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Opening day of 4th season found me at the "turkey killin' tree" in some big timber that we've named for good reason. It was a beautiful morning with birds hammering but nothing within 300 yards or so. They were fired up but nothing seemed to be getting closer so I was contemplating getting up...

I went Friday and had a pretty good hunt and got within 100 yards on two different occasions but a ditch on the first one and a creek with high water on the second had the birds hung up. I got a call Thursday night from a buddy and he asked if I wanted to hunt with him on Saturday so I took him...

Copy and pasted from the IBA email. Still lots of bad bills out there, as with every single year. Iowa Bowhunters Association Legislative Update - Week 7 This Friday, March 7, is the so-called “First Funnel,” the day by which most bills must be approved by at least one...

Identical bills have been introduced in the Iowa House and Senate restricting our state’s ability to expand parks, trails and wildlife areas. They are being fast-tracked — both had subcommittee meetings yesterday and both recommended passage — to beat this week’s legislative funnel. House...

This is straight from IBA's week 5 email update. HF 107 isnt getting talked about at all but I think it is terrible for our public lands. We need to get rid of e-bikes on public. No way should someone be able to drive their ATV onto public in my opinion. That will get abused so much. I...

When I first started hunting this property in 2022 this buck was one of the first ones on camera and he seemed like he was possibly the most mature buck in there. The last two years I never laid eyes on him from the tree and he wasn’t showing up a lot in daylight on camera. This summer I figured...

This one was special. My two boys (5 1/2 and 3 1/2) joined me in the blind on Saturday, November 2nd, for an evening hunt. They can't sit still worth a darn and it was rainy so sitting in a blind didn't seem like a bad idea for taking the boys with me. My Dad was already down on the farm and...

Does anyone have a contact for a real estate attorney in central Iowa that they would recommend for land? I'm hoping to buy a small farm that is FSBO so I am looking for someone to do the paperwork on that. Thanks for any suggestions!

I've had the same hunting clothes for a long time (I'm cheap and they seem to work fine for me). Pants are the first thing on my list to upgrade so I'm looking for suggestions. I have a pair of predator camo 100% cotton pants and I'm looking for a more athletic and higher quality pair of...

We did some TSI on a few acres (mostly oak/hickory hardwoods) two years ago. Followed it up that same late winter/early spring with a timber burn. It now has a ton of beggars lice (Hackelia virginiana) and we're wondering on how to control that. I've done a bit of looking online and some say...

My folks live on about 10 acres that was pasture many years ago (lots of fescue and brome). We have burned most of it over the years but fairly early in the spring so we haven't seen much of a change over time. Without adding new seed, what would you guys do to increase the native grasses this...

October and early November were filled with quite a few slow sits for me. I misjudged the yardage on an old buck I was targeting on October 30th and gave his belly a trim which still pains me. November 13th I was in a new tree on a property that is filled with honeysuckle - I absolutely...

My oldest is 4.5 years old and he thinks he wants to try and sit in a treestand with me. A ladder stand with a safeline will be what he's climbing but does anyone have suggestions on a safety harness for a 4 year old who weighs roughly 40 pounds? Hunter Safety System Lil' TreeStalker Safety...

Does anyone in the Des Moines/Warren County area have some extra (1/2 acre worth) of the dbltree mix or know where to get some close by? I have rye covered but looking for some additional - rape, oats, peas, radish? Sent from my Pixel 6a using Tapatalk

I got a postcard in the mail today from the Iowa DNR (Jace Elliott with the Deer Research Program) asking to complete a survey. I just filled it out and it took about 20 minutes. I thought it was beneficial and topics included: Crossbows Rifles Night Vision predator hunting Trail cameras Drones...

I decided to head back to the property that I shot a tom at during second season because there were lots of birds in the area. My plan was to get to a high ridge and listen for gobbles and make a move. I was able to get there before they started gobbling and quickly realized most of the birds...

I hunted this same property on Friday morning and birds were hammering as good as I can remember. I saw two gobblers, five jakes, and a hen, but the two gobblers never got within 75 yards or so. This morning I knew it was going to be windy so my game plan was to stay down near a creek at first...

I believe this is only the second buck I have killed that I have specifically targeted. I didn’t get any pictures of him until the middle of October and he was the only buck on that property that I wanted to chase. I had hunted in there quite a few times with no sightings of him. On the evening...

I have a permission farm that has CRP and I was wondering what I need to do in order to get "permission" to put in a food plot? Do I need to just get the OK from the landowner? Need to work through the FSA office? Or is there something else I need to do?

I'm contemplating buying some boot gaiters and I'm interested on hearing which ones you like or don't like. They would mainly be for pheasant hunting and shed hunting around here. Any recommendations?