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turkeyriver

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How many of you are Farm Bureau members?Are you aware of new resolutions passed at the annual meeting recently.I quote," to guarantee a license to a non-resident paying for hunting privileges."Another reason to be a IBA member and watch the upcoming legislative session carefully. A couple of calls or e-mails to your senator or representative CAN make a big difference!!!!!
 
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Are you going to be able to make it to the IBA meeting tommorrow?
 
I personally would like to see EVERY non resident able to buy a tag. I would CAREFULLY distribute them by area and season to hunt. I would also raise the fee as high as the highest fee anywhere in the west and EARMARK the increase in fee for acquiring more land for PUBLIC hunting.
 
Hunt Iowa, do you have any thoughts on how many non-resident tags would then be sold? Regardless of price, the numbers sold would likely skyrocket, and that would lead to even more land being locked up by outfitters and other leasing. I know it sounds exclusive to some if we limit it, but reasonable numbers of non-res tags are a great idea. Just my thoughts . . .
 
Turkey River,

Can you post the entire resolution? I tried accessing their web site and wasn't able to find the resolution. The agenda for the annual was there, but no further info.

How about posting this in the IBA forum.
 
I'm all for opening up the non-resident tags. Just limit outfitters to public hunting lands...see how far that will go.
 
Ha Ha, if that was the case the one's operating in Iowa now would close shop.

What a shame...... we've got to be one of the States with the least amount of public areas in the country.
 
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I tried accessing their web site and wasn't able to find the resolution. The agenda for the annual was there, but no further info.

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Ditto! couldn't find it!
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I don't think we should change the current policy. Even some of our public hunting ground is excellent and I hunt it even though I have private to hunt. I know there are a great deal of Boone and Crockett bucks on public ground here in Iowa also.
 
As I understand it Farm Bureau has many resolutions on the books concerning deer. The latest ones were in this last week's Spokesman, the weekly FB newspaper.Under WILDLIFE DAMAGE "The number of non-resident deer licenses should be increased and eliminate the lottery until the population is lowered. A greater number of anterless deer should be harvested. In areas of higher deer population, a doe should be harvested prior to a hunter receiving an antler tag." Delegates adopted a resolutionto ask the IDNR to issue more non-resident licenses and to guarantee a license to a non-resident paying for hunting privileges. This last one was in the economic growth section. Another one called for increasing free landowner tags to two per unit. They seem to want the economic benefits of more non-res business but also kill more does. Is it possible to do both?
 
I am not an outfitter. I am a victim (if you will) of a situation where nonresidents are leasing a LARGE amount of land. It is kind of a catch 22 situation in that the landowners need some income that the nonresidents provide. We residents do not seem ready to fill that need. We do not seem ready to generate revenues for the DNR to fund their programs either. We are blessed with the best quality deer hunting on the face of the earth and we are unwilling to adapt to changing needs for the land.

I STRONGLY believe we need to acquire more lands for public use since I am unable to afford to lease or own my own property. I believe that raising funds from nonresident licenses for that purpose could work.
 
The nonresidents I mentioned have put together nearly 10,000 acres from which this years harvest was 5 mature bucks.

They hunt spring turkeys, fall pheasants and 2 1/2 days of deer hunting. This ( by my estimate) costs them well over $100,000.

While the locals have been excluded from this land, the deer do not ALL stay on the lease and local hunters are benefitting from quality deer that move off the leased land.
 
Hunt Iowa that 10,000 acres you talk about will become 100,000 if the DNR allows all NR's tags or all non resident land owners tags. I for one don't want to see that. I don't have a problem with non resident hunters coming to Iowa to hunt, but they need to draw for tags like we have to hunt most other states. I do agree that we have the best hunting on earth here. I also think we need to get a percentage of the tax like Missouri does. Use it to fund more CO's and buy more public land for residents and non residents to use. I know quite a few NR's and they all don't have the money to sew up huge chunks of land. I sure hope the guys who have that land leased are harvesting a large amount of does, otherwise the benifits of having a mature deer herd go by the way side with too many does around. I don't have to tell you that though, I'm sure you already know that. The bottom line for me is I want Iowa to continue to be the best place to hunt whitetails and I'm afraid opening up the tag limits will change that for the worse.
 
there is a lot of farmers leasing out there land that is not legal if a farmer has his land in 10 year or forest preserve they are not allowed to make money off of it but they do they also give these out of staters thier land owner tag. also i would like to know by whos estimate that we have to many deer ? is it the dnr or is insurance companys saying this it worries me on the size the dnr is trying to get our deer herd down to i remember the 70s and 80s and the way the deer herd was and you where lucky to get a deer im sorry if it sounds like i am rambling but i am sick of the political bull as far as i am concerned any farm ground that is put in 10 year should also be turned into public hunting for as long as it is in the program simply put its our tax dollars thats paying for it and as for deer doing excessive crop damage i have been out bow hunting and seen cows getting through the fence on more than one farm and when you talk to the farmer he will blame the deer for his crops it just seems like everybody is blaming the deer just my opinion
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Guys - I cant stress enough how important it is that you voice your opinion to your Legislators, DNR officers, etc. Sitting around gabbing about it is not going to get anything done. You need to make some calls, send some emails, support your local and state organizations that are looking out for you as a bowhunter in this great state. Get Involved!
 
Guys, I am from PA and do own land in Iowa, and I hope the current draw system does not change. I have no problem hunting great deer every other year. In PA we adopted a new harvest strategy about three years ago. PA went from a three day doe season to a two week doe season and a point restriction based on the premise that PA had too many deer. I can tell you today we have fewer deer than ever. I began video taping deer in 1993, beginning in July of every year, lasting throughout the season. The past two seasons I have experienced a dramatic decline in deer numbers overall and the point restriction, intended to grow bigger bucks, has not worked. My point is the same argument is being used in Iowa today, there are too many deer, was used in PA just a few years ago. The harvest strategy changed; the results have been disasterous. The facts of PA's program, and that it is failing, would take an encyclopedia to write. I just hope Iowa changes nothing.
 
Supertec is right. Join the IBA and other orgs. They are our eyes and ears letting us know what's on the horizon. I for one really appreciate the efforts of quite a few of them on this site. I can't name them all, but Old Buck, Supertec and Elkhunter are always letting us know what is going on or attempting to be done. You may not always agree with everyone's stance on every issue, but that's where contacting your legislature and DNR come into play. This isn't anything new with FB, their stance on these issues cost them my business years ago. I'm careful where I spend my money, I will not support these people if they aren't looking out for my best interests. Hopefully you will do the same.

Most of the people I see complaining about the NR tag issues are people that are outfitters or that lease their land. They know that NR will pay more to hunt than residents. I have no problem with non residents hunting here. My problem is, if they ever open the tags up to unlimited status you wait and see there will be hundreds of outfitters starting their business's up overnight. They know that everyone wants to hunt here and every landowner with 100 acres will be looking to make an easy buck. I don't want to see that happen to Iowa. Heck we have nothing in place now to control outfitters in Iowa.

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I'll be watching carefully this legislative session.

It looks like I will have to start a serious look at switching to another insurance co.


Our local paper is starting to list deer vs. car accidents in it's own collumn...... for the last few weeks. Wonder what brought this up?



I see a he!! of an increase in the amount of traffic on the the road in the last 10 years compared to the increase of the deer in the timber!

Why don't they ever throw that one out for the general public to chew on.
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