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“IS EARLY SEASON MUZZLELOADER
WORTH IT”
By Joel Johnson
IT’S FALL AND DEFINITELY TIME FOR
PANFISH ACTION
By Steve Weisman
NO VACATION? NO PROBLEM!
5 TIPS TO EARLY SEASON SUCCESS
By Ryan Graden
IOWA’S 5 HARDEST WATERFOWL
TO DECOY
By Nick Johnson
BEST DAYS TO HUNT
WHITETAILS 2017-18
CHANGE WITH THE WEATHER TO
CATCH MORE FISH THIS FALL
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WE ARE ALL FIELD STAFF Recently I received a
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INTERACTIVE PAGE SPORTSMANS WEB BONE OUT ADVICE
AROUND THE STATE SLPA LEADS THE WAY IN PROTECTING
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THE DAYS ARE getting shorter, and the tempera
marauders and wander around a lot when they are d
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the most, what weather conditions are they th
No Vacation? No Problem! TIP #3 – KNOW WHERE THE
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effects as well. Through my experiences, I
Iowa’s 5 Hardest Waterfowl to Decoy bail out like
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WELCOME BACK TO another year of deer hunting
Best Days to Hunt the Rut Sunrise: 6:49 AM
SEPTEMBER 16TH: FIRST DAY YOUTH/DISABLED A
Best Days to Hunt the Rut Sunrise: 6:51 AM Sunset
NOVEMBER 2ND: SEEKING/CHASING PHASE Let’s fa
Best Days to Hunt the Rut Sunrise: 7:23 AM Sunse
DECEMBER 1ST: LAST DAY BOW The rut is for
Best Days to Hunt the Rut Sunrise: 7:41 AM Sunse
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FALL HAS arrived here in Iowa. There have
Change with the Weather to Catch More
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MY HUNTING season never ends. On the last d
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OCTOBER 1ST is here and that means thousands
In the past, as soon as October hit, I was ful
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GROWING UP, my father was an avid deer hu
Buck Fever Follies deer on the ground. He was a c
into the driver’s seat. I’d fished this pond s
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THERE IS VERY LITTLE the modern hunter does n
night. During the second half of the night to ear
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smell go together. The actual perspiration off of
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