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Thanks for the reply, I assumed it was the result of ehd. The buck looked perfectly healthy, probably the second biggest bodied deer I have killed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What I have been seeing the last 6 plus years is deer with respiratory infections. Either current or past, I asked my veterinarian about what I was seeing when it started showing up. I have gutted several younger deer that have what looks like bright yellow jello through the whole body cavity. I...

Skip, thanks for posting this link. Unfortunately found a young 10 point on my little 20 acre farm tonight, dead within the last 2-3 days. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We used to catch chipmunks in those fur trapping. Occasionally all that was left was the top half of the chipmunk. Pro tip, dribble a little liquid smoke next to the trap. IDK why but coons love that smell Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Late to the party but definitely oyster mushrooms. Better than morels and easier to find. We find them mid may till October any time it rains enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m south of Pella about 6 miles. There was one hit on the road by my house this winter and I catch a glimpse of one occasionally. She said it kept looking out the door to see if it was still raining. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife had this weasel wondering around our barn while she was choring this morning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m loving this wet weather but it’s killing me at work, I manage a 120 acre sports complex. I don’t think I have ever seen the grass grow this hard, close to an inch a day. Hoping for some good antlers this year, it’s been pretty rough the last couple around home. Sent from my iPhone using...

Land owner tags are the most mis understood, abused and un enforced tags Iowa has. Read the regulations on who qualifies. Buy a farm to hunt on and cash rent the tillable, you don’t qualify. The exception is enrolling in crp. Landowner or tenant (renter) qualifies not both and are only...

Sun flower stalks are hard on tires. My BIL’s family farms in central South Dakota, they run stalk stompers on the combine and grain cart tractor. His dad said they ruined a set of tires on a 9000 series JD in one season on a 1000 acres of sunflowers before they went to the stompers. Sent...

If you know the coyote hunters casually let them know you have taken up trapping and are a huge fan of snares and conibear trail sets. Keep a few traps and snares in your truck to show them. I grew up in a family that raised sheep and dogs running got shot without a second thought. The coyote...

I’m in the same boat as muddyrem, finding a few ehd deer every year for at least the last ten years. We got hammered in 2019 as well, lost some great genetic young bucks and a pile of does. 2020 was still a good year with several bucks 160 up to 190 killed in my area. Since then it has been...

Those are some good bucks Daver, especially with the hit from EHD in your area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I pulled the card on my corn pile camera saturday after a week soak. 75 percent of the bucks I have coming in shed last week. I picked up 3 yesterday and one on a short walk tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wish I could help but I don’t know variety’s. I have several neighbors that raise alfalfa and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to which field they favor year to year. They might hammer one field for a winter or two then move to a field half a mile away the next year. Sent from my iPhone...

I’m in mahaska county south of Des Moines. 90% of the bucks on camera are still packing. This one was 20 feet from where I feed corn every day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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If you want land and can afford the payments buy it when the right piece comes along. Comparing ROI to the stock market or other investments is foolish, there is way more to owning land than cash value. There is so much money being spent on wants not needs right now it’s ridiculous. Look at...

Congratulations. I never could trap coyotes, putting in a good set requires patience and I lack that. Oddly there are very few coyotes in my neighborhood. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The wind blew this snow so hard there is almost none on the high spots, bare dirt showing in a lot of bean fields. I saw a small bunch of pheasants out feeding this afternoon on the way home from work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk