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Bonker is right on his history. I was at the state convention for PF back in that time frame and the DNR had a Q&A session where deer hunting tags for NR got brought up. Then the deer numbers were on the increase and the DNR tagline was"The deer resource is growing and can sustain more NR...

Got a Hunt Comfort seat pad. The reviews on here were the reason I asked for it. Hope it makes those long sits more comfortable for my aching back. No Bonker, you can't borrow it!!

You won't go wrong with a GP drill. I'm not familiar with the fertilizer box option, but if it's a metal box it will rust eventually. You might save the money on that option and purchase a good 3-point spreader for fertilizer. Assuming your drill is 7 in spacing, the disk openers will...

During the rut, it was fun watching all the abandoned fawns come into the winter rye. They would walk out, kick up their heels, run around like baby calves, and then settle down to eat. Many times I watched them eat for awhile, lay down for an hour and then get up to eat again. Nice to know...

Hard to believe it's that time of year again. U gonna serve some good beer this year? This shoot should be on everyone's to do list!!

Three possibilities I can think of. Do deer have a better food source nearby? Standing corn or beans cut high that left a lot of grain out there? Have the deer moved to a winter bedding area a long ways from your plot? Lastly, maybe your deer have never tasted brassicas and don't know what they...

To anyone contemplating trying "Dbltree's Rotation"(yes, it should be capitalized and a proper noun) just do it! As a farmer and stubborn Norwegian, I stuck to growing corn for plots because I had the means and equipment to do it. This year because of the super wet, late spring I didn't get...

Wildlife of all kinds can handle any cold if they have a full stomach. Deep snow is the killer.

Clayton is way down, except for sanctuaries. I bowhunt the next ridge over from my land, but don't gunhunt there. I took a drive around up there to see if I should bowhunt after that first snow and saw three sets of tracks. This is 200 acres of prime deer country where a couple years ago that...

6:30 till 9 was all I could manage. Saw a lot of deer, but the big 10 I'm after stayed out in the neighbor's pasture with a doe. He's gonna run out of them soon I hope. My brassicas were full of does/fawns. How does a deer eat those frozen turnips? watched a couple old does pull one out and...

-6 degrees in the shade this morning but no wind. I'm going out and sit just so I can say I did. Guarantee it won't be a long hunt!!!

Congrats to you both. When you get a little long in the tooth like me, you'll realize memories of times like this are what you live your life for. Nothing sadder than the man who gets old with a bunch of money and stuff, but, no memories of special times to relish. Feeling a little...

I had an interesting situation this fall. I have sole rights to a small timber that is surrounded by cropground. I have had a stand for years in the corner of the timber about 25 yards in the cover, no way I can shoot across the fence, nor would I need to. I was checking stands Sept. 1 and here...

I told Bonks if he farts, snores, belches, or tells a bad joke that I'm putting tapioca in EVERTHING he eats or drinks. Bourbon and tapioca anyone? Now I'M getting queasy. See you guys Sat. dg.

Pretty sure landowner OR tenant get the tags, NOT BOTH.

DG, I had to look up "feening", but yeah I guess I am. Please reread" the single best morning of buck movement". You've never dreamed of the morning conditions that would have every buck in the country on his feet and running past your stand?

If we had at least six in. of snow on the ground? One of my favorite deer hunting fantasies would be hunting the first days of Nov. with a big snow on the ground. I remember back in 1991 or 92 that we had a BIG snowstorm on Halloween. My kids were young and I distinctly recall the snow piled up...

Oh, and dg, when I think back to when I was your age and we were hunting dinosaurs, I thought I could see the "big picture" clearly. Sorry, you pup,:grin:but I think the big picture gets clearer with age. Let's hunt!!!

Wow dg, not sure where you got all that from my post!! Didn't you move here because Iowa was different from Michigan. How did that happen? It would just be nice once in awhile to hear the guys that make a buck off Iowa's resource acknowledge why they are doing it here and not in Michigan. Is...

There are a lot of nails being hit on the head here, but River1 just hit a winner. How many times have you heard that Iowa is great because of the season structure, and how hard it is to draw a tag, but it is never explained WHY and WHO is responsible for it. Even the Iowa guys, Winke for one...