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	<description>The Outdoor Sportsman is all about Hunting, Fishing, and the Great Outdoors in Iowa</description>
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		<title>2009 Bow Season, It&#8217;ll Be Different</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, this bow season is going to be different from other seasons for me.  I might not be able to get out in the field as much as I have in the past or as much as I would like to, but it is all in good reason.  My first child is going to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/2009-bow-season-itll-be-different/</link>
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		<title>Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well fellow Outdoorsman it is that time of the year again.  Time for the morel mushrooms to start popping up all over in the timber.  Now they might just be starting to come up out of the ground a little bit, or maybe they might not be out of the ground yet in your favorite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/iowa-morel-mushroom-report-4-21-09/</link>
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		<title>My First Post Back!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone!!!  Let me tell you, it sure is nice to be back writing.  I had taken a small break from writing for awhile due to some personal issues.  But now I am back!!!  I apprecaiate all of your patience with me during my loss.  It will be nice to connect with you all once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/my-first-post-back/</link>
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		<title>Hunters Genetically Shrink Their Prey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A follower of mine on Twitter sent me a link to this blog post about how hunters shrink their prey.  It is very interesting and something to think about.  I would love to hear what you think of this article.  Here is a link to the article.
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		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/hunters-genetically-shrink-their-prey/</link>
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		<title>Creating A Deer Sanctuary&#8230;What?!?  I&#8217;ll Explain&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, a lot of you might not have a clue what I am talking about when I use the term, Deer Sanctuary.  Let me explain to you what a Deer Sanctuary, how to create one, and how to hunt one.
A Deer Sanctuary is the same thing as an Animal Sanctuary, except it is for deer.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/creating-a-deer-sanctuarywhat-ill-explain/</link>
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		<title>Any Bow Hunting Success Stories Out There???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, what are you doing right now???  Well I know what you SHOULD be doing&#8230;sharing your Fall Bow Hunting success stories with the rest of us.  To do so, simply make a comment on this post and then I will update this post with YOUR story.  Yeah, that&#8217;s right.  Your comment will no longer be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/any-bow-hunting-success-stories-out-there/</link>
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		<title>2008 Iowa Antlerless Deer Tag Availability By County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the information that I got off of the Iowa DNR website on the availability for Iowa Anterless Deer Tags.  If you haven&#8217;t already got one, it may be too late, so get out there and get yours today!!



County ID
County Name
Limit
Available




1
ADAIR
2100
1848


2
ADAMS
1950
1658


3
ALLAMAKEE
4500
3604


4
APPANOOSE
3300
2558


5
AUDUBON
100
0


6
BENTON
1000
0


7
BLACK HAWK
0
0


8
BOONE
650
0


9
BREMER
700
0


10
BUCHANAN
400
0


11
BUENA VISTA
0
0


12
BUTLER
250
0


13
CALHOUN
0
0


14
CARROLL
100
0


15
CASS
1000
762


16
CEDAR
1300
0


17
CERRO GORDO
0
0


18
CHEROKEE
0
0


19
CHICKASAW
600
0


20
CLARKE
1900
1136


21
CLAY
0
0


22
CLAYTON
5800
3050


23
CLINTON
1200
0


24
CRAWFORD
150
0


25
DALLAS
2300
1425


26
DAVIS
3600
2856


27
DECATUR
2800
2353


28
DELAWARE
1700
629


29
DES MOINES
2000
1632


30
DICKINSON
0
0


31
DUBUQUE
2000
273


32
EMMET
0
0


33
FAYETTE
3000
1596


34
FLOYD
250
0


35
FRANKLIN
150
0


36
FREMONT
1300
771


37
GREENE
150
0


38
GRUNDY
0
0


39
GUTHRIE
3300
2603


40
HAMILTON
100
0


41
HANCOCK
0
0


42
HARDIN
400
0


43
HARRISON
1350
353


44
HENRY
2000
1564


45
HOWARD
800
332


46
HUMBOLDT
0
0


47
IDA
0
0


48
IOWA
1200
0


49
JACKSON
1800
0


50
JASPER
1300
0


51
JEFFERSON
2150
1725


52
JOHNSON
2000
0


53
JONES
1500
0


54
KEOKUK
1900
1475


55
KOSSUTH
0
0


56
LEE
2500
1966


57
LINN
1900
0


58
LOUISA
1500
1083


59
LUCAS
1800
517


60
LYON
0
0


61
MADISON
3000
1761


62
MAHASKA
1350
581


63
MARION
1750
0


64
MARSHALL
650
0


65
MILLS
1150
339


66
MITCHELL
250
0


67
MONONA
1350
290


68
MONROE
3000
2065


69
MONTGOMERY
1150
505


70
MUSCATINE
1700
632


71
OBRIEN
0
0


72
OSCEOLA
0
0


73
PAGE
1500
1042


74
PALO ALTO
0
0


75
PLYMOUTH
100
0


76
POCAHONTAS
0
0


77
POLK
1250
34


78
POTTAWATTAMIE
1600
461


79
POWESHIEK
750
33


80
RINGGOLD
2600
2272


81
SAC
0
0


82
SCOTT
800
0


83
SHELBY
250
0


84
SIOUX
0
0


85
STORY
500
0


86
TAMA
800
0


87
TAYLOR
2450
2077


88
UNION
2100
1726


89
VAN BUREN
5400
4032


90
WAPELLO
2150
1569


91
WARREN
2400
0


92
WASHINGTON
2250
1582


93
WAYNE
3000
2518


94
WEBSTER
100
0


95
WINNEBAGO
0
0


96
WINNESHIEK
3500
2854


97
WOODBURY
1250
0


98
WORTH
100
0


99
WRIGHT
0
0




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		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/2008-iowa-antlerless-deer-tag-availability-by-county/</link>
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		<title>16 Year Old Raccoon Hunter Injured</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Here is a story from GazetteOnline.com on a 16 year old raccoon hunter that was injured hunting&#8230;unfortunate.
Raccoon hunter, 16, shot accidentally
A 16-year-old Dumont boy is recovering from injuries sustained late Saturday night in a raccoon hunting accident near Waverly, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said.
Mathew Allen was hunting raccoons with a group at Cedar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/16-year-old-raccoon-hunter-injured/</link>
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		<title>Mt. Pleasant Man Seriously Injured In Fall From Stand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a press release from the Iowa DNR.
MOUNT PLEASANT MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN FALL FROM STAND

MOUNT PLEASANT – A Mount Pleasant man received serious injuries after falling from a deer stand on Tuesday.

John W. “Willy” Amos, 37, was hunting deer when he fell from the elevated stand he was hunting from shortly after 10 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/mt-pleasant-man-seriously-injured-in-fall-from-stand/</link>
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		<title>Elk Shot Wednesday South Of Clear Lake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine sent me this press release from the Iowa DNR.
ELK SHOT WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF CLEAR LAKE

CLEAR LAKE – A full grown elk was shot Wednesday afternoon by law enforcement officers south of Clear Lake after attempts to determine the animal’s place of origin was unsuccessful.

The elk was initially reported by motorists along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theoutdoorsportsman.org/elk-shot-wednesday-south-of-clear-lake/</link>
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