So what does everyone do these 2 days between shotgun 1 & shotgun 2?

[Deer&Ducks]

Since these are the only 2 days between Sept 16 & Jan 10 with no deer season open I was just kinda wondering what everyone else does to stay occupied? I usually try to get some bird hunting in but genuinely wondering what everyone else does? Trap? Put up Christmas lights??

 

[Iowa_Buckeye]

I go to work!!!!

 

[Booner]

Chase these.......

 

[Wapsi Tree Rat]

It's a perfect opportunity to score points with the wife and remind her what a great husband I am. The trick is getting enough points to last until Jan 10th.

 

[crietveld]

I just got home from hunting deer in Nebraska so I need to spend it cleaning my garage for second season deer camp.

 

[Ishi]

Shop work but I don’t gun hunt so the long wait is till October 1 2018

 

[LYON]

Bowhunt of course!

 

[Bowfisher]

Get ready for indoor league.

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

Working on farm! Mowing like a madman, dozer work, taking fence out, fun!

 

[Sligh1]

Bowhunt of course!

It’s open? I always thought closed. But guess need to look. Dang it- I may b sitting out for no good reason.

 

[bigbuckhunter88]

It’s open? I always thought closed. But guess need to look. Dang it- I may b sitting out for no good reason.

It's closed except for urban zones.

 

[LYON]

It’s open? I always thought closed. But guess need to look. Dang it- I may b sitting out for no good reason.

Lol. Give it a shot and see how it goes! Be sure to call your harvest in so the DNR knows you were out hunting during those 3 days!

 

[Sligh1]

Sarcasm on this site!?! How did I miss it. I personally never engage in that myself so hard for me to catch that.

 

[JNRBRONC]

Lol. Give it a shot and see how it goes! Be sure to call your harvest in so the DNR knows you were out hunting during those 3 days!

3 days? Really pushing it there.

 

[LYON]

3 days? Really pushing it there.

Haha oops! Well if your gonna bow hunt the shotgun split, you might as well bowhunt one of the shotgun days as well.

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[Wapsi Tree Rat]

Lol. Give it a shot and see how it goes! Be sure to call your harvest in so the DNR knows you were out hunting during those 3 days!

Think it might be OK to bow hunt these 2 days...provided you're wearing full blaze orange.

 

[Fishbonker]

Sarcasm on this site!?! How did I miss it. I personally never engage in that myself so hard for me to catch that.

Sarcastically challenged? You? Nooooooo.

 

[KurtyG]

I have a question, I live in Illinois now, I used to live in Iowa, but never hunted there. Anyway, in Illinois bow season goes from Oct 1 to Jan 14th this year, and for the 1st time ever you can bow hunt during shotgun seasons as long as you wear blaze orange and have a shotgun tag. Before there was not bow hunting during the shotgun seasons. So by reading the posts from above, there is no deer hunting between the two gun seasons in Iowa? Just curious as to how other states do it. I find it very interesting that Pennsylvania you can't hunt on Sundays on private or public ground.

 

[bigbuckhunter88]

I have a question, I live in Illinois now, I used to live in Iowa, but never hunted there. Anyway, in Illinois bow season goes from Oct 1 to Jan 14th this year, and for the 1st time ever you can bow hunt during shotgun seasons as long as you wear blaze orange and have a shotgun tag. Before there was not bow hunting during the shotgun seasons. So by reading the posts from above, there is no deer hunting between the two gun seasons in Iowa? Just curious as to how other states do it. I find it very interesting that Pennsylvania you can't hunt on Sundays on private or public ground.

That is correct. You cannot bow hunt during the two shotgun seasons and there is 2 days (a thursday and friday) between the two seasons you cannot bowhunt. After the 2nd 9 day gun season it's game on for anyone holding a bow tag until Jan. 10th

 

[Rjack]

Above is correct with the exception of urban zones in Iowa. Bow hunting is allowed there during the gun seasons since there is no gun hunting allowed.