Whitetail Deer

Breaking Down Fall Plots: Whitetails 365

Whitetails 365: Breaking Down Fall Plots It was September of 1999. My hunting buddies and I had been watching a bachelor group of bucks feed between two alfalfa fields all summer long. With each cutting of hay, the group would simply rotate about a quarter mile between the two fields depending on which field was […]

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer

What Iowa Public Land Has to offer 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 public lands, it’s […]

30 Things Every Hunter Worth Their Salt Should Know How To Do

30 Things Every Hunter Worth Their Salt Should Know How To Do Sportsmen come from all walks of life: rich, poor, young, retired, self-inspired, or groomed into the lifestyle by those who came before us. It is safe to say that no two hunters have precisely the same tastes when it comes to what game […]

Defining Success in the Deer Woods

Defining Success in the Deer Woods In an attempt to do better at this thing called life I recently read an article at www.lifehack.org entitled “30 Tell-Tale Signs You’re Going To Be Highly Successful.” The article begins with the statement, “All successful people have a set of characteristics and threads that enable them to succeed.” […]

Making the Right Decision

Making the Right Decision It had happened before but too quickly. This time, the buck came in downwind, stopped to think about what he was smelling, and I had enough time to take a shot. As I watched the arrow pass into his right side and bury itself under his fur, I knew that it […]

Summer Patterning Tips and Tricks

Summer Patterning Tips and Tricks Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4th. It is the anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776. Patriotic displays and family events are organized throughout the United States. Fireworks are popped, hotdogs are consumed, and generally a good time is had by […]

Herbicide Applications: Whitetails 365

Whitetails 365: Herbicide Applications: Why and How 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 to buy? What […]

Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife

Simple Things Landowners can do to Improve Wildlife 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, water, and food […]

How to Improve your Deer Stands

How to Improve your Deer Stands 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 comes to perching […]

Herbicides Now and Next Year’s Tree Plantings: Whitetails 365

Herbicides Now, and Planning for Next Year’s Tree Plantings: Whitetails 365: A Second Spraying, or the First Weeds are the death of many food plots. Weeds can completely take over a plot of clover or alfalfa, lower yields or kill off soybeans altogether, and can make a corn stand look like CRP ground getting out […]

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