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This post makes absolute zero sense. Have heard crystal meth labs were a problem in the backwoods. Kind of odd some here claim I am complaining about pheasants, when I am in fact jubilant. I also never complained about illegal deerstands, merely that I informed the forest service of two. It's...

Bowhunting, really you need to do everyone a favor and get the hell out of Iowa. Snot nosed kid using your parents computer. And I was wrong. I am not happy pheasants are gone........I am ecstatic. All it did was result in all the guys with private running to the public and shootin it up...

Bingo! I've had idiots walk up and try to "evict" me from spots they didn't hunt near for 3 weeks! Then they show up and think they own the place. Also if the state had no rules on this you might be surprised how many stands would be polluting the landscape.

I have a better idea. If you don't like the laws in Iowa and don't like any nonresidents on the public, why don't you get the hell out? Try Afghanistan. "...in my opinion you shouldn't be allowed to hunt public ground...keep the out of staters away..." Ok well then lets try this......in my...

Son, I was scouting for my fall bowhunt there, not shed hunting. I have 4 points and will draw. I did not pick up any sheds because I wasn't looking for any. I pick up trash regardless if I'm in Illinois or any state I'm visiting. I GPS and call in any stands left on public wherever I go. I...

I've come to really rely on my Lone Wolf climber considering I only hunt public.

During my trip I found a lot of trees spray painted with orange spots. At first I thought these were marked for cutting, but no I think it was just someone marking entry routes? They were all over the place. Hundreds of them.

I am from Illinois and just spent the last 2 weekends scouting Appanoose County public. I picked up other's trash all along the way, including ribbons in trees. Yes that's illegal too. I leave nothing in the woods, and only take out GPS coordinates. Just lean a couple sticks against the...

Actually I mentioned quartering, in which case the loins would still be attached to the 2 hind quarters. However, I actually bone out any critters ive taken so far, and would like to do the same in iowa. I did learn that boning out is not legal in Illinois, at least if you take the meat to a...

I can believe this. Makes me wonder why they can't just start the coon seasons just 2 weeks later and avoid peak deer rut. It's not like the coons are going anywhere. Why anyone would want to hunt coons is beyond me anyway. What up with that??? I mean I saw a hell of a lot of them too...

Beware of old maps. There was quite a bit added to Sedan since I was there. Also, I read the northwest corner was being flooded and converted to a waterfowl refuge or something. Google it.

I have found no sheds so far on my trips. Private near Sedan should be slammer. Just wait until after the pheasant & coon seasons open and you will have all kinds of deer running for your private land. I quit hunting Sedan 10 years ago and don't plan on returning. One bad thing about that...

Based on my experiences in Illinois, I spend more time patterning nonresident hunters than I do good bucks. I am dead serious. Not joking about having plan B, C, D, E & F. Once I did actually run out of spots after the 4th one was taken by a guy from Florida. This was way back in too...

Yes, this was exactly my thought when I read the regs. Nowhere does it specifically say you can't do it. As mentioned, the only requirement in written form is must be intact until it's to the processor, and I am the processor, so how can they enforce any violation when there's nothing in writing...

Yes, but some of these spots in Stephens I've driven by empty paking lots time and again. No possible way can be as crappy as Illinois. I am extremely good at having a plan B, C, D, E & F lined up if someone is in a spot I like. Conditioned by Illinois experiences.

OK so I haven't hunted Iowa in 10 years. Was trying to find in the regs if it's legal to quarter a deer int he field to backpack it out. That's what I do out west and sometimes here in Illinois. But I can't tell by the regs. It just says you must keep deer intact until it's to the processor...

I'll be returning Saturday and Sunday to scout more. Was surprised I didn't find any sheds yet.

I'm kind of interested in trying the big Timber regardless because I enjoy hunting that type habitat. I'm locating enough good looking spots I can rotate well to avoid over pressuring. Nothing can be worse than the way, way over hunted Illinois public I've been to lately. Really sick of being...

Well I have some business in NE Missouri, so finally made it out to scout some big timber today, and will scout more on my return next weekend. I have found good funnels are few and far between in the timber. The ones I located had trees that had been hunted recently. Been using my Sportsman's...

Does Iowa allow quartering deer? That is what I do in such spots here in Illinois.