Time to Get Ducky

December 5, 2011

Midwest Iowa Outdoors® & Outside Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen (September 19th, 2011) Traditionally, I was not been a dedicated waterfowler.  However, over the past decade I have had the opportunity to learn from a veterans and absolute duck and goose hunting nuts.  Its contagious and I’ve caught the bug.  I learned first hand why [...]

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Mid-Season Outboard Maintenance

December 5, 2011

Midwest Iowa Outdoors® & Outside iowa® With Thomas Allen (September 13th, 2011) After a long summer of boating and fishing, and with hunting season official kicked off, don’t forget about some important TLC for what gets you around the lake.  It is especially hard for me to think about fishing or fishing duties this time [...]

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The Fall Bluegill Pattern

December 5, 2011

Midwest Iowa Outdoors® & Outside Iowa® With Thomas Allen (September 6th, 2011) As hunting season is drawing nearer, it’s hard to even think about fishing.  BUT, this time of year has some of the finest fishing you’ll find.  There is still plenty of time before bow season actually begins, and I have even been known [...]

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Dove Hunting 101

September 1, 2011

Outside Iowa® & Midwest Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen (August 29th, 2011) This is an exciting time!  For the first time in history, after years of Iowa sportsmen and women working together, Iowa’s FIRST mourning dove season opens September 1st.  What’s interesting is this will be the first new hunting season Iowa has added since [...]

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Late Summer Whitetail Scouting

September 1, 2011

Midwest Iowa Outdoors® & Outside Iowa® With Thomas Allen (August 22nd, 2011) We are getting closer.  We had that annual August cool down which really made me long for that first frost and Iowa’s harvest, which means deer season is near.  As whitetail hunters, it seems summer is a difficult period as we are all [...]

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Puppy Practice

September 1, 2011

Outside Iowa® & Midwest Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen (August 15th, 2011) Wasn’t it just a week ago I was complaining about the heat?  I think it was… Having lived in Iowa nearly all my life, I have learned that if you’re tired of the current weather pattern, just wait a few minutes as it [...]

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Beating the Dog Days

September 1, 2011

Midwest Iowa Outdoors® & Outside Iowa® With Thomas Allen (August 8th, 2011) Can you remember a hot streak like this?  I can’t.  It has suppressed my desire to work, mow the yard, (not that I have ever had a desire to mow, but you get my drift), my air conditioner is working overtime, and I [...]

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North of the Border

July 27, 2011

Outside Iowa® & Midwest Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen I know that this article is dedicated to Iowa’s great outdoors and I have committed to bringing you the most up to date and relevant information in regards to the seemingly endless outdoor activities we have here in Iowa.  However, I am also an advocate of [...]

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Summertime Stand Placement

July 27, 2011

Outside Iowa® & Midwest Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen (July 25th, 2011) I know we are in the midst of enduring the hottest stretch of weather we have experienced in years, and for the most part we are doing everything we can to stay indoors and cool.  Myself included.  My yard is in desperate need [...]

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Yellow Bass: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

July 22, 2011

Outside Iowa® & Midwest Iowa Outdoors® With Thomas Allen (July 18th, 2011) As Iowans we are blessed with many diverse fisheries across the state.  The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has effectively managed our lakes to the point where trophy fisheries exist in most of our systems for nearly all species. Yellow Bass have found [...]

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