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This is a HANDY map and appears to include the 6 supervisors contact too (1 per district) https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Law%20Enforcement/dnrlemap.pdf

100% you have a good one. Unfortunately, some counties only have one, other counties share, and some counties are currently unfilled and unadvertised. There really isn't a "superior" to call in those instances. Grundy/Marshall counties are both vacant.

Got it. Yes, blanket was a great touch

Conversely, the tower blind is also on the opposing neighbors fence line and then sounds like it may be ?leased? to out of staters who took enough offense to it that they sent the property owner a picture. No hypocrisy at all, right?

Comes down to the ambition of the conservation officer. Some don't want to stir the pot or come after friends/neighbors. As I noted earlier, you have to press some of them to get action. In your case, a desired outcome was quick and painless (for you)

To me, it doesn't fit the description in the bottom right corner in this graphic

I'd keep pressing. File incident reports of trespassing and then get them to put it in writing that they are too busy to help.

You have to read the whole report where they discuss the methodology, but system they have used for estimating the deer population is widely accepted nationwide and thoroughly vetted with cross-referenced data. By and large, their annual estimates aligned pretty well with tag allotments UNTIL...

Our group is still coming in. The social aspect of deer camp far outweighs what one is allowed to shoot. I didn't think either guy even hesitated

The message was spot on for sure but labeling the one weekend a year shotgun hunters as casual vs others as serious would rile a lot of folks.

The article is a little poorly written, but it was referring to strong HARVEST numbers thus far and not the statewide herd population

First released September 2024, this map is from the Iowa DNR's deer population study. This was part of a new law in 2022 that requires the study occur every three years. Full study report is available here and is an excellent, though lengthy read -...

Real shame is that there isn't a program to capture those excess does and transplant them to areas that desperately need numbers

That's awful

Rifle usage and cameras increase kill efficiency. Continued cuts to law enforcement statewide decrease poaching enforcement. How many DNR and Iowa State patrol positions remain open with no effort to fill? More water is being used to irrigate in ag practices and by Facebook for data farms.

Well, if that's where you are located, then yes it is possible that EHD is the cause. Too bad there isn't some antibiotic treatment that can be administered into the creeks and streams

Equally interesting response considering you have zero background knowledge on this agronomist. Let me give you some background. He is a hunting enthusiast, a Farmer with many conservation practices, holds a PhD, is research minded and solution driven, is equally frustrated by deer numbers...

Very unlikely. First frosts wiped out the midges several weeks ago across Iowa, unless you are much further south

Asked my agronomist on his thoughts on enlist soybeans affecting numbers. His response was that enlist has had widespread nationwide adoption at this point so unless there is a nationwide dip in fawn recruitment, it wouldn't be that.

Dry summers shouldn't have a significant effect on the following year's reproduction. It can affect milk production in the current summer. This last winter though had that awful stretch of deep snow and terrible cold in mid january. There cold have been some fawn abortion during that time...