Washburn’s Outdoor Journal

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   It Should Have Been A Slam Dunk But Hunting the Wild Goose Does not Always Go as Planned   Three o’clock in the morning and the anticipation was building. I was […]

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.                         Iowa waterfowl hunters enjoyed overall good success during the the October 3rd kickoff to this year’s regular duck season.  According

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   When I was a kid, most of my grade school classmates had two favorite days — Christmas and their birthdays. The reason was simple. That was when everyone got presents. I

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.           No matter how many trips I make to the marsh, it seems there is always  something new to see.  No two days are alike.  Although this year’s

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. Iowa’s second installment in a series of three year, experimental Early Teal Seasons has concluded. Timed to coincide with peak migrations of blue-winged teal, the September hunt was reauthorized by the U.S.

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   The fall bird migration is gaining momentum.  And although the annual travels of all bird species are fascinating, perhaps none is more intriguing, or more often overlooked, than the autumn migration

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   This year’s Special [Teal Only] Duck Season began Saturday, September 5. The second in a three year experiment, the early-16 day hunt is timed to coincide with the peak migration of

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   This year’s Iowa dove opener is officially in the can. In spite of the fact that unseasonably cool weather during late August resulted in a substantial reduction in dove numbers across

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. CUSTER, SD–With symmetrically curved horns and sure footed agility, the Rocky Mountain bighorn is one of North America’s best known and most spectacular forms of wildlife. The closest populations of wild bighorns

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   It’s late August. Right on schedule, this year’s crop of annual cicadas are making their above ground debut as the distinctive chorus of hopeful males is beginning to fill the sultry