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He was on point, you are confusing terms! Party hunting is if all sixteen doe had tags, but may not have been shot by sixteen different hunters. Having deer with no tags has nothing to do with party hunting, it's call poaching and illegal. That same pickup load of deer could be taken to the...

I agree, but seems most are worried more about trophy bucks versus the whole deer herd. You buy 8 tags and all 8 tags get filled, what's the difference if a couple people in your group just wasn't in the right place and didn't get a shot at a deer, but still get a deer to eat? I think if you...

Hey, you forgot to add compound bows to your list of weapons that made deer hunting EASIER. Seems these are always left out when talking about weapons that made deer hunting easier, wonder why?

Not following how the age structure will be impacted, am I missing something? Before the change if a LO had a tag and it was getting towards the end of the season and they were waiting on the big boy that doesn't show, how many went ahead and filled the tag with a younger deer?

By far last had the most flies in my blind I've ever had. My blinds pretty much sealed up, no moisture gets in but the flies have found ways to get in. I will have some each year but not like last season. Will be hanging several strips in there this summer and if they're thick will set off a...

I'm planning on meeting a friend to do some spring turkey hunting on some public ground in southern Iowa. Areas we're trying to meet up at are, Mount Ayr, Sand Creek, or Dekalb WMA. These just happen to be in the area we're visiting friends at. We are not familiar with these areas and...

Another win for the good guys, thank you sir.

Why does everyone assume EVERY anysex tag is used only on bucks? Lot of people that party hunt are hunting for deer meat, not trophies. I think some people get QDM mixed up with Trophy Deer Management?

Not every locker automatically keeps every rack and stores it with the meat unless you specifically request it. Most lockers will remove the antlers or head when you drop it off so they don't have to deal with it, unless it's getting caped.

Guess I've never heard the reason for two weekends during second season was for working people? I thought the reason for a longer second season was because the deer could be scattered from already being hunted first season so they give the option for second season to be longer to try and spread...

Ask your local salebarn because this time of year they might have a person who brings hay to the sale barn to sell.

Just curious, did you specifically tell the locker to save your antlers for you? Unless it's specifically included in how you wanted your deer processed, I could possible see the person processing your deer throwing it in the pile like they do others not marked as keeping?

Thanks for being there. Oh, and I ate my anysex tag too, I prepared it just like I did my 1st season doe tag!

Glad I'm not the only one who was having a hard time figuring out his logic? He lost me on the compensated part that farmers get, almost made it sound like you get extra money from somewhere for feeding the deer? And it seems everyone just assumes every LO anysex tag is filled, and only used...

Not really!

So landowners feed and house the deer year around so you can hunt them a few weeks out of the year, but they don't deserve anything for doing that? Who owns these large plots of land you're talking about?

Very nice buck and like already been said, lockers don't lose antlers. Someone saw them laying there and took them.

Good points that I have mentioned before about habitat, or lack of in places. I might be wrong, but guessing most who're wanting shorter gun seasons and no party hunting are bowhunters who didn't see as many trophy bucks this year? I think EHD killed a lot more deer in the heavily populated...

Sorta like hunting the rut then isn't it?

Bow hunter's might be more selective because after all the season is 61 days long compared to say 5 days or 9 days of the shotgun seasons? I know the deer numbers were very good around the late 90's and 2000, but just look around your areas you hunt now and see how much habitat is gone...