ReinertsonTaxidermy
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Did Stevie Wonder do the taxidermy on that beast
Military... considering retiring in IA
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HorseDoctor
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Did Stevie Wonder do the taxidermy on that beast
If you can't say something nice, say it in French... Moche comme un pou!
gundog870
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If you can't say something nice, say it in French... Moche comme un pou!
Don't put words in his mouth, he didn't say it was ugly as sin!
If you can't say something nice, say it in French... Moche comme un pou!
HEY...this's 'Merica...we eat Freedom Fries and cheer for NASCAR. We don't speak no French here. Capish mona me?
daniel93077
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Not sure of the background on the mount.
daniel93077
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What's weird about it?
daniel93077
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Time/Date Stamped Photos of the buck. I was told he grossed 204 and netted 197.
bcuarcher
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Daniel, I quickly skimmed this whole thread and thought I would give my input. For a little background, I have lived my entire life in Iowa and have been bow hunting for 15 years. I have never lived or hunted in the areas of the state that are considered "the best of the best", so you have an idea of where my experience is coming from. I have bounced around a couple different areas of the state for my schooling and now live and hunt in the central part of iowa just north of des moines.
First of all, like others have said you would be nuts to leave the hunting and diverse opportunities you have in WA, I can see your dedication to just whitetails and understand why you would be willing to leave for Iowa.
Second, you are completely right about the economy and job opportunities for young professionals in Des Moines. The metro and suburbs are booming and growing rapidly, with that said the hunting near dsm is proportionally declining as far as access.
I don't personally know how private land access is in the prime areas of the state, but I have experienced much difficulty finding good private ground where I have been, especially long term access due to moving around.
Therefore I have been hunting mainly public ground around central Iowa for the past few years. Yes, there is a good amount of public along the river bottoms, although it pales in comparison to WA obviously. With as much ground as you cover I would think if you put the same amount of time in over here you could easily cover every square yard of public ground available within a reasonable drive every year. Yes you should be able to find some mature bucks and probably know of some 160+ every year on public. The top end bucks, hard to say but I wouldn't think it would be unreasonable to at least find a 200 on public every 5 years or so. Killing those deer is a different story with the much higher hunter density compared to WA public land.
That being said, this past year I had one 160 buck on camera and saw him from stand, and knew of a buck said to be pushing 200 on the same piece of public. Problem is, everybody else knew about them too.
I will close saying thank you for your service. Iowa is a great place to live and raise kids, and yes the DSM economy is very strong. I live in Boone and work in Polk City if you need any more information about those areas of the state feel free to give me a shout.
First of all, like others have said you would be nuts to leave the hunting and diverse opportunities you have in WA, I can see your dedication to just whitetails and understand why you would be willing to leave for Iowa.
Second, you are completely right about the economy and job opportunities for young professionals in Des Moines. The metro and suburbs are booming and growing rapidly, with that said the hunting near dsm is proportionally declining as far as access.
I don't personally know how private land access is in the prime areas of the state, but I have experienced much difficulty finding good private ground where I have been, especially long term access due to moving around.
Therefore I have been hunting mainly public ground around central Iowa for the past few years. Yes, there is a good amount of public along the river bottoms, although it pales in comparison to WA obviously. With as much ground as you cover I would think if you put the same amount of time in over here you could easily cover every square yard of public ground available within a reasonable drive every year. Yes you should be able to find some mature bucks and probably know of some 160+ every year on public. The top end bucks, hard to say but I wouldn't think it would be unreasonable to at least find a 200 on public every 5 years or so. Killing those deer is a different story with the much higher hunter density compared to WA public land.
That being said, this past year I had one 160 buck on camera and saw him from stand, and knew of a buck said to be pushing 200 on the same piece of public. Problem is, everybody else knew about them too.
I will close saying thank you for your service. Iowa is a great place to live and raise kids, and yes the DSM economy is very strong. I live in Boone and work in Polk City if you need any more information about those areas of the state feel free to give me a shout.
Diggdug
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So, here are my experiences and thoughts. I bought 80 acres in SE Ia a few years ago. As a resident land owner you could shoot up to 3 bucks a season. If you want to hunt only public land then I would opt for NE Ia where there is more public ground. if you plan to buy land it is much cheaper in SE ia per acre (about 1k per acre less). I am sure that I could kill at least 2 bucks a season on my 80 that would score between 140 and 160 with an occasionall gross booner sighted. The guy I bought it from killed 3 gross booners in 3 years along with a 140, 147, and a 150. That's 6 bucks in 3 years on 80 acres with 1 food plot and neighbors that hunt! Most of the people are super nice but there are a few dirt bag-meth heads running around too. Pretty easy to spot them and so far they have left me alone. I have great neighbors and have never had a trespasser that I know of. I leave cameras out year round to confirm. I still believe Iowa has the best deer management program in the country mainly because they restrict the amount of non-res tags and force you to register your deer. My home state of MI could not be much more opposite! And for thosereasons I plan to move to Ia as soon as I can afford to retire!!! If that day ever comes.
So, here are my experiences and thoughts. I bought 80 acres in SE Ia a few years ago. As a resident land owner you could shoot up to 3 bucks a season. If you want to hunt only public land then I would opt for NE Ia where there is more public ground. if you plan to buy land it is much cheaper in SE ia per acre (about 1k per acre less). I am sure that I could kill at least 2 bucks a season on my 80 that would score between 140 and 160 with an occasionall gross booner sighted. The guy I bought it from killed 3 gross booners in 3 years along with a 140, 147, and a 150. That's 6 bucks in 3 years on 80 acres with 1 food plot and neighbors that hunt! Most of the people are super nice but there are a few dirt bag-meth heads running around too. Pretty easy to spot them and so far they have left me alone. I have great neighbors and have never had a trespasser that I know of. I leave cameras out year round to confirm. I still believe Iowa has the best deer management program in the country mainly because they restrict the amount of non-res tags and force you to register your deer. My home state of MI could not be much more opposite! And for thosereasons I plan to move to Ia as soon as I can afford to retire!!! If that day ever comes.
rutnstrut
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Well... I can post these pictures now that the buck is dead. A friend of mine hunted this public land/big woods/mountain WA buck for the past 3 years. He was at the local sportsman's show this past weekend and saw it hanging on the wall.
Is it legal to bait in WA???
Highstepper76
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in WA you cannot use bait to hunt black bear, but you can for all other big game such as deer or elk.
daniel93077
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More than five years since I wrote this post and the dream is finally becoming a reality. I am retiring from the Air Force and moving to Iowa this August. We are buying a house on a few acres outside of Winterset. We are excited for the next chapter!
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