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10MAKING YOUR PLAN: 5 COMMON
AREAS THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND
YOUR TOM
By Ryan Graden
14THE THAW: ICE OUT HABITS OF
IOWA GAME FISH
By Nick Johnson
18THROWING FRUIT BEARING ROOTS
ON YOUR PROPERTY FOR LONG
TERM POTENTIAL
By Aaron Stonehocker
22DON’T DO THESE TURKEY
HUNTING “DIDN’TS”
By Gary Parsons
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HAVE YOU EVER heard the loud and deep-pitched
That doesn’t mean he gives up. He will take his d
birds in are pastures. Over my years of turkey h
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ice come spring is a sa
The Thaw their short move from winter haunts as m
1/16th ounce jigs, small minnows and to come off
GAZE IN ANY DIRECTION in Iowa and your ey
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Don’t Do These Turkey Hunting “Didn’ts”
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TIME FOR SOME Q/A on Turkey Hunting and we are
Turkey Hunting Q/A Ryan Graden: I’m a diaphrag
catching Toms looking for a last-minute piece of
WHEN IT COMES to whitetail deer hunting,
also preferred open spots within a cut where a mo
time too. Sometimes a great area to create beddin
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