So I noticed my county has a few hundred leftover doe tags which is definitely a great reflection on the herd size this year after over harvesting and EHD. Are only the tags purchased tomorrow or whenever they go on sale for the extra season valid? I’m just curious so I can keep an eye on how many tags are actually bought.
Hardwood11
It is going to be a good fall!
What a dumb season !!
tall@wide
PMA Member
So many things are wrong with this season. A couple of big ones are shed bucks and poachers. A small % of hunters will see a giant and shoot him with their high powered rifle in this season. Not to mention in many areas the population is way down. Iowa gets a lot of things right, but this season is not one of them.
Matthewfox_45
Well-Known Member
Me and two buddies went to union county and shot 3 does last weekend. We hunted one of the guys family property and had a great time. I know a lot of people don’t support this season. I think you should do what’s in you or your properties best interest
How were deer #’s?
Matthewfox_45
Well-Known Member
Deer numbers there were pretty good in my opinion.
I do think there are pockets of “a lot” of deer- but I have to say on my Allamakee farm for example- we get 1 doe pic a day right now on 40 acres and 4 cameras running. 5 years ago it was 40-50 pictures a day.
My home farm, I’ve got 40 does/fawns a night right now- but that’s literally the whole river bottom for a few miles for the most part. I know that though so I can’t say “the numbers are good”. Typically I have about 8 deer on my home farm a night.(this is not meant as a direct reply- just how it pops up on my phone)
I believe we break 100,000 deer today on harvest numbers.
