on […]

Drought, Deer, and the Looming Threat of EHD

Deer and the Looming Threat of EHD: Whitetails 365

Deer and the Looming Threat of EHD As we gear up for 2025’s deer season, we’re praying for rain, and hoping the deer we passed to let grow, will make it to another hunting season. With that said, several reliable sources are predicting a continuation of the dry conditions that have plagued our landscape in […]

Public Land Shed Hunting Strategies

Public Land Shed Hunting Strategies It was the winter of 2015 and my wife and I were living in a third-floor apartment in Bettendorf. Although we were in the middle of city living. I still had a strong pull to get out in the woods and try this new pursuit. Hearing about it from a […]

How to Process Deer Meat

How to Process Deer Meat Processing Equipment For many deer hunters, the experience of the hunt goes beyond the thrill of the chase and extends into feeding ourselves and our families. Venison is a prized staple in hunters’ diets, and can be enjoyed in many forms throughout the year. From jerky and burgers to roasts […]

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer By Gary Faith Public land is getting more and more attention in the outdoor space lately. At a total of 640 million acres of public land available inside the United States, one can start to understand why it has come to draw so much attention. When thinking of […]

How to Improve your Deer Stands

How to Improve your Deer Stands By Noel Gandy Edge, ridge, creek, saddle, funnel, bench, pinch. These are all words that deer hunters begin throwing around when we consider stand placement for hunting whitetails. Many times we nod our head in agreement and decide that this method or that method is the best when it […]

Whitetails 365: The Dangers of Being Too Good

Whitetails 365: The Dangers of Being Too Good By Tom Peplinski I was watching a pretty well-known hunting show a few years back and the host of the show was talking about habitat improvements on his farm. Through the segment, he was explaining why he was creating the best habitat on every acre of his […]

Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife

Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife By Jessica Graham One of my favorite things about hunting is watching different wildlife interacting and coexisting in one place. Whether you are an avid hunter or wildlife enthusiast, there are a few projects you can do to improve your land’s attractiveness to wildlife. Wildlife require habitat, […]

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