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Wildlife Wednesday #2- Iowa Pheasant Opener ’22

Wildlife Wednesday #2- Iowa Pheasant Opener ’22

Hey y’all,

It’s Levi here again. This one is going to be short, but not due to a lack of topics. Rather, its because of excitement! The last “major holiday” of the year is this weekend here in Iowa: PHEASANT OPENER!!!

Between seeing flushing roosters while duck hunting to chasing them in southern Minnesota, the itch has been growing with every day. Growing up as a pheasant hunter and habitat planter, my passion for pheasant hunting is long held. Now, if I am being honest, honker hunting is my favorite. But, there is just something about those long tail feathers and loud cackles that soothes the soul!

Now, the hunt is fun, shooting is awesome, and they taste delicious. I do not want to discount any of that. But, what I am most looking forward to is looking both ways and seeing my fiancé, my Dad, and my Dog! (In no certain order!)

Is anyone else going out this weekend? If so, comment below and tag us in your pictures! If you do, you might just get a hat, shirt, or some other SBA swag, so POST POST POST!

Good luck and shoot straight ladies and gents!

Sincerely,
Levi Wittrock
Directory of Business Development
Sportsmen’s Business Alliance
levi@sbadirectory.com
(712) 210-6391

P.S. If you have an interest in being a guest writer on our blog, or if there is anything we can do to help, please contact Levi for details!

Welcome To SBA’s “Wildlife Wednesday” #1

Welcome To SBA’s “Wildlife Wednesday” #1

Hey y’all,

I just wanted to introduce myself for this first blog. My name is Levi Wittrock. Being a small business with only 3 “employees” (myself and the two founders: Chip and Renee), I often wear many hats, including and outside of my “Directory of Business Development” job title. Some days I do marketing, other days I do I.T, but I know that every day, I am guaranteed to focus on one main goal: CUSTOMER SERVICE! Not only does customer service “fit the job description”, but it also fits my passion. I love hunting and fishing, no doubt, but I also love helping people. When someone is having a problem that I can fix, it brings me immense happiness to help.

As was aforementioned, I love hunting and fishing. Whether it be chasing jumbo perch in Angler’s Bay on Big Spirit Lake, chasing weed edge largemouth in Miller’s Bay on West Okoboji, or even grabbing bait and a beer the night before a trip down at Oak Hill Outdoor in Milford: if my line is tight then my smile is too!

But, even with my passion, love, and competing in fishing, there is always a something in my ear calling. Calling me back to the fields. To the marshes. To the Greenhead ducks and Whitetail bucks. To HUNTING! Whether it being busting ice to hunt cold front mallards or watching Canada geese “maple-leaf” into the decoys, waterfowl hunting has my heart.

Now, do not get me wrong: I LOVE ALL KINDS OF HUNTING! Chasing big bucks in Guthrie County, Iowa is what I grew up doing, and I certainly still love it. After all, venison is one of the healthiest, most delicious, Keto friendly, organic food sources we have access too. When a cackling rooster explodes out of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources managed wetland area here in Dickinson County, both my Black Labrador Retriever, Tate, and I get excited.

Although, and if he could talk then he would agree, when it comes down to the brass tacks, waterfowl wins. Every. Single. Time. There is just something about the smell of the marsh, the whistle of the wings 20 minutes before shooting time, and the great stories shared between friends and strangers alike that drives what I do. It makes scouting twice a day, driving thousands of miles, and getting up in the middle of the night, all worth it.

When the bacon is sizzling, the blind is quiet, and the anticipation is high, that is where you will find me. At peace. In my happy place. Just where God himself intended.

Sincerely,
Levi Wittrock
Directory of Business Development
Sportsmen’s Business Alliance
levi@sbadirectory.com
(712) 210-6391
P.S. If you have an interest in being a guest writer on our blog, or if there is anything we can do to help, please contact Levi for details!

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