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I've watched a doe on two different occasions wade knee deep into a pond, stand there sticking her face into the water up to her eyeballs, drag up a mouthful of material and munch it. Not sure what it is she is eating, moss or a plant. Might have to check into it further. Has anyone else...

Looks like I captured a swarm yesterday afternoon and put them in a hive I had in storage. Lifted the lid for a peak today and they are drawing out comb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just replaced a pamphlet I gave away years ago. Luckily a call to DSM found a replacement. Page 7: “As Iowans and nonresidents purchase or lease land for their personal hunting pleasure, there may be fewer opportunities for local hunters.” Prophetic? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interesting article to read and think about. Makes me wonder if the trout I caught while fishing in a mountain lake in the Kootenai National Forest was an air drop. Should we be introducing species where that haven't traditionally been, fish or wildlife? In the name of recreation

What would you use to knock back poison ivy on the bank of a pond realizing that rain might wash some into the water and you will be eating fish from it? I realize that I probably don't care to eat any herbicide, hopefully the runoff will be minimal and diluted.

Random thoughts: Not a single fawn out of thousands of pictures. Guessing they are still in the "hide and stay put" mode right now. Couple of cams had deer hitting licking branches. Don't know why I thought that was a fall behavior only. 99.9% sure they weren't eating leaves. Couple of...

I left last Wednesday, May 7, 2025, for NY and it took two days to drive there with road construction and it being 1,000 miles. The drive back Monday, May 12, I got lucky with traffic and was able to drive 16 hours straight home. This is my second trip, I posted on this forum the 28 lb fish I...

I thought of Skip when reading this passage: "However, researchers from Drake University have suggested that the state could support up to 1,100 black bears, based on the region’s ample timbered areas." Black Bear sightings in Iowa article

Oklahoma Is Making Nonresidents Get Permission, Pay $100 to Hunt Public Land click here

After turkey hunting Saturday, I happened to spot this two year old shed. It was in a place where I think I should have found it by now. With the chew marks on it, I think the squirrels moved it.

Role of genetics and nutrition MSU link I hear lots of people planting fall cool season plots or fencing deer out of food plots so that there is something to hunt over. Maybe let them eat when they are growing that rack? Copy/paste from above link: Habitat Management In addition to...

No pictures, yet. ;) Though should have taken some yesterday. It was opening morning, had two days off work. I could hear the wind howl but it's opening day, Man! Can't skip it. Terrible night sleep Sunday night into Monday morning. Finally just gave up and got up at 4 am. You'd think...

This is really aimed at farmers, but might be some information to be gleaned from it: Click here for cover crops

Maybe 10 years ago I bought some switch seed from Welter’s and frosted seeded it into established brome, no spray or burn that year. Burned in maybe year three, not since. Coming in fairly nice for the minimal effort. Working on clearing olive that had gotten out of hand. Burning would help with...

I hadn't heard of this until I stumbled across the story on the Outdoor Life website.

Are you ready?

This morning I noticed asparagus is poking through. Couple weeks to a month earlier than normal. Usually use asparagus as an omen of morels, but I don’t know this year. Not even turkey season yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The wood ducks like to nest in hollow oak trees in the farmyard. The old oak log I dropped and posted in another thread (Walnut) had a hole in it, but so does another oak that is still alive. Hopefully they will use the standing oak again, have in the past. Not a bad pic taken with my iPhone...

The amount of roadkill lately is stunning. I swear if there were two deer left in the state, motorists would run over three of them. ;):( With fewer deer around (hunting and EHD), are drivers becoming complacent?

We are looking for recommendations for someone who does brush clearing and ag fence building in the eastern Iowa area, specifically Johnson County. Planning on woven with a strand or two of barb over top. 20 acre parcel that is up and down, across a creek or two (not fencing the big creek for...