Washburn’s Outdoor Journal

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.    Once in a Blue Moon there are times when wild turkeys follow the script and the hunt goes exactly as planned.  We’ve all heard and read about those mythical Text Book […]

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. With Less Than An Hour to Hunt, It Was Still Worth A Try   McGREGOR, IA. — April 13, 2015; the long awaited Opening Day of the Iowa spring turkey season.  Turkey

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. Wing Bone Calls Provide Link to Turkey Hunting Heritage Most people purchase their turkey calls at a retail outlet or from an online catalog.  Outdoor enthusiast, Dave Thomas gets his calls straight from

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   Nebraska Sandhills Provide Exciting Kickoff to Spring Turkey Hunt                                                                                            The night air was clear and crisp.  And although nearly two hours remained until sunrise, hunting partner Dave Thomas and I were

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   For the second time in a week, we woke up to find the North Iowa landscape totally covered by a layer of heavy wet snow.  The snow goose decoys are also

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   This year’s spring snow goose migration is currently winging its way through Northern Iowa.  Climbing the continent toward ancestral breeding grounds, the annual flight has become one of earth’s most spectacular