BIG BUCKS IN POST RUT - Don't Head Home Too Early With That Valid Tag!
November 21st, 2022 - Bow Season - Shooter buck Returns to scrape he hit in daylight on November 5th, 2022 November 21st, 2022 - Bow...
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- Nov 6, 2022
THE RUT IS ON! November 5th, 2022 - Rut Update #1
Yesterday morning into the early afternoon, a considerable rain storm pushed through Iowa bringing some instant cooling effects into the...
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 18, 2022
Some New Faces in Southern Iowa
I pulled a non-cell camera card yesterday that we setup two months ago. It had some solid deer activity and two new faces.
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 17, 2022
NUMERO UNO 2.0 - A Family Affair
Numero Uno 2.0 (2022) a similar deer to the one we had on this farm two years ago in 2020 that we hunted hard for but only found sheds.
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- Nov 14, 2020
The Last Day Redemption Buck
The story of the McMichaels trip to southern Iowa in 2020
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- Oct 16, 2020
BUCKTOBER: Start to Finish
October buck stories and analysis of the different sections of October. Enjoy the read!
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- Oct 5, 2020
YOUTH SEASON 2020: A Wild Conclusion & Tons of Memories
Youth Season 2020 ends in a very particular fashion for my boy and I in southern Iowa. Enjoy the read!
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- Sep 25, 2020
EARLY SEASON SUCCESS: A New Stud Hits The Dirt in Kansas
Big 8 down in Kansas! Early muzzleloader season is challenging yet fun. Enjoy the read!
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- Sep 22, 2020
A Weekend Full of Everlasting Memories: My Son's First Deer Hunting Trip
There's something special about a bond between father and son, and when bridged with love for the outdoors, it's truly a special thing.
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- Apr 27, 2020
MATURE BUCK BEHAVIOR: A Different Breed of Whitetail
Big mature buck behavior is much different than younger bucks. They are unique, often loners, docile, and smart. Enjoy the read!
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- Apr 9, 2020
My First Booner Encounter
The spark that lit a fire fourteen years ago as I encountered my first booner whitetail as a kid with a bow in hand.
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- Apr 9, 2020
The 165" Roadside Surprise Buck
A cool encounter on the drive in ends up being the same buck we kill that morning. So many things had to go right. The stars were aligned.
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- Mar 29, 2020
The Triple Crown Brow Buck: 165" Southern Iowa Stud
The buck that ended a hunt on the first sit of the first day here in 2016. One of my favorite memories to date. A once in a lifetime buck!
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- Mar 29, 2020
MDL's FIRST BUCK: Robert's 155" Iowa Buck
Robert (NY) and our first buck on the ground in Iowa as an outfitting operation. Robert hunted extremely hard for us, and it paid off!
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- Mar 25, 2020
The Luckiest Buck Ever: Dinger
Dinger - the 2018 story of this buck that gave us a good run for our money and almost lost. He disappeared in 2019. I'm hoping he's alive...
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- Mar 21, 2020
Our 2nd 200" Whitetail Encounter: Blessed Luck
The giant killed in 2017 was purely based on luck, good people, generosity, and God. This buck will forever be a special story for me & MDL.
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- Mar 21, 2020
Our Third 200" Whitetail Encounter: Part 2
Part 2 of this story shows that time increases the odds, and that no matter what you see on camera, or don't see, you still have to go hunt.
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- Mar 21, 2020
Our Third 200" Whitetail Encounter: Part 1
Part 1 of this awesome story of the most ghostly deer we've ever hunted... He's a true master of avoidance. Period. Enjoy the read!
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- Mar 20, 2020
The 180-185" Drop-Tine Giant: One that shouldn't have gotten away
One heck of a morning in southern Iowa in 2018 created about 325 inches of bone viewed, but the big one slipped away unscathed.
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- Mar 19, 2020
The Right Deer at the Right Time for the Right Guy but the Wrong Shot
Great friends, great clients, great men - my first two hunters to ever book with MDL, a father/son combo from the great state of Mississippi
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