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The Iowa Sportsman January 2026
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- Late Winter Gun Dog Care
- Ice Fishing for Muskie in the Iowa Great Lakes
- Winter Wonderland in Iowa
- Guide to Shooting your Muzzleloader in Cold Temperatures
- Late Season Hail Mary: Whitetails365
- Avoid These Mistakes Made by Beginning Coyote Trappers
- Hunting Late Season Roosters
- Ice Fishing Rivers in Iowa
- Reflections on Deer Hunting
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Reflections on Deer Season
Reflections on Deer Season Hunting season, for us, is more than just chasing whitetails or birds; it’s our escape button. It gives us a much-needed chance for escape and an opportunity to connect with God, nature, as well as friends and family. Hunting is how we finally slow down, take a solid break from the […]
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Ice Fishing Rivers in Iowa
Ice Fishing Rivers in Iowa There are only a couple of rivers in Iowa that you might consider ice fishing; those along the east and west borders of our state. Including, the Mississippi River along the eastern border and the Missouri River along the west. “There really isn’t the habitat for ice fishing on the […]
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Hunting Late Season Roosters
Hunting Late Season Roosters The diesel pickup rumbled down the county road, snow swirling in the headlights. December in Iowa meant the end of the season was coming, and the weather had finally turned nasty Beside me sat Gunner, my two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer vibrating with energy in the passenger seat. Now, it is about […]
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Beginner Mistakes in Coyote Trapping
Avoid These Mistakes Made by Beginning Coyote Trappers Coyote trapping is both a challenge and an art that it seems fewer and fewer people tackling. To coyote trap, you need a few supplies as well as some woodmanship skills, patience, and meticulous attention to detail. For the new trapper, it can be tough to outsmart […]
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Featured Story
Iowa Public Land Hunting
Every hunter wants to know where to go to harvest a great deer. We often assume that there is some “honey hole” spot out there that a person can always go to and harvest a trophy year after year. While having hope for that, we are always keeping our ears perked for that privileged information on where the best place to hunt would be.
Now, let me ask you, if somebody had the perfect spot to hunt where they are harvesting trophy deer year after year, do you think that they would share that information with you? Probably not. Unless they are VERY gracious and kind.
In this article, I will not share any “secret spots” with you who are reading. Frankly, because I don’t have any secret spots to share! However, I’ve lived in Iowa long enough to steer you to certain areas of our great state that might give you a great chance to fill a tag this fall and winter. So let’s begin with some regions of the state to key into.
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