Recent content by Mike311

Dad looks pumped up for sure, what a fun experience.

Was your goal to have an honest discussion or stir the pot with your post???

Has anyone ever photo chronicled a buck from this age or younger through maturity? Seems like you see the last 2-3 years of their life shared but not much more than that, maybe that’s a tough thing to track. I always wonder what that spike/forky or basket rack we see so often could turn into...

Recent Spokesman article on land values. See bottom right.

Obviously nothing to do with this thread but I got an eye on a really nice buck in the ditch on the diagonal south of Melbourne early yesterday morning. I do not run cams so it’s fun to catch one first hand this time of year.

Appreciate the input!

Very interested in fishing the South Dakota walleye lakes but don’t want to get overwhelmed and take a ton of time to figure it out. Would anyone have a good first timer lake to visit?

I attended a meeting in Grundy Cty this week that was geared towards CWD. Grundy had its first confirmed case this year. Nothing really new was revealed. Slowing the spread is still the goal. Interestingly they advocated having each dear harvested to be tested and if positive dispose of it and...

I bow hunt far northeast Iowa along with bow in east central Iowa and shotgun hunt southern Iowa. I’ve certainly seen far fewer deer in all areas. Not the chip shot doe hunts and multiple sightings of bucks anymore. Limited access with more and more ground purchased/leased for hunting. You’ll...

Possibly an old discussion and yes I did do a brief search. If it’s an old topic point me to the correct thread. What’s everyone’s thoughts on the new antler measurement requirements on Iowa tags? I/E antler size to age of deer relationship is the desired window to see through. I’m not sold on...

Let nature take its course. We humanoids can’t control as much as we’d like to think we can.

When thinking of herd management and the practices there of by chance does anyone ever think about the ultra high value put on trophy bucks and what that creates in regards to access. One could argue access has reduced dramatically statewide with the advent of trophy buck hunting from the sale...

Good morning, With Kramer’s in LaPorte City closing it’s doors does anyone know of a locker that has a similar product as Kramer’s peppered jerky?

NW Iowa fellas is cattle and confinement country. Think beyond crop farming. Gotta go somewhere with all the manure. Can’t expand animal production without a place to spread the liquid gold. And of course to build more building sites on.

That’s what I do with my cart. Tired of that trick also… No hoist users out here?