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I'm not an Iowa resident....yet... but when I retire from the military in 2.5 years I will be making it my home. For this reason I have an interest in ensuring bow hunting is protected, defended, and promoted in the great state of Iowa. Is there any opposition to a current non-resident joining?

That looks great!

These pics aren't from my trail cams but they are pics of WA bucks I have collected from guys over the years.... all but one of them have been killed or dropped off the map... I have others that guys are still hunting that I'm not going to post for now. The one that hasn't been killed is very...

This one was killed on private but the buck frequented public where my friend was hunting him.

That last buck kill pic I just posted didn't get us to 11 pages so I will try this again.... This is the James Cartwright buck... killed in 1992. I wrote the article for North American Whitetail Magazine nearly two decades later (it had gone relatively unnoticed outside the local area until that...

To be honest. I think it's because people were extremely helpful. One of the the things I like about people in Iowa... And I tried to reply to as many people as I could so that probably nearly doubled the length.

1. Trophy Taker Shuttle T. 2. Because they taste good. 3. No. 4. I'm in in the military. He is my Commander in Chief... So I will keep my mouth shut. :D

:D Washington Public Land Whitetail

Thank you. I definitely look forward to check out the river bottom ground. I have heard that it holds good bucks in the past.

I would just like to thank everyone for the advice and experiences shared. My family and I are definitely looking forward to living in Iowa.

Just found this article. It appears to show what is possible on Iowa Public ground. I'd like to just have the opportunity to locate and hunt deer like this each year in Iowa... this guy is consistently closing the deal.... very impressive. "Over a 10-year span, Swihart had taken six bucks...

Thank you for the feedback. I like possibilities. 160 is definitely big. It's hard to kill something that big on a yearly basis in WA (I cant and I haven't met anyone that has had a streak more than 2-3 years in a row at best). I feel pretty fortunate if I can kill a 160+ every few years...

That is good to hear... even if I live near one of the larger population centers I will have the luxury of going 2-3 hours away on a consistent basis and during the hunting season I will be able to spend a ton of time in those areas. I have no doubt the deer taste better in IA. I have had a few...

My wife is torn like I am. We are both primarily torn between Iowa and Washington more so than any other states. We have a large network of great friends and contacts in WA but her dad lives in Sioux Falls, SD so not too far away from where we would be in IA. The two kind of equal each other...

The tree stand sitting does get tiring but I enjoy every aspect of what leads to me sitting in the tree stand... I like the history I build with the animals I hunt and that's in the realm of possibility with these whitetail. You can hunt familiar mule deer bucks and bull elk year after year but...

Yeah...that would feel like fairly heavy pressure to me.

All great points and I will definitely go check out that thread. In WA there is definitely no concern with any of the issues you mentioned. There are a few guys that get after the whitetail fairly serious but not many. The last two weeks of the season I often have thousands of acres all to...

Thank you for your service too brother. For Whitetail hunting Fairchild AFB near Spokane, WA is the one you want. WA bow season is not extremely long. It most of the whitetail areas it runs from 1-25 September and then from 10 Nov or 25 Nov (only opens on the 10th in one unit) to 15 December...

I'm the opposite... I would gladly pass up a 400 inch elk to get a shot at a 200 inch whitetail. Elk are awesome animals but my focus is so intense on the whitetail that I don't hunt them.