stickbow98
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Iowa NR Draw results are IN!!
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Zim
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What a kick in the teeth. First I hear about the crappy new gun seasons, then I fail to draw zone 5 archery with 1 point. Truly a shi**y day.
Only reason I didn't draw was because my hunting partner forgot to appply in 2003 and fell a point behind me.
What a great year. No tags in UT, WY, CO, NV, OR, ME, NH......now Iowa. Now I'll probably draw too many next year. Still have AZ, but those are real longshots. Illinois is my lone backup plan. Oh, well. Would have liked to see Iowa one more time before the gun massacre.
Only reason I didn't draw was because my hunting partner forgot to appply in 2003 and fell a point behind me.
What a great year. No tags in UT, WY, CO, NV, OR, ME, NH......now Iowa. Now I'll probably draw too many next year. Still have AZ, but those are real longshots. Illinois is my lone backup plan. Oh, well. Would have liked to see Iowa one more time before the gun massacre.
Zim
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Ghost,
If I were you, I wouldn't be joking about the upcoming regression in quality. I personally saw what just a January antlerless rifle season alone did to Kansas over the past 6 years. If you think there will be no significant dropoff is quality, you are kidding yourself. It will happen.
Instead of joking, I'd be on the phone with your legislators. Once the guns move in, you will never get rid of them. Never. Mark my words.
If I were you, I wouldn't be joking about the upcoming regression in quality. I personally saw what just a January antlerless rifle season alone did to Kansas over the past 6 years. If you think there will be no significant dropoff is quality, you are kidding yourself. It will happen.
Instead of joking, I'd be on the phone with your legislators. Once the guns move in, you will never get rid of them. Never. Mark my words.
avidhunter
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...What a great year. No tags in UT, WY, CO, NV, OR, ME, NH......now Iowa. Now I'll probably draw too many next year. Still have AZ, but those are real longshots. Illinois is my lone backup plan. Oh, well. Would have liked to see Iowa one more time before the gun massacre.
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Hmmmm...I spend enough time and money just hunting in my own home state, must be rough!
...What a great year. No tags in UT, WY, CO, NV, OR, ME, NH......now Iowa. Now I'll probably draw too many next year. Still have AZ, but those are real longshots. Illinois is my lone backup plan. Oh, well. Would have liked to see Iowa one more time before the gun massacre.
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Hmmmm...I spend enough time and money just hunting in my own home state, must be rough!
Ghost
Life Member
Zim...sorry for the joke. I thought it was funny when I typed it.
If you have been doing any reading on this site you would know that I am about as anti-rifle season as you can get! Take time to check out a few of my posts.
All jokes aside, good luck finding a quality whitetail hunt somewhere in the U.S. this year.
If you have been doing any reading on this site you would know that I am about as anti-rifle season as you can get! Take time to check out a few of my posts.
All jokes aside, good luck finding a quality whitetail hunt somewhere in the U.S. this year.
Zim
Active Member
Ghost,
Actually I do have my last backup plan. Illinois. I live only 10 minutes from the border. Buck quality where we hunt is just as good as my Iowa spot, if not a bit better. However, It's kind of an industrial atmosphere. Plus the folks I meet in rural Iowa are the best. Just an overall great camping/hunting experience.
I hope what happened in Kansas doesn't happen in Iowa, but I bet it does. Talk about brutal. Many uneducated folks won't have a clue why they start seeing fewer and fewer bruisers.
Actually I do have my last backup plan. Illinois. I live only 10 minutes from the border. Buck quality where we hunt is just as good as my Iowa spot, if not a bit better. However, It's kind of an industrial atmosphere. Plus the folks I meet in rural Iowa are the best. Just an overall great camping/hunting experience.
I hope what happened in Kansas doesn't happen in Iowa, but I bet it does. Talk about brutal. Many uneducated folks won't have a clue why they start seeing fewer and fewer bruisers.
Zim
Active Member
tped,
There's quite a few guys posting on Bowsite who did draw archery zone 5 with one point. I bet the chances are somewhere between 25%-40%. I will certainly be there next year with 2 points. I could strangle my buddy for his lazyness 2 years ago. I tried calling him 5 times before the deadline that year to remind him. This year I got his CC# and did it for him.
There's quite a few guys posting on Bowsite who did draw archery zone 5 with one point. I bet the chances are somewhere between 25%-40%. I will certainly be there next year with 2 points. I could strangle my buddy for his lazyness 2 years ago. I tried calling him 5 times before the deadline that year to remind him. This year I got his CC# and did it for him.
150 Class
Well-Known Member
If I'm looking at it right, some people with zero points drew archery tags for zone 5. Could be I read it wrong and could be a DNR mistake.
Also, don't forget that when you put in as a group that your points are that of the lowest points in the group. You can have 10 people with 10 points each and one person with zero and your score then is zero points.
My buddy from MN drew a season 1 gun tag for our area for the 3rd year in a row with zero points each time.
Also, don't forget that when you put in as a group that your points are that of the lowest points in the group. You can have 10 people with 10 points each and one person with zero and your score then is zero points.
My buddy from MN drew a season 1 gun tag for our area for the 3rd year in a row with zero points each time.
PYBucks
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150 Class, you're just looking at it wrong. The points in the spreadsheet are what you have after this year's drawing. So if the person drew a tag they now have zero points.
As far as zone 5 archery, last year if you had a point you drew a tag. This year I see a lot of people now have 2 points. Plus the spreadsheet doesn't include people that just put in for a point. I work with a guy that bought a point and he doesn't show up when he enters his name.
Tim
As far as zone 5 archery, last year if you had a point you drew a tag. This year I see a lot of people now have 2 points. Plus the spreadsheet doesn't include people that just put in for a point. I work with a guy that bought a point and he doesn't show up when he enters his name.
Tim
My son and I drew bowtags for zone 4 with 1 point each. We hunt with family and spent a few days last year chasing does between visits with the relatives.Didn't lower the population any but we did see a few nice prospects for this year up close and personal! I come from a state with great hunting and fishing but my favorite hunt is down in Iowa with my family and bow.Feal fortunate that your hunting remains relatively cheap as an Iowa bowhunt ( non- resident + airfare ) is cheaper for me than taking my son on a caribou hunt in our own state. ($1500 ea.) I don't mind drawing every other year as long as the quality remains good. Have a great summer and we'll see you this fall!
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SCBowhunter2
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I drew a zone 9 tag with one point also.
I was almost certain two points would be required. My guess is several other hunters thought the same so they just bought the $10 preference point????
I was almost certain two points would be required. My guess is several other hunters thought the same so they just bought the $10 preference point????