Recent content by madplotter

We live 2 miles from the Des Moines and less than a mile from 2 creeks that feed into the Des Moines. We are already working on a box trap. The ole' boy that figured it out is an old school outdoorsman and he hates them. He said they are pound for pound the meanest animal in the state...

Anyone ever have otter problems? Last summer I saw what a swore was a fisher cross the road when I was taking a walk. I never even dreamed it would be an otter. A good friend was fishing our pond and he thinks an otter has been raiding the pond because the quality has declined and I think I saw...

Could we get one going? Wapello Chiefs have a primitive shoot this weekend May 30-31. Wapello Chiefs have a regular shoot next week June 6-7. I used to shoot several each summer and need to get back in groove. We used to go to Derby, Montezuma, Sigourney, Pella. Do any of these groups still...

These are good discussions to have. Some places it is nearly taboo to discuss. Thanks all...

This just amazes me...how can we find who added this to the farm bill?

I buy mostly Natural Gear for the fit and function. I found some good stuff at Wal Mart years ago but not anything the last few years.

Our Mahaska county farm averages 72-76 CSR2 with the poor land enrolled in CRP so it is easy to farm. What is everyone expecting for 2026 crop rent rates? Pretty much unimproved with only the best field tiled and terraced. We run around $213

Ken Rozenboom approves!

All great points qdm...Good discussion.

I struggle a bit with operators who lean on that excuse. This is just my thought process around that line of thinking: We just enrolled 20% of our farm in 2025 above the rental rate. I understand it is a variable amount based on county rental rates, environmental risk etc. All operators accept...

Food plots and habitat work.

This is a very telling stat. Sad actually...

Cell cams - I have 10 Inline ML. I would say rifle hunting but I don't do it...

All this seems relevant. I still think cell cams allow us the real time data to come to these conclusions. I wonder if the breeding dates have always shifted every so often but we never had the data available for us to analyze? Not sure the "expert" university or government studies are ever...

Hope your gun seasons are going well. I share the same thoughts as the years click off. Our little one is now 17 and we are dreading the move to college in just under 2 years. Enjoy the little ones and the magic they bring to fall and the holidays...it goes by so fast. Time is a thief...