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14THE “GOODS” & “BADS” OF LATE
TURKEY HUNTING
By Ryan Graden
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SHALLOW WATER SPRING WALLEYES
By Nick Johnson
THE END OF ONE SEASON IS THE
BEGINNING OF A NEW SEASON
By Troy Hoepker
26 WHITETAIL PHOTO HARVEST
REPORT
36 FINAL HOUR GOBBLERS
By Aaron Stonehocker
42 IOWA’S STATE RECORD FISH: PART 1
By Ben Leal
FEATURES
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6 PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT
By Patrick McKinney
8 SPORTSMAN WEB
9 IOWA SPORTSMAN INTERACTIVE
10 MOON PHASES/
SUNRISE-SUNSET
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18 14THE “GOODS” & “BADS” OF LATE TURKEY HUNTING
WILL IOWANS GET TO USE RIFLES TO DEER HUNT? PERH
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May 2017
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May 2017
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AS YOU ARE reading this article, you may
temperatures and you can bet that when you have t
will see way more hunters pursuing deer than turk
SPRINGTIME IS THAT classic time of year
discussing this, I would like to touch on lake
Big Creek, even Brushy to name a few are classic
May 2017
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EACH SPRING AS the last of the year’s h
The End of One Season is the Beginning of a New S
BUILD A HUNTING BLIND One great summertime proj
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May 2017
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE late season turkey huntin
novel idea is enough to consider it proven.
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THE OLD ROMANTIC image of fly fishing—a countr
such as Trout Unlimited and the International Fed
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IOWANS ENJOY SOME of the best outdoor opp
the slower their growth. Yellow perch don’t live
success. It prefers sluggish, heavily vegetat
May 2017
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN remember, at least the pa
much for food plots…especially when comparing it
Whitetails 365 no restrictions of any kind, this
May 2017
PEOPLE BUY FISHING BOATS for a lot of differen
“Joel, is that poison ivy the girls are sit
The Ins and Outs of Purchasing A Boat an eternity
on my boat on the small side, I rarely use the bi
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NINE FINGER CHRONICLES HOPE
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“EVERYBODY NEEDS BEAUTY as well as bread,
I lift my eyes up to the hills of Northeast Iowa
TROPHY ROOM SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS! Want to share
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“CALVIN’S GETTING birdy guys, we’re catching
from predators. These areas should also be undist
GUNDOG CORNER SHOULD I BREED MY DOG? By:
ONCE YOU ARRIVE at the range, get all your ge
will help prevent brass burns. While the hot bras
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