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Successful Outing 5/18
After striking out on the 17th I put a plan together to get on a bird the following morning. I decided to set up where I had seen 3 long beards walk by the previous day. Getting in and set up before sunrise I just waited for the birds to start gobbling. There were [...]
May Update
This spring has been very busy for me so far. I have been running crazy hours at work along with trying to keep up with my family. A few weeks ago I headed up to NE Iowa for a guy’s weekend. One of my good friends was having a bachelor party. We spent the weekend [...]
Spring Success
In the past my turkey season is a grind. I hunt 3 or 4 times a week and get close but never seem to get it done till later in the season. Well this year was a little bit different. I have a very busy spring with work and other obligations. Going in to turkey [...]
Hammer’s Final Resting Place
This past weekend I went out for one last shed hunt. Many of the bucks on my farm have been accounted for (sheds or dead heads) by either the neighbor or myself, but there were a few that I had yet to get a bead on and was wondering on their whereabouts, especially the buck [...]
The Final Days Of Shed Hunting
As we switch gears from shed hunting to turkeys I find myself scrambling to find the last few sheds of the year. The timber is starting to turn green with new growth and the antlers are getting harder to spot. Today will probably be the last time I get out and look specifically for sheds. [...]
Scouting Turkeys With Trail Cameras
We all use trail cameras to take inventory of the deer on our farms during the summer. Many of us might use them during the season to pin point a target buck and try and move in for the kill. But have any of you ever used trail cameras for scouting turkeys? I [...]
Drop Tine 9 Back Together
The hunt for the Drop Tine 9 started in October of 2011. I checked a camera on a mock scrape that I had made early season. After flipping thru hundreds of pictures I hit the jack pot. This is the only drop tine buck I had ever got a picture of. I started getting pictures [...]
Iowa Giants Live On – The Ones That Made It
Shed hunting is very important in putting together a strategity to hunt a mature whitetail. These antlers are often found where the buck like to winter. I have found that many times this is in the core of that particular deer’s home range. Having a good relationship with your neighbors is one way to keep [...]
Sheddin’ 3/15 – 3/17
Well we finally got a “normal” Iowa winter. The past few years we have had warmer weather and very little snow. But this year we have had cold temps and many snow storms. In the past I have been shed hunting every weekend thru February and March. The deep snow has kept me out of [...]
Bow Hunting Turkeys
I am going to start by saying I am not the best turkey hunter in the world. In fact most of you reading this are better at killing them then I am. But one thing is for sure I love hunting turkeys. Every year I grab my bow and try and kill a big ol’ [...]
