Results of yesterday's turkey hunt in eastern Iowa! Tremendous experience; saw things I've not seen in 21 years of turkey hunting. Wife, Julia Carol, killed a dandy on opening morning, 11 April. She let him walk once at 25 steps, but he came back for more! We'll hit it hard now until 31 May, or [...]
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Iowa rabbits winding down
Despite seemingly perfect weather conditions yesterday (13 February), exactly zero cottontails were seen during our four-hour hunt on a local public wildlife area. Surprisingly, very few tracks – and no fresh sign – was observed. Habitat conditions were fair, with heavy snow cover – I realize it's not a glowing report. I was surprised to [...]
Ohio Goose Finisher
It's official – Ohio's 2010-11 goose season is now over. Hunted with my Pop on Thursday, 13 January, over three dozen full-bodies, and killed two. Birds were still awful leery, but when you're running traffic with 36 decoys, it's going to be tough. Every goose, along with TONS of ducks, was hitting a field that [...]
Winter Wonderland – Ohio
M.D. Johnson here, reporting from sunny – No, wait…I lied – northeast Ohio. Another 4" of fresh snow this afternoon, with another 2-5" predicted through tonight and tomorrow morning is making the goose hunting tough. As the story goes – Hunt One – Monday, 10 January – My Pop was right; there are TONS of [...]
Iowa Antlerless Quest – Day III
Hunted some new ground last night as the guest of a young man who's currently attending the University of Iowa in Iowa City. First little push – 21-year-old driver; 46-year-old stander…kinda like these roles – resulted in him seeing a pair. I saw only an opossum, several turkeys, and two bald eagles. Reconnecting, we stood [...]
Winter roosters
End of the season roosters in eastern Iowa. Unfortunately, Iowa's pheasant population is but a shadow of its former self, with loss of habitat and several years of rough weather – Winter ice and Summer flooding – taking its toll. Still, there were many good years for those who enjoyed hunting the king of upland [...]
Washington Sea Ducks and Divers
Scenes from coastal Washington state, where we have spent time on the salt hunting sea ducks and divers. Gentleman in the black cap is Steve Sutton, a tremendous waterfowler, and extraordinarily talented decoy carver -
The Sultan of Spring
Spring's just around the corner, folks – and it won't be long 'til we're going head-to-head with bird hunting's biggest challenge – the wild turkey!
Whitetails!
Regardless of where they're found, whitetails – to many outdoorsmen – are the ultimate big game trophy. Here's a small sample of what awaits whitetail enthusiasts in the Great Outdoors
