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<br /> THE IOWA SPORTSMAN • 1517 3rd Ave NW • FORT DODGE IA 50501 • 877-424-4594<br /> Presorted Standard<br /> U.S. Postage<br /> PAID<br /> Permit No. 152<br /> Pontiac, IL 61764<br /> Electronic<br /> Service<br /> Requested<br /> <br /> <br /> 18<br /> 14THE “GOODS” & “BADS” OF LATE<br /> TURKEY HUNTING<br /> By Ryan Graden<br /> 18<br /> 22<br /> SHALLOW WATER SPRING WALLEYES<br /> By Nick Johnson<br /> THE END OF ONE SEASON IS THE<br /> BEGINNING OF A NEW SEASON<br /> By Troy Hoepker<br /> 26 WHITETAIL PHOTO HARVEST<br /> REPORT<br /> 36 FINAL HOUR GOBBLERS<br /> By Aaron Stonehocker<br /> 42 IOWA’S STATE RECORD FISH: PART 1<br /> By Ben Leal<br /> FEATURES<br /> DEPARTMENTS<br /> 26<br /> 6 PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT<br /> By Patrick McKinney<br /> 8 SPORTSMAN WEB<br /> 9 IOWA SPORTSMAN INTERACTIVE<br /> 10 MOON PHASES/<br /> SUNRISE-SUNSET<br /> 59TROPHY ROOM<br /> Photos Submitted by Readers<br /><a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=1"> THE IOWA SPORTSMAN • 1517 3rd Ave NW • FORT DODGE</a> <a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=2"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=3"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=4"> 18 14THE “GOODS” & “BADS” OF LATE TURKEY HUNTING </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=5"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanMayIssue2017 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c5c7f338?page=6"> WILL IOWANS GET TO USE RIFLES TO DEER HUNT? 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