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Figured I would post a pic to maybe help with assessing the shot. I think we can all learn from these instances especially with how long a specific shot placement took to recover the deer. Good luck with finding the deer today. I was always told to shoot right behind the leg but the more I have...

Also just in case any copyright police are wondering this is not my image. Just sharing what I think is a good illustration that will help hunters.

Overall, the shot is back but not by much. I agree with some others there is a chance he hit lungs. I think one important question is what type of broadhead? The deer is dead no question but how long it will take may depend on the broadhead. In my experience fixed blades will take a little...

No but I try to hang them high and out of the line of sight. I've had cameras messed with on public and private and I now run strictly cell cams unless I absolutely can't get service. This way even in the worst case scenario I still get the pictures to know what's in the area. I'd like to hope...

I hunt probably 95% public and I'm shooting a 150 on day one. No doubt on the last day. Honestly I'd take 130 or better on the last day. From my time hunting public it is becoming more crowded and tougher to find deer living on public over 140. They are still there but not as many as there used...

I enjoyed the debate last night. I like hearing different people's ideas for the problems we face. I think anybody who watched would have to agree Trump has a hold on the party. Anybody attacking him was booed. Beyond Trump I think Vivek and Haley had the best nights, but nobody will take any of...

Great to see kids succeeding. I think one of the biggest issues in our country right now is a lack of financial intelligence/education. We don't talk about money enough and people have a bad relationship with it. If parents don't understand money how can we teach it to our kids? Anyways...

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Sounds like we're making progress on these bad bills. Don't get complacent now. Thanks for the update.

I used the action link and sent emails in. I'll formulate another email over lunch and blast it out to all the House members. Thanks to everyone for writing in and thanks to Skip and the IBA for representing the hunter's voices in this state. My local Senator Amy Sinclair who represents a large...

Probably just need to let the Farm Bureau know these tags are increasing interest in people with lots of money from out of state for buying land and taking oppurtunities away from new farmers. Maybe then they could attack this program instead of coming after the state's public lands. But enough...

My only takeaway from that list is we need to get the word out to all the celebrity hunters in this state. They are really hurting their shows by not hunting the states with the biggest bucks. I'm sure they just don't know what they're missing by staying in Iowa and it's hurting hunter...

Done. Dad, Mom, Wife and 3 brothers all done as well.

Thank you Skip. I attended the DNR meeting in Lucas County tonight. Not a lot of discussion but it seemed there were a few in the crowd that were aware of the bad bills this year. I hope none of them pass and they just leave hunting in this state alone unless a majority of hunters approve.

Just finished sending all my responses. Fingers crossed this madness ends.

My guess without looking into it would be insurance companies, Farm Bureau, Gun/X-Gun manufacturers and possibly wealthy non-residents who don't mind paying the price to hunt every year but don't like the current regulations. For the latter it is not your average NR but ultra wealthy who think...

I'm amazed at the number of bills introduced aimed at fixing problems that don't exist. That statement goes beyond just bills dealing with hunting. The amount of money thrown at politicians and their willingness to cave to these Super PACS and donors is unbelievable. I recently just learned that...

I don't think the population of the past was necessarily due to habitat but more how the resource was managed. I grew up in Northern WI and remember my Dad telling me about the lack of deer and giving out party tags so a group of guys could shoot a doe. Now they hand out free tags just for...

I have mixed feelings about gun season. I love to hunt so if it's legal for me to do so you can bet I'll be out there but I'd prefer bow. Every year my brothers and some friends will go out and we usually sit for a while both of the first two days. Depending on what we're seeing we might do some...

I have also noticed the explosion of coons, possums, coyotes. As far as the coons and possums are you trapping them or shooting them? I don't have a coon dog (nor do I want one) but wonder what a good strategy would be for taking out the predators. Do people do anything with the hides if they...