Recent content by 2.5YR8

My grandpa always told a story about digging them out of their dens. They dug until the growling and snarling hit a certain volume, then they would back off, and shoot it when it came charging out. I don't know the trial and error involved in that technique, but he has all his fingers and toes...

There was a doe on my place like that when we bought the property in 2019, except hers was a front leg. The previous owner said she showed up in 2017 after a heavy snow and basically spent the rest of the winter in the plowed driveway. She finally disappeared in the spring of 2024. The last...

I think you might need to get out of your cabin more. . . or your beer goggles are working

I'm not willing to give up the ability for my family to shoot 2-3 deer for the freezer. With us not shooting does due to the population 1,2, and 3 year old bucks have been filling the freezer.

My family went into this fall not shooting any does for the 3rd year in a row due to the drop in population. We managed to fill 2 tags. My oldest killed her 3rd deer in 4 years during youth, and I managed to shoot a 3 year old 2nd shotgun in the cold and snow. The brassica plot paid off during...

I think this is my 3rd year with pumpkins too. We finally got enough rain, and I have dozens of pumpkins that we left in the plot. Between the pumpkins and the brassica plot next to it has the most deer in it at my place since the snow.

Hunting with my girls during the youth season. My oldest shot her 3rd deer in 4 years. It was just a 4 point, but she doesn't care. She has 2 more years before she ages out. She has expressed an interest in bow hunting, and we're going to look at bows this week.

I still shoot the 2315 out of a 20+ year old PSE. I've thought a few different times over the years of upgrading, but I'm adverse to change, and if nots broke why fix it.

Agree with Bucks. It's pretty bleached out. If the orange/yellow on it is pale I leave them. You want them nice and bright.

I drug a dead deer out of the neighbor's yard the other day that was probably EHD . . . County conservation grabbed it for testing.

We bought our place in August and December of 2019, but our history with it started in 2016. A lot of it was luck and good timing. I worked through college to keep my debt as low as possible while still saving $$ every month. I met my wife while in college, and unfortunately her parent's advice...

How was landowner status proven prior to the new electronic system? I've only owned for 5 years so the new system is all I know. It seems like there was more potential for abuse prior to the new way, and I wonder if old landowners were just grandfathered in without ever having to prove what...

I don't know what caused it, but we've had a doe around for a few years that only has 1 ear. Looks the same as yours. I'll post a pic of it facing the camera if I can find one.

Still going down in my area. This is the 2nd year I decided not to shoot any does, and I have less does now than 2 years ago. Nothing has changed as far as pressure on neighboring properties. My cams are taking 1/2 the pics they used to. I went multiple days during 2nd season not seeing a deer...

I've used the law firm Moore, McKibben, Goodman, & Lorenzen out of Marshalltown a couple times for FSBO land sales, and was happy with them. They managed to fix a screw up from a different lawyer I had hired 1st.