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I figured I might strike a nerve with someone on that comment. I totally agree that farmers are the ones actually feeding the deer…no disagreement there. Commodities markets are very volatile and certainly the degree of efficiency in that market at any one time is very variable. However, yield...

Hmm…well I don’t know how much simpler to break down my reasoning for you. I mean, I see your line of reasoning from the one post. Wasn’t too hard for me to understand. Reasonable minds can disagree but if you don’t understand the line of reasoning not sure what more I can offer that would...

I never said anything about me getting anything from the landowner...and what I do get... I pay a premium for...and then I'm also the one feeding the deer with food plots. 1. Referring to large landowners because small landowners definitely don't need the extra tag for management purposes if...

I'm a big fan of 1 buck limit period...not a fan of special deals for landowners. Plenty of ways to manage the herd on large plots of land if that's part of the concern.

This was my exact experience with timing of the decline in Ringgold County this year.

It was rough on my Ringgold 240 this year. All but one mature buck completely dropped off the map between Sept 15th and Nov 15th. No new ones showed up like previous years. Only one left right now. All the 3.5 year olds…gone. Polk County 240 has a decent population but not overpopulated by any...

I would too…but not at any price.

Went for $19,100

I’m in the stand somewhere between :30 minutes and 1 hour before shooting light. More times than not it’s closer to the :30…because my bed is just so comfortable.

Here’s my thinking. Personally I do the leases because the math works out better (at least while I wait for some sanity to return to the land market) the nearly $3M (conservatively…probably more like $4-5M) it’d take me to buy those properties would require at least a $750K down payment. That...

I’ve definitely seen $31 per acre. I lease two 240 acre farms averaging out to about $27 per acre. But across that 480 acres there’s 200 of CRP, 150 of timber, and 130 in row crops (one of these farms closer to Des Moines which usually brings a premium). I just can’t recall seeing a property go...

What’s pretty wild is that so many lease properties don’t hold anything too special that you can’t find on public…or on leases cheaper than that…granted perhaps the person leasing knows of a giant there. Or perhaps, they hope to build it up due to its potential of holding and keeping them safe...

I know what you mean. I’ve definitely seen $50 per acre. I think what shocked me on this one is that if you consider the actual cover that could hold deer it went for $127+ an acre.

Some of you may have seen it but earlier this week on Hunting Lease Network there was a 600 acre lease listing in Woodbury county that had about 110 acres of timber, another 40 of cover in ditches and waterways/river. The rest was all crop fields. I will say, if one were to own it, it could be a...

I 100% agree with your assessment.

I can't make sense of it. I have heard plenty of people say "when I bought, people said I was crazy and it didn't make sense" and I know "this time it's different" is always said....but just from a rational numbers standpoint this time it really does feel a good bit different than any other time...

Anyone know where you can pick up some 19-19-19 near DSM on a weekend? Feel like I have been to the most obvious places with no luck.

To me the clear number 2 is Kansas with number 3 being debatable but for me would probably be OH for sheer potential to produce a giant. I've hunted Alberta and it was excellent...I'd recommend it to anyone. If you are looking for public land 140 - 200 inch bucks (with good odds of finding a...

Congrats on the upcoming move! Moved here in 2020 after retiring from the Air Force (and years of anticipation) and it's been amazing. There are still plenty of guys blasting everything that runs past them during the gun season but things are definitely much better than many other states in that...