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150 class. Your argument about the NR archery doe tag abuse doesn't hold water. You only have about 2200 NR archery tags anyway. Very few of us actually were crazy enough to buy your high priced doe tags. I did so because I have family in Iowa that love to get together and hunt. We had a great...

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I would hope the CO would use his power of "discretion" in this case. Because filming is not specifically listed in the regs, prosecution would be difficult. Having an additional person with you filming is not going to give you an unfair advantage. Kudos to you for wanting to include your son in...

This pretty much ended our baiting this year. The bait site is a 2 hour drive/boat ride to get to, and bait and gas are very expensive up here. We did pass on a couple of smaller black bears earlier. The main goal was to hunt with my son and we still had a great time together. We have to pull...

This is my first try at using a trail cam and it is really fun! My youngest son really wanted to get a black bear this year so after soccer season we set up a bait station. We had to break ice for 1/2 mile on May 27 to set it out. The first two sits we saw 4 black bears but were unable to close...

Brown bear pics

Brown bear pics

Muddy, I shoot about the same settup as you, and have found the 75-95 to be more consistent. I went to camo arrows one year and had a big nine spook at the sound of my arrow on my rest. I will now only shoot black ones; cheaper, smoother and easier to find as well as pull from targets. 100 grain...

String gun Shooter, Do you have the facts to back up your claim? I would venture that far more violations occur during the shotgun seasons than the few non-resident archery season violations. Poachers will be poachers, whether they have a tag or not. I was one who was displaced when they...

Not great for all residents. I know that the best week of my brothers year ( Iowa resident ) is the week that I come down to Iowa in November to bowhunt. It is also my Uncles ( another Iowa resident) favorite time as well. We say we hunt for horns but in reality we hunt to spend time together...

Scottonbuck and BWJ, Thanks for your kind words. I have been traveling to Iowa to hunt since I was a small boy growing up in Minnesota some 40 years ago. I remember seeing few deer but many pheasants in those days. By the late 70's to early 80's deer numbers in the area my family has land were...

I have to agree with Back 40, that Fletchman does not speak for the majority of non-residents.He is a not what this site is about and adds nothing positive. I think Iowa has done a great job of managing its herd, but has some localized problem areas. I wish that I would draw a buck tag every...

I had to drive to Anchorage this afternoon---47 degrees above zero!! I followed a guy on his Harley--no kidding. Talked to my Dad, Brother and uncle hunting the 2nd season and they were freezing their butts off. We have been very mild and have no snow to speak of.

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I have used one for the past 3 years. I shoot with glasses and this seems to help. I also use a kisser button for extra measure. Once set up, I have not had any trouble with it. Good luck!

My son and I drew bowtags for zone 4 with 1 point each. We hunt with family and spent a few days last year chasing does between visits with the relatives.Didn't lower the population any but we did see a few nice prospects for this year up close and personal! I come from a state with great...

I used a steel cable to secure my barrel last year. It lasted a week until a big brownie tore it off and rolled my barrel 40 yards into the alders. I rested the site for a while, but he came back and gave my 15 year old son and I little excitement when he ignored our barrel and came straight...

Nice try Tee roy, but I hope to be sitting in it this fall . I have 1 NR preference point and have a 50/50 chance of drawing an archery buck tag. If not, I'll come down and try to shoot a skin-head. I've been down the last 2 years and have a great time chasing deer and pheasants with my dad...

Shoot2Kill, Muddy is right about the Lone Wolf, great stand but hard to get up here. I have one down in a garage in Des Moines right now.The snow is really going fast down here. It is only in the shade and woods and not over 6-8 inches at the most. Bears should be out any day. I second your idea...

Shoot2kill, I baited with my son on the Kenai last year and built our own stand with plywood, spruce poles and rope. The base was 13' up-- should have gone higher according to my son who had a big boar brown bear stand up on his side one night. Most of the guys down on the Kenai build their own...