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We've got the same issues going on over here in South Dakota, mainly west of the Missouri river. Landowners and outfitters want to to be given a certain number of tags of which they can give to anybody they want. I believe they are doing a pilot program of that this year in Harding County. If this goes through, it will make it much tougher for residents to hunt. We currently have a good program where the state leases a lot of land from landowners that is open to the public. More non-residents tags will allow more outfitters to lease more land, cutting the resident out of the picture because they won't have a place to hunt( walk-in areas) and can't afford to pay for an outfitter hunt every year. A good outfitter here in SOuth Dakota costs $3500 for a 4 day hunt. How many common residents can afford that? I'm all for the residents of the states getting the opportunity to hunt.
 
The landowners own the land.
Those of us not able to own our own little honey hole had better find a way to compensate the landowner. I agree that one option could be to make trespass rights a condition of government programs. This kinda feels right to me. However, I think it is unreasonable to expect that the landowner should grant us rights to trespass for NO compensation as most have done in the past.

We NEED MORE land with public access. The Missouri taxing scheme appeals to me. Of course the land then can be used for all outdoor activities and not just hunting.
 
Hunt Iowa, I can appreciate the logic of you wanting the extra $$ from non-res tags to go for public land purchases. However, even if it were passed as law, and instituted, I for one do not believe it would stay that way. I believe that a few years into it, that money would start getting siphoned off into other 'projects'. Also, the huge influx of outfitters and land leasing would force thousands and thousands more hunters onto public land, which would then make public land less appealing to hunt. I know I've painted a 'suggested scenario' that can't be proven, but given what is happening currently in the state, there is no reason to think the access problem would not increase several times over.
 
As Far as the number of nonresidents go, I think the number is about right, and you don't hear too many nonresidents complaining about not being able to hunt every year. They could always hunt a different state just as good, the next year, if they really wanted to. And as far as public land goes, we got tons, most people are too lazy to get off their butt to go check it out, just because it's public. I would rather see them gaining more money to put more DNR's out on the job, than have a few thousand more acres of public land, but that's just my opinon. I always hear guys complaining, because they don't have anywhere to hunt, when there is thousands of acres of public available to anyone, the hunting isn't near as easy, but if it were easy, it would be no fun
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And as far as public land goes, we got tons, most people are too lazy to get off their butt to go check it out, just because it's public.

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Quote from DNR site

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LAND ACQUISITION

Because Iowa has one of the lowest percentages of public land in the nation, land acquisition is a major focus of the DNR's Wildlife Bureau.


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People need to realize this when they consider the NR issues.
 
I'm really surprised by some responses here- I thought this was a pretty much Republican site but seems that the law of supply and demand should be suspended or what about free enterprise? For years I have thought that fees are too low- charge what the market will bear for NR tags- when you stop selling all that are currently offered you know that the price matches the market. Why should the landowners be less able to look for new revenue sources than the guy trying to build something out of his garage or trying to invent something, or selling sheds, or you name it. Nothing more than everyone trying to do whats best for his own.
 
That may be true riverbottom boy, but I can count on one hand how many times I have ran into another person on public, while deer hunting or turkey hunting. Point being, it doesn't get hunted worth a darn. I have hunted probably close to 50 different public areas, and have never ran into a problem. I don't see how people complaining about there needs to be more land being bought for public use, does any good for the same people complaining about leasing, either way, that land was somebodys honey hole and has been lost to others.
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Liv,

Hope I didn't offend you...... didn't mean to, just want people to know what our situation is here in Iowa.

My 2 cent on this...


The public ground is of utmost importance to the future of hunting. In years past a person was able to go purchase a license and easily aquire a place to a hunt. The recent difficulty of land access has meant a considerable loss in the amount of people hunting IMO.

Point being, if people have a place to hunt without the hassle of paying or tracking someone down to get permission, they are much more apt to hunt. Not everyone is as passionate about hunting as those who visit this site, I would bet we are a minority as far as the hunting community goes. The casual hunter still deserves easy access, without them...IMO...our numbers will really dwindle.

It's a matter of preserving a tradition that is fading. The people who care about retaining this need to be visionary and look at the distant future, not just what we have going on now.



As far as the public land pressure. I wish I could say the same about the public areas in my area and NE Iowa.

They get plenty of attention by hunters.
 
I don't want to add any personal views to this thread, just these FACTS. I started calling my senator and representative acouple years ago to discuss various bills. I caught one in a talkative mood one day.1- If you are courteous, they love to hear from people in their home district.2-They very rarely hear from these people, most of their votes are based on their own instinct and what they hear from lobbyists.3-If they hear the same opinion from more than a couple of their constituents,they listen very carefully. if they hear the same thing from more than 10 people, they will probably vote that way. YOU CAN INFLUENCE YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT.As Ted Nugent said,"Your state legislators should know your name and fear it!"
 
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If they hear the same opinion from more than a couple of their constituents,they listen very carefully. if they hear the same thing from more than 10 people, they will probably vote that way. YOU CAN INFLUENCE YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT.As Ted Nugent said,"Your state legislators should know your name and fear it!"

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If only more people would realize they CAN make a difference. A little common courtesy and respect will go a long way in getting your point across. Someone talked about having TIP and DNR officer on speed dail, maybe we should add a political leader or two. May come in handy this spring.
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