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To all the deer that have survived the deer season in my county, we have no extra tags available. Thank God. Don't have many antlerless tags to start with. Been watching my late Season standing food sources, and my hopes are high for next year. LOTTA of potential still out there. Even after a...

Iowa Bowhunter I had 2 loggers look at the trees, and they each gave me a bid. One of the loggers was referred to me by a friend that has had him do a lot of work. It looks to me like the maple market is 50-60 dollars a tree depending how big, and board footage. Like I said I'm interested in...

I have an upcoming logging project that I'm planning for the end of February, I worked with a state forester to start. My trees are not as valuable as yours. Maples, but their BIG, and need to go. My farm was like a city park before I started cutting some on my own. Then after I had a narrow...

Some people complain about them temps, but Dad always has said it keeps the tourists out, and he likes it that way. Lol. I actually prefer these conditions, Throw the heated socks on. Layer up. Set the LP heater in the blind. Add 6 inches of snow. And some standing beans. It's not if, but when...

Run reveals, which I like very nice clear photos. Pretty economical on batteries. Unless in a very high traffic area. Tried a Stealth Revolver this year. Now they are a battery hog. 16 batteries needed and I've killed 2 sets in say 3 months. BUT I really like being able to see in 360...

Looks like some pretty sweet adventures. A lot of young men only dream of living a life like that. Congrats on the new family member that a lone changes everything. At least it did for me. A mountain lion 200 yards from the house. Ya I think I'd be packing every day.

My Taxidermist has a pretty good business, and to this point he thinks he s going to be down 15-20% this was a little while ago before the 2nd gun season. 2 different lockers I ve dealt with said similar things, deer numbers down. The brown is down crews have to quit shooting everything. They...

Had some decent bucks to hunt this year, but nothing that made me say Wow. So decided to dedicate the rest of my gun season to hunting an ugly cull buck. For sure the ugliest buck I'd ever shot, he has the age, the body. He just didn't have the genetics. He had the same identical rack last...

I've had an opportunity to shoot this buck, but I elected to pass. Not sure how old he is. I don't think think he ll ever score high. He just keeps getting heavier and wider. The 2 pics are 1 year apart. Pic in the woods is last year. In the food is this year. He busts his rack up every...

Did some deer pushes on Saturday with disappointing results. So took my sister's boyfriend hunting on my sanctuary farm. Sat for 3 hours, when the deer started to pour out into the beans. With this young 2 year old 8 pointer. At first I wasn't going to let him shoot him, cause I really don't...

I have good late Season food sources on my farm. Accessing the spots isn't an issue getting in. But getting out is a real problem. There can be 30-40+ deer on the food after it gets dark. What do you guys find is the best way to get out so the deer do not associate my blinds with people and...

After price shopping for Commercial seed, Pioneer and Dekalbs were the most expensive by aways. If I was going to plant it for food plots, I would look else where. Albert Lea seed house on corn would be a consideration. Sometimes treated beans will come back to a dealer, and they can't send...

I was about to come on here and start a thread identical to this thread. I've talked to a well known taxidermist and he s 20-30 deer mounts behind the same time as last year.(Many reports of the deer just not being there) Also talked to some sanctuary owners(in this county the rec land is held...

Never have had anyone ask. Mostly because most people know I love to hunt. And that won't happen. There's only 1 fella I know in my life that doesn't have to ask. Ol Dad, that man has permission for life. A great deer hunter that only hunts 2 days a year. (When he see deer, he just sees a lot...

I would like to agree with the article above. But the last few tillable land sales have been just mind blowing. We ve had 19,000 for 149.88 17,500 for 79 acre washed out fixer upper. 22,500 for 36.5 mediocre farm at best. There are 3 more land sales out my front door in the next 4 weeks. It...

Recently just had a 87 CSR2 Farm sell. 149.88 acres. 146 tillable Almost all tillable. 19,000 per acre. Puke....... make that one work.

I thought things would slow down here and maybe have some no sales and rent would stabilize, and maybe dip. But from the land sales I've seen the last 6 weeks and rent I'm seeing. It hadn't happened yet. It's going to be awhile.

Last year was the my first year using reveals. First and only picture of this buck. I know he was around and on the farm because I seen him. But in front of the camera again, NOPE. Mature deer definitely know something is up. I personally just like to know what is around and what survived...

The last time land prices got ultra high for the times, guys were buying land for 2800-3500, in the mid 80s. Then land values fell by 2/3s. It took 20 years for land to recover back to those levels. I'm not saying the 80s will reoccur but Land now is in the 15-20,000 plus range. And to me it...

3.75 cash corn 9.50 cash beans 7-8% interest rates 17,500/acre land auction results........ and it needs 1100/acre worth of work to make the farm good, Tile etc etc etc. Something is currently broken. I'm not sure what it is, But Im currently convinced land prices do not have a thing to do with...