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I planted a late season food plot about 3 weeks ago. We have not had any rain in this time. Most of the food plot has not sprouted. The only areas that have sprouted are the areas that got a little dew from the trees. Is this food plot done? If it is, can I still plant rye? Thanks

How far do you want to drive? Wayne National Forest is huge and you can find some good areas.

Re: Non Res Landowner Permits, may be on the Table I am a non-resident who plans on buying some land in Iowa in the future and I see no reason for Iowa to give NR landowners any preference for owning land in the state. When I buy my ground, I know what the laws state and I need to RESPECT them...

Also, the buck never seemed to bed down.

Well, I looked for seven hours today and did not find him. There was not a lot of blood. It varied from droplets to about 3 inch circles of blood( found around 5 of this size). Then it came to the point at about 700 yards that I was only finding blood on things he brushed up against. I trailed...

Well, this evening was good and bad. I got a shot at a mature buck, but it looked far back and high. There was also not a lot of penetration. He ran off with his tail down and then kind of circled around in the thicket and then I lost him. Some time goes by(dont know for sure how long: Probally...

Well, went out this morning and found out the buck that was being chased by the coyote was not the big boy. I had a buck (around 125) come in limping with a wide spread. I think this is the one that was being chased yesterday. Since he was limping,I debated about shooting him. I dont want him to...

What is your experience with coyotes and deer? For example, this evening I set my buck decoy out and a few minutes before it was time to stop a deer came running at my decoy( I thought). It was the buck that I have been after and I thought for sure it was coming to investigate my decoy, but no...

Im going out!

I drive around 80 to 100 miles round trip to get to my hunting spots. I was thinking about this today and I thought to myself that I was spending a lot on diesel!

Hey, if you go to Ohio DNR website you can view picts of deer that hunters have shot.

Your correct Tall Tines, land access is not bad at all. Many farmers will allow you to hunt.

Don't be sending everybody my way!

We have a lot of big deer that roam around! I would still hunt Iowa over Ohio anyday!

Well, this evening I believe I spotted him again. It was getting dark, but pretty sure it was him. He was with 5 other bucks around 200 yards away. They are starting to determine the strong from the weak. There were testing each others strength with a little fighting.Well, more like playing...

Well, I am headed out. Hopefully, I will get a chance or atleast get a better understanding of what these bucks are doing. Good Luck to everybody thats hunting this evening!

These bucks are bedding and staying around the same area, but not going on the same trail time after time. The area they are bedding is a woods-thicket about 5 acres in size. Then there is a standing soybean field and I am in a tree along an old horse fence line. I am only about 100 yards away...

The only problem is that I do not have many options in stand selections. How the property is set up limits my ability to be near their travel routes besides sitting up in their living room. I am afraid of scaring them off if I get to close. I am not that far away from where they are bedding( 150...

Well, right now I am debating on how I want to go about hunting some bucks that I have located. On Saturday night, I spotted three bucks all together and passed on the smaller two and the bigger buck did not give me a shot. The smaller bucks are probally in the 130s and the big boy is in the...

I have been using them for a few years with good success. At first I was skeptical, but they do work. I have the buck and the doe and it seems as deer are attracted to both. I have had many deer come up to them and put their nose on them and not get scared. This was shocking the first time...