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Went from may issue to shall issue. Before the change a county Sheriff made the decision as to who could carry. The sheriff was able to deny you a permit. Some Sheriffs would issue to everyone eligible and some would issue to nobody. Very inconsistant and obviously unfair to the residents of our...

Fishbonker, was there any research presented that showed a direct link between feeding (corn piles, mineral, ect.) and the spread of disease like CWD that lead the IBA to support this legislation? I would sure like to see the research if there was. I personally don't think this will in anyway...

I have to agree with Sligh1 on this issue. It's like WWIII during the gun seasons in Southern Iowa and the only difference between the shotgun season and the rifle season is the effective range. I am one of those landowners that can have 3 buck tags every year and have never shot more than one...

I couldn't agree more and I have the same feelings with all the hard work that I put into my food plots. My highlight last year was when a good friend's son (11 year old) shot a 135" 8 point out of one of my box blinds over a standing bean food plot with a muzzleloader. It was his third deer and...

bloodhoundhandler, I agree that the food plots help improve the health of the herd. That is the primary reason I plant food plots and leave grain standing. I also hunt over standing food plots from a box blind late season because it is an attractant. When the weather gets bad the deer stack onto...

I'm not defending anybody but if he had a mineral site on his property and that is what the baiting charge is about I would highly doubt they were hunting over it. I surely wouldn't hunt a mineral site after September 15th if my goal was to kill a trophy buck. I'd bet that Illinois banned...

Are there large deer along river drainages because those areas have the roughest terrain/best habitat as well as the largest sections or is it because of the soil and water? I say because of the habitat and large sections which tends to increase age structure because it is harder to hunt not the...

The mean corn suitability rating (CSR) for Appanoose County is 36, Decatur 40, Van Buren 38, Davis 42, Wayne 42, Allamakee 44, and Clayton 51. Most counties in Iowa have a (mean) CSR over 60 and some go as high as 85 CSR. If antler size was determined by better soil quality than the Southern...

Nice Buck! :drink2:

Just what I was thinking! :way:

I did a little editing but tried to keep your main points consistant. Sorry if I changed any of your intent. Just wanted to generalize some of it and clarify a couple points for the general public. I commend you on trying to make a difference. We need more people like yourself! Be sure to spell...

I would be fine with those changes. I would also like to see the State start controlling the coyotes with planes like South Dakota has been doing for years. I have heard of planes in South Dakota taking out 175-200 coyotes in a township in 2 days of flying. The only good coyote is a dead one...

Exactly what I was thinking! :way:

That is a good area but your area must have seen too many does killed in the last few years just like many areas in the State. I have seen my deer sightings in the last 5 years go from 10-15 deer per sit (4-5 hours) with a 1:3 buck to doe ratio go to 1-3 deer per sit with a 4:1 buck to doe...

loneranger, What county are you in?

Hey Dbltree, What brand was that native grass hand broadcast seeder you use? Never mind I found it. Truax right. Let me know if that is still your favorate.

4.5 year old, Bases are too large for 3.5 in my opinion.

Just wondering how the 2010 models are working for everyone. I was looking at getting a couple bushnells and was wondering if anyone has been having trouble. I have read some reviews and it sounded like they were having several issues with them.

Be sure to get your facts straight. Sawyer County Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle Zeigle said the suspect was "chasing after them and killing them, with a SKS 7.62 mm semiautomatic rifle, a common hunting weapon." "About 20 shots were fired but it was unclear if any of the hunters had fired at the...

I wonder how these individuals would feel about this discussion. "(CNN) -- Sheriff's deputies were investigating the killings of five hunters Sunday in northwestern Wisconsin, apparently sparked by a hunting dispute that turned violent. Three others were wounded, said Julie Veness, an...