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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 /> 10<br /> 10MAKING YOUR PLAN: 5 COMMON<br /> AREAS THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND<br /> YOUR TOM<br /> By Ryan Graden<br /> 14THE THAW: ICE OUT HABITS OF<br /> IOWA GAME FISH<br /> By Nick Johnson<br /> 18THROWING FRUIT BEARING ROOTS<br /> ON YOUR PROPERTY FOR LONG<br /> TERM POTENTIAL<br /> By Aaron Stonehocker<br /> 22DON’T DO THESE TURKEY<br /> HUNTING “DIDN’TS”<br /> By Gary Parsons<br /> 26CHOOSING THE RIGHT ROD<br /> By Todd Reed<br /> FEATURES<br /> “WRAPPED UP WORLD”<br /> By Bruster Beaty30<br /> 34<br /> 44<br /> 2016-17 DEER HARVEST<br /> REPORT<br /> TURKEY HUNTING Q/A<br /> By Ryan Graden, Aaron Stonehocker, and<br /> Earl Taylor<br /> WHITETAILS 365: HINGE CUTTING<br /> By Tom Peplinski<br /> GAI<a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=1"> THE IOWA SPORTSMAN • 1517 3rd Ave NW • FORT DODGE</a> <a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=2"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=3"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=4"> 10 10MAKING YOUR PLAN: 5 COMMON AREAS THAT WILL H</a> <a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=5"> </a> <a title="IowaSportsmanApril2017Issue page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d4ca9038?page=6"> SMELL THE FRESHSPRING AIR! 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