Recent content by JPS

This is exactly what I did yesterday and today. I did not get a shot, but I saw deer running from the river bottom to timber, but they were out of range (300 yr or so). I posted in one place each day, deer went through alternative funnels every time. It was just (bad) luck. But I had fun...

Thanks everyone The bucks and deer movement that I've seen in daylight so far on public (all out of bow range, so far) have been impressive. I am excited to be out and grateful for the opportunity to hunt. I'am planning to stay all Saturday out and move spots if it gets too crowded. The idea of...

It is brutal in MI public. Yet, this past 15th of Nov. I missed the opener back there. What an experience... I have a few colorful stories of opening days on public land close to Lansing

Hello Everyone, this is my first season hunting in Iowa (just became a resident). But I lived and hunted in Michigan for many years. The last 3 weeks of bow season I was out and I was amazed at how low the pressure is in public land (Boone and Dallas counties). Not sure what to expect for the...

The DNR can legalize using Cellcam+crossbow+harry potter's-invisibility-cloack for the whole archery season and deer harvest will still be declining year after year. Yet... I can sympathize with the OP's general idea: at some point stops being fair chase. Personally, in the past I've used...

I saw a mature buck following closely behind 5 does/fawns on Sat and on Sunday. Does came out like clockwork 20-30 min before dark and the buck followed them. Both days same pattern. Boone County Public.

Hello Everyone I moved to Ames from Michigan in mid August. Looking forward to hunting deer in IA (waiting for IA DNR to change my residency status). I generally hunt mostly public land, archery, gun, muzzleloader. Cheers