Washburn’s Outdoor Journal

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.      It was something I’d been putting off for way too long.  Last weekend, I finally crossed the bridge.  Finally made the decision to go cold turkey — literally.     […]

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   A beautiful sight —  We’re happy tonight — Hawkin’ in a winter wonderland.   What a way to end the year — spectacular below zero morning, beautiful dry powder falling all

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.    Bagging the perfect Christmas goose is a time honored, decade’s long family tradition.  In this instance, the word “perfect” means a bird that is large, white skinned, hog fat and, just

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.  Today was the last hurrah for Iowa’s [north zone] 2013 duck season.  It was about as cold as a duck hunt can get.  Skies were clear and, depending on which station you

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. The sound had an immediate and paralyzing effect.  A sound that could be fairly described as a roar, or perhaps a noise more akin to that of a huge and heavy canvas

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   A couple more steps, and I would have had this six-pointer inside the blind with me.  I’m experimenting with a new deer call.  I switched to a Primos last week, and

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   Food For Thought — A native of Joice, Iowa, Ben Anderson grew up hunting the woodlands and fields surrounding Worth County’s Rice Lake.  Currently serving as a pastor in Nashville, Tennessee,

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.      Armistice Day Snowstorm – Nov. 11, 2013 It may not have been the storm of the century, but the Armistice Day snowstorm of 2013 will certainly do until a better

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   For Iowa archery enthusiasts, November is a time like no other.  For the hunter, the season’s finest opportunities are at hand.  For white-tailed deer, the annual rut is gaining momentum.  Restless,

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. Mention the words ‘fall color’ and most people will immediately think of the red, orange, and yellow hues of an autumn woodland.  But there is another brand of fall color that, although