| The great outdoors can be so relaxing. Please don't | | | | was from the back woods. My buddy actually asked |
| disagree if you've never given it a go. You definitely | | | | me if we were the only housein Iowa. Wow, are |
| need to experience | | | | people ever naive! Iowa is a state; not a corn field. |
| Mother Nature before dismissing it as bothersome or | | | | Anyway, I certainly received my dose of hunting |
| annoying. It's imperative to get the full-on dose at | | | | andfishing while living in the heartland. Anything from |
| the right time ofyear. Of course the right season | | | | deer hunting with a shotgun, to bass fishing on the |
| varies from person to person. For me it's fall, but for | | | | Mississippi, toturkey hunting with a long bow. I was |
| others it could be spring or wintertime. Yes, I did | | | | able to experience a range of hunting and fishing |
| mention winter time. Although it may be chilly, you | | | | activities. However, I did grow tiredof the hunting |
| can appreciate the fact that mosquitoes and ticks | | | | part. These days I no longer care to sit quietly in a |
| won'teat you alive like they will in the summer. So | | | | tree stand and wait for a massive buck to stroll past. |
| then there's camping, hunting and fishing. These are | | | | Fishing on the other hand is still outstanding. I think it's |
| the epitome of outdooractivities. Especially if you're | | | | the fresh trout that I love so much. |
| heading up through the woods. It's not all about | | | | Definitely take the time to learn all about camping, |
| nature hikes and rock climbing. | | | | hunting and fishing before tackling them on your own. |
| The entire time I grew up in the rural area of Iowa, | | | | Find out whatsupplies are imperative and what |
| my father was an officer of hunting and fishing. A | | | | seasons will work best. And always remember that |
| game warden for short. Now, I know what you're | | | | with hunting and fishing comesresponsibilities. You |
| thinking. Iowa has no rural area in particular;the entire | | | | can't simply run out in the woods and start gunning |
| state is rural. In fact, it's one gargantuan corn field. | | | | down deer like it's no big thing. There are rulesto this |
| This is what a buddy of mine thought anyway. Once | | | | sport. Follow them respectfully and you'll have a great |
| I movedto Chapel Hill, North Carolina, folks thought I | | | | time. |