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[Kevin Rhea]

Hello gentleman, Pa archery hunter here. I’m from the Pittsburgh area. Just purchased my 4th point this year. Slowly trying to get my ducks in a row to hunt zone 4 or zone 5..so who can point me in the right direction with with public access or places to look to lease a farm for a year

 

[fatboy]

You can go here to the Public Hunting Atlas https://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Places-to-Hunt-Shoot or pick up a Iowa Sportsmans Atlas https://livestockmedia.ecwid.com/1-Atlas-for-$15-Iowa-Sportsmans-Atlas-2020-Edition-p166594828. Then nothing beats putting boots on the ground ahead of time to do some scouting.

 

[CottonwoodCanyon]

You will likely need another year of buying a point before you actually apply, especially if you want zone 5. Zone 4 had a 50/50 shot of drawing with 4 points and an application. Zero 4 point applications drew in zone 5 this year and I heard of many 5 point applications not drawing either.

https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/nrd_draw.pdf

 

[Kevin Rhea]

Yea I was thinking of buying my 5th point next year. Then in 2025 getting the license..


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