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Tempting- I am in Des Moines this weekend for work, first time in a couple years I have made it to Des Moines.

I am in an area that we havent "assumed" we have had EHD, but numbers are for sure down- and I didnt hunt last year. I know coyotes are thicker, but we have a ton of night hunters in the area anymore. Not sure if they are truly coyote hunting or shooting deer- you can only hope they are honest...

Agree with this- so much ground and last time I was out there were a ton of birds

First of all- Happy Thanksgiving all. My question- are “crossbow” broadheads different than a regular broadhead? My FIL shoots a crossbow and vertical bow (don’t get me started) but he uses the same broadheads and doesn’t want to do anything different (his crossbow shots have been a lot less...

Coyotes are high on my list to trap- feel like I never have time to do it right and dont have anyone real close around me that traps em to learn either.

Yup- I’ve shot a deer many years ago that had an arrow stuck in his eye socket. I found out later he was shot second week in October and I shot him first gun season. The whole deer was rank from infection. It happens

Yeah I wouldn’t do pheasants forever- they have to pay for their seed. The county conservations don’t (at least not the 2 counties I work with up here)

I know the couple around me won’t give it away- they want astronomical prices for bags- but also now they do “plot” seed bags too for this reason and still want way too much. Last year the local conservation gave away left over bags to people who would plant it but not harvest. Worth checking in...

Only you can answer it- my goal is a 200” every year but then filling the freezer becomes more important. I have 16 acres- the neighbor shoots everything that walks and aren’t good shots, so I take the next best thing. Every situation is different- either way- whatever you decided I’m betting...

What part of the state are you in?

You can come door knock- it’s all good. Most of the landowners are corporations and the people renting aren’t allowed to give permission. The other folks are hunters themselves. For example- one farmer has about 7000 acres locked up (owned/rent) and 6 miles away another farmer/seed company has...

Everything within 25 miles of me is a “no” on private. I’ve never had anyone ask for either one of my farms…

Nope, same farm where others are working fine. And again, they work fine for a few days, and then just randomly stop for a few days, and then are back. The farm is 2 1/2 hours away so not like I can troubleshoot very easily. However every time I have been there and checked the cams (I walk past...

My wife works at a state college- they sent out email blasts that they would be brining in therapists to handle the “election loss”…. What’s that say…yikes

Is anyone else having trouble with Tactacams checking in? I’m currently running 6 cameras- 4 of which work perfectly normal (I think). I’ve got 2 others that will check in for 4-5 days (and send pics) and then suddenly go 4-5 days without and no pics, and then suddenly check in and start...

Had 13 in does/fawns in the plot last night- zero bucks to be seen.

I don’t have a deer here 135” on my home farm- shooting bullies this year. It’s all I can do really

So I hit a buck Thursday morning smack on the shoulder (small snafu at time of shot) watched him go to the middle of a bean field and stand for an hour- then walked off. Zero blood. Tonight he came in dogging does and didn’t make it out of the plot. I don’t have a good answer- I just know I’ve...

My relation had to do that one night and ended up shooting a 177 in his underwear- camo is overrated he said.

I can usually get it about anywhere near me on the IA/MN Border- I travel all over the state too if I need to bootleg it