The Whole Non-Resident Tag Drama
I have told many of you about The Iowa Bowhunters Association, the lobbying group against almost all non-resident deer hunting and...
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MDL Outfitters
- Feb 21
1ST UPDATE OF 2023! Shed Season!
2023 - First Update - Shed Season & The Whitetail Store - Our Online Hunting Gear Store
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MDL Outfitters
- Dec 6, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 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
- Nov 3, 2022
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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- Nov 2, 2022
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, 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 10, 2022