I can set you in 1 of 2 zones I live on the dividing Hwy...... Yes, It will take you several years to draw a Bear kill permit but it will cost you only , I beleive 3 bucks to apply per year. Muddy ,,,,, I was hoping some guys here already had drawn a permit..... It does not look like anyone has...... If you want to take a bear here I can help you.... but you will need to do some applying for your permit... Zone B is going to run you 6 years or 6 preference pts.. bears are more and seem larger in zoneB. But in zone C Preference Pts mean less and you can draw every year, they say. But I would say 3 years may be the rule to draw zone C....I have great spots in both zones.. One spot I have on State land zone C has taken a bear every single season since I put in the set back in 1994.......and one was a 408 lber.. I took a 210 lber dressed, off that bait in 94.Bear hunting here is high success and extremely exciting , but it requires you to apply ........ I do not need a place to hunt this fall . I am merely looking to help out some of the great hunters of Iowa and would like them to inturn help me if they can....... I just like to bait bear and most folks around here have taken their fill of bears. I like to see new folks and their excitement in getting up close and personal with Mr.bear......
You can use your Bow ... or rifle or slug gun . and If you do not have a bear gun I have one you can use, if you want. I know how valued the private bowhunting land is down there especially if it holds good bucks.
If anyone wants to get started with applications for tags I'll get you the phone number. just e-mail me. If you did Muddy I may have deleted it as I didn't recognize it.
Gritty