Whitetail Deer

Gaining Access To Hunting Ground

Gaining Access To Hunting Ground By Dan Johnson For me April means two things, turkey hunting and finding new property to hunt. If you’re like me you don’t own your own property, you can’t afford to lease property, and you weren’t blessed by being born into a family that owns a large amount of hunting […]

Whitetails 365: Is Trail Camera Technology Ethical for Today’s Hunter

Whitetails 365: Is Trail Camera Technology Ethical for Today’s Hunter By Aaron McKinney The use of trail cameras in hunting raises ethical considerations. Some argue that trail cameras can give hunters an unfair advantage, as they allow hunters to monitor game movement and behavior in a way that would not be possible without the camera. […]

Whitetails 365: Scouting for the 2023 Deer Season

Whitetails 365: Scouting for the 2023 Deer Season By Aaron McKinney It seems as soon as deer season concludes Jan. 10th, I am already looking froward to opening day of bow season October 1st. In February, we get outside to check for sheds and take inventory of which bucks made it through the gun seasons. […]

Leveraging Perennial Food On Your Land

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Early Shed Season: Extra Miles for the Piles

5 Tips for Final Days Bucks

5 Tips for Final Days Bucks By Noel Gandy The doldrums of winter can be taxing on anyone. Short days coupled with cold temperatures can tend to get some folks in a funk. Don’t tell that to a dedicated whitetail hunter though. The days between December 21-January 10 mark the late muzzleloader portion of the […]

Late Season Whitetails

Late Season Whitetails By Noel Gandy Time, as always, is fleeting. The time from deer season a year ago to opening day seemed to take forever. We waited with anticipation for October 1 to roll around after a long summer. Now, like a vapor, it is late December and deer season is fast closing in […]

Common Myths Concerning Deer Movement

Common Myths Concerning Deer Movement By Ryan Graden In 1953 Iowa held its first modern deer season for hunters and there has been a deer season of some sort ever since. In those passing years, we’ve learned a lot about deer behavior, habits, nutrition, needs, and more. Experts in wildlife biology have used that information […]

It’s the Rut, Now What

It’s the Rut, Now What By Noel Gandy Every November there seems to be an epidemic of folks who call in sick to work. Their affliction: Buck Fever! Men and women across our state have their eyes set on a trophy whitetail and this is one of the occasions to capitalize. November marks the prominent […]

Whitetails 365: Enrich Deer Habitat with Hinge Cutting

Whitetails 365: Enrich Deer Habitat with Hinge Cutting By Aaron McKinney Practically every timber in Iowa could benefit from hinge cutting to create cover and browse for whitetail deer. Hinge cutting is when a tree is cut, about waist high, partially through. The tree then falls with the top of the tree resting on the […]

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