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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MDL Outfitters
- Dec 1
OPINION - Why You Should Hunt Southern Iowa During The First or Second Gun Seasons with MDLO
I mean, who doesn't want to be part of the "orange army," right? No, this is definitely not why. Frankly, the "orange army" should be...
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 30
WHAT TO DO: Non-Resident First-Timers
I have had a lot of people call me inquiring about hunts that do not know what it takes to hunt in Southern Iowa as a non-resident. So,...
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 18
FULLY GUIDED HUNTS - Coming Soon!
It has been over five years since we offered a Fully Guided Hunt to the public. Most of the time, the reasoning behind not offering such...
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 18
IT'S OVER! November 18th, 2022 - Rut Update #4
That is it, folks. Our 2022 rut bowhunting came to an end with an average of 2-3 shooters encountered per hunter while on stand with...
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 13
November 13th, 2022 - Rut Update #3
GENERAL RUT UPDATE SINCE LAST POST, 11/9-11/13 In the last four days since our last update, we have had 8+ encounters with shooters, but...
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 9
IT IS CRAZY! - The 2022 Rut Update #2
Written on Wednesday November 9th, 2022 at 10:19am CST Where do I begin? This will be a rather large update with multiple sections....
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 6
Deer Aging & Scoring Quiz
Take our quiz on deer aging and scoring to see how you align with our opinions and guesses (and knowns). Enjoy!
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MDL Outfitters
- Nov 6
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
- Nov 3
FULLY GUIDED - Deer Hunts & Accommodations
Does MDLO offer Fully Guided Hunts? Not since 2017. Since then we went the semi-guided route due to the serious amount of time it took...
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Matt Petersen
- Nov 2
November 2022 - Operational Update
Wednesday November 2nd, 2022 BOW HUNTING & THE RUT 2022 October ended with some farms showing some nocturnal scrapes being tended by only...
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 18
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 10
MDLO Late Muzz - Cold Hunting
Late Muzzleloader Season in Iowa is a very fun and highly productive hunt if done so correctly. Late Muzzleloader hunts are the most...
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 9
Level of Difficulty: MDLO Hunts
Zero to one-hundred. That about sums it up. Yes, that is the range for the level of difficulty that these free-ranging whitetail hunts...
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 5
2023 & Beyond - MDLO Hunts Explained
Over the last six years of taking hunters out into southern Iowa, in a variety of different forms, straight up guiding, fully guided,...
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MDL Outfitters
- Oct 4
CLIENT-SUBMITED QUESTIONS
I just got off the phone with one of my 2023 archery hunt clients. I asked him for three topics that he would say are his "three biggest...
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Matt Petersen
- Jan 22, 2021
2021 IOWA UPDATE - NEW FARMS!
Below, this is a winter landscape photo that I took in December of 2016 in southern Iowa. I was driving in between farms in Zone 6 when I...
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Matt Petersen
- Oct 25, 2020
ONE WEEK FROM NOVEMBER: Things Are Starting To Change Around Here
November is now a week away! LETS GO!!!
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Matt Petersen
- Oct 19, 2020
OPERATIONAL UPDATE: It is almost "Prime Time" in Southern Iowa
2020 Incoming Bowhunters: Please read & respond. Thank you!
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Matt Petersen
- 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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