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Just got back from a vacation in the U.P. and I was shocked by the number of turkeys in NE WI and in Northern MI. I told my wife I've seen more turkeys up here than in IA and I can't see much further than the ditch in most cases due to all the wooded areas. I talked with one DNR guy and he felt...

I agree with you Skip. Politics is and always will be the biggest threat to hunting in Iowa. I feel we have already witnessed detrimental impacts with late antlerless seasons and inclusion of straight walled cartridges. The straight walled cartridges are just a stepping stone for inclusion of...

Seems like most responses are worse. Although I can't speak for the late 90s/early 2000s I feel the hunting has been degraded in the past 12 years. I hunt mostly public (95%) and I have seen increasing pressure each year and especially in the last 5 years. I believe this is because of renewed...

All these politicians are idiots. You don't need semi-automatic or AR style rifles to control the deer population. We don't need any more help from the politicians. I think this is lobbyist money (either Farm Bureau or NRA) at it's finest. Rozenboom has no idea how to manage a deer population...

Tornado went through just over a mile south of my home. At my place it was dark to the South but other than that you wouldn't have known the storm was anything serious. I'm thankful it wasn't a direct hit to the city but definitely destroyed Red Haw, Pin Oak building and severe damage to Country...

I'm not sure of how to deter them but there's technology now that allows one to track an item via GPS. That way if they steal it you can find the item. Samsung and Apple both have them. Don't know much about it though because I just heard about it myself

I used to shoot Rage but lost confidence in them after seeing some failures and never liked the blade retention system. I then switched to QAD exodus. They fly very well and are extremely durable. My only complaint with them is the holes weren't very big which meant bloodtrails were...

Thanks Guys. It definitely sucks and its made me add a lot more security around the house. I doubt I'll recover any of it but I'm sure it's being sold for drug money. Just hoping someone will find it listed in an area I haven't been looking.

My garage was burglarized this past week and many items were taken so if you guys happen to see any of these items for sale could you please give me a heads up. I had a Kifaru Duplex Lite frame and Stone Glacier X Curve frame stolen. I also had about 18 fishing poles stolen including some St...

I wash my clothes in scent free detergent and dry with HS dryer sheets occasionally. Other than that I don't do much. I have stopped using sprays. I have an ozone bag which I think is worthless as I can smell the ozone and the deer certainly can as well plus it doesn't take long before the...

This has been an interesting discussion to read. I would say the number would be around 10%. After reading all the replies I have to wonder with the percentages people have stated are you better off owning multiple smaller properties or one large property? Pros and Cons to each but if your goal...

Better ticks than chiggars. I get them every year it seems although less now since using permethrin. Chiggars are by far the worst and yes that includes poison ivy which I get often as well.

I sent my email to the governor Friday and have been encouraging others to do the same. Hopefully it makes a difference but I feel the big money from gun lobbyists and reelection worries will get this signed. I hate how Nathan Gibson says this is all about bow hunters. I hunt with bow and gun...

Congrats. Great buck.

Try not to get too depressed about politics already. We appreciate you bringing the issues to light for us. As far as the representatives you mentioned with an axe to grind would you care to give their names so we can watch out for them as well? I already have been monitoring the guy from...

I can say he is wrong. Record books don't mean much to me. I will say WI should be better than IA but the regulations in that state won't allow for it and the mindset of"if I don't shoot it someone else will" is too pervasive at this time. If you owned enough ground in the right areas of that...

Your post is spot on. I grew up in northern WI and after college and the military took a job here in IA. I'll never go back. I've been a huge proponent for keeping things the same in IA. I've written representatives when they were trying to introduce more rifle cartridges. Just leave the laws...

I agree wives aren't always the best judge but when she told me I should start holding out for something bigger I was really surprised. She always seems worn out by the end of hunting season and I told her she may have just lost her husband for the whole month if November now. Lol. Great point...

I've been fairly successful at harvesting what I think are 3+ yr olds the last 5yrs. One or two may be 4 but im not sure. Just recently started saving jaw bones. I think 150 is a good goal for me this next year and it seems others feel it's realistic. Ultimately I seem to miss out on most of...