Author Archives: Dana Shultz

There has not been a dull moment up here at Twin Creek Taxidermy as my phone has been ringing like crazy with hunters wanting to bring in their trophy bucks. My skinning knife has been working into the wee hours … Read More

It has been a long shotgun season for this crew up here. I decided to go Shotgun 1 this year because I am so busy with taxidermy work that I just didn’t feel like I was going to have the … Read More

As if it wasn’t already tough enough trying to harvest a whitetail for Dad, now we get to deal with the full moon as another obstacle in his quest to fill his bow tag. We went out last night, but … Read More

Well, my carefully laid plans of going in early this morning and trying to get Dad a buck fell through this morning when the wind decided to switch and come out of the NW, which left us with only one … Read More

Today was a cold day of bowhunting for this camera man, as I am battling a throat that is so sore I can barely touch it, and when that cold wind sets in, it takes some mental concentration not to … Read More

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It has been a season for many thanks and another great hunting season despite the tough hunting the last few days. We have come so close to getting Dad a buck with his crossbow so many times … Read More

Well, we once again got close for Dad on Wednesday. We had a SE wind and were planning on heading across the river to hunt a new setup that we hung last Saturday. As we approached the edge of the … Read More

This past Saturday I was very fortunate to put the second notch into my Elite Judge as I had the opportunity to harvest a warrior whitetail. It was a slow afternoon, and with a SE wind, I really wasn’t expecting … Read More

This past week has not been conducive to good bowhunting here in north-central Iowa. We have had low to mid-70′s and even 80 for two of the last five days and deer activity has basically been slim to none. I … Read More

Pre-rut is upon us once again as the landscape is changing rapidly. Deer movement and sign has become more evident in the traditional locations here in North-Central Iowa where I hunt, as the evidence of many scrapes is obvious as … Read More