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Roger Rothhaar must have been on a game farm too[emoji849] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What kind of smartass comment is that? Never been on a game farm in my life…are there even any in Iowa? Because you don’t believe something doesn’t make it false….there’s actually some members in this site that can attest to my experiences if they do choose to chime in… Sent from my iPhone...

Worse by far…I use to hate “deer drives” but a guy that bow hunted his entire life killing giants explained how those drives made hunting better every year and now with guys managing for high scoring bucks it’s went down hill. Guys won’t kill a 145” buck that’s 5,+ years old and many say he’s...

Here’s a good one for you…I have killed 2 in wet leaves where I’ve pissed from my stand just minutes prior. I have a buddy hunted with me for years from out of state…we were sitting in blind over corn. Bucks in field down wind…I said watch this I’m going to get down and piss and at least 1 of...

I’ve also killed several that were 160” plus that were old mature deer with similar stories….I literally never let wind dictate a stand unless I can’t shoot downwind of it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You are correct….the 197” in 2015 I saw 7/11 sits and had him at 8 yards twice while on stand. In fact he followed my path in to behind my tree both times. He watched me climb halfway down and back up 2 times and never spooked….other 2 very similar stories on different farms in different...

Hunting the wind is overrated…I never pay attention to it and have 0 issues killing big mature bucks! Now, with that said different areas/deer are different. If the deer in your area don’t see your “scent” as alarming it’s a non issue. I had this theory and then upon reading one of Roger...

Yeah I’m competing with an outfitter on leasing land and when they fork over $10,000 to lease 100 acres it makes it unrealistic for anyone else… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agree 100%…moved here in 2012, uprooted wife and 2 newborns to do it. NR landowners aren’t the issue in Iowa….it’s the “entitled” resident neighborhood hunters. Guys that will spend $100’s of thousands of $$ and the time NR do, care about quality! Anyone who has lived elsewhere gets it, a lot of...

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They are $179 new lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Had a serious hunter tell me…I’m not messing up my area during shotgun killing does if I’m after a big buck….news flash..You’re not the farmer bitching about doe numbers and if you choose to not harvest does because your after a certain buck, that’s on you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I mean a farmer who despises deer can buy 50 tags now if he wants. The answer isn’t “eliminating” antler less deer or adding another season. Then he wants to spend tax $$ to study deer damage to crops[emoji2359]. Coons do way more damage!! Ave yields are higher now than ever. I’ll bet you could...

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When your target bucks a spike that’s not tough[emoji13] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Deer do cough all the time but I had a certain buck this year that literally would cough for hours upon hours and I always heard him before I saw him Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think deer have become de-sensitized to calling to some degree because they hear it so much now…like the boy who cried wolf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Despite what anyone says…the Rut isn’t always on the same dates every year and we can see a more traditional rut from time to time but the new norm is a “trickle” rut. I think deer have changed for many reasons…ie conditioned to hunter involvement such as plots, stress, etc. Buck to doe ratio is...

He posted a video stating the washer incident to his Instagram so that’s a fact Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk