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I don't feel our herd situation is the NRs fault. It's Branstad and Farm Bureaus fault in large. Politics are managing our herd, not the people who should be. However, the tactic that we need to control our herd or someone else will was shoved down our throats by a number of people, one of...

A few thoughts..... 4ever, great work with your letter. If we could get all the folks who complain about our low herd numbers on these internet sites to spend that same amount of time typing and complaining to politicians, we'd have quite the voice wouldn't we? Unfortunately most of...

I have no doubt someone was already trying to weasel into the area if they thought they knew where this phony was killed. I know the landowners adjacent to where the last state record was shot. They got sick of people calling and stopping by looking for hunting rights to their property....even...

Haha, classic.

Yes, get Farm Bureau's hands out of Branstads pants and we might have a reactive management plan that makes sense.

This place needs a facebook like button....ha

Many of us would look the same if we only had 2 weeks every year to get it on with every woman walking.

There's not nearly as many places that don't get visited as there used to be. Lots of deer hunters anymore and private land is harder to secure. I'm sure some of you have seen me post on these public stand threads before, so yeah I'm a broken record. The regs need changed to no stands left...

Forget about the rabbits dedgeez, you should become a shrink. You certainly have us all figured out. :rolleyes::)

Bowmaker, maybe they just need to market a "bunny collector"? I can't even get into my favorite rabbit hunting spot anymore.....it's leased up for the collection of bones.

Look at the big picture? I'll tell you what I look at, it's what I've seen on a personal basis over probably the last 10 years or better. I run into kids all the time and by kids I mean early 20's out there hunting and doing there thing..... From what I've seen they are highly influenced by...

All these shows have done is create a bunch of out of touch "bone collectors", IMO. From what I've seen, most productions have done very little to support conservation groups or the groups that protect our outdoor heritage. I'd like to see any of the Iowa based "bow hunting pros" produce an...

No stands left up overnight is what this State needs to do. Public lands are getting used harder than ever and I'm tired of seeing stands up all season with nobody in them.

The tags are distributed similar to how residents buy them. If 30% of residents buy bow tags, only 30% of NR's get bow tags. 30% is a rough number, I forget what the exact percentage is. Anyhow, NR bowhunters get fewer tags to draw from than gun hunters. This keeps the resource in line with...

It's common to have some string slap. Most of the traditional shooters I know use arm gaurds. You can grip that bow down the center if you like. It may just require playing with different tip weights to get your arrow spined right and back in the bullseye. Just takes some experimenting. As far...

The group who keeps Iowa from becoming Illinois......

Congrats, you have reaped the reward of a limited draw State!

Wouldn't it be nice to see some of these video guys promote something other than killing big deer, retail products and themselves? I wonder if any of the ones that hang out here or are Iowa based have IBA memberships?

Nothing wrong with that. We need more of this in Iowa. Our country side is becoming a barren wasteland in a large portion of the State. I don't see anyone taking the bull dozers away from the farmers anytime soon! All the more reason for guys who don't own property to support conservation...

Good points about habit projects and passing it on. Can't argue that one bit. Murph, I'm glad there are guys like you around. Do need to say though, most of us don't have the resources to directly make large habitat improvements. Picking a quality sportsmans group and supporting them is the...