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Just a quick heads up for everyone that would like to voice there opinion Thursdays meeting was public comment for the creation of the proposals,then the proposals are created by the dnr. Then proposals are given to the governor where he decides yes or no,thru executive order he decides if...

saskatchewan,alberta,kansas or south central iowa,not southern iowa three weeks of rifle season in late january takes its toll.they did knock of a week for next year,but still two weeks to many. sleeper goes to the interlake region of manitoba stopped by a local cattle guys place there.he had...

Travis,for what your wanting i would go with the 6.5 grendel,i have 2 one is a christensen arms, the other is a accurate and reliable rifles upper built in des moines.these guns are built on ar-15 frames instead of ar-10 frame which is a liitle heavier. hornady is manufacturing the ammo in 123...

i was out shed hunting on public ground yesterday,on the way out a rifle hunter was on his way in.i talked with him and he asked what i was doing,i said i was shed hunting,he said you are not going to find anything,they do not shed until feb. this is what a high percentage of people think,but...

I hope the buck that carried these sheds doesn't make it to this years shed buck harvest data!!! FYI it is in a rifle county!!!

the purple top turnip needs to be the first to go,watched four different deer eat on the same one the other night,watched two deer eat the same ear of corn,all farming practices must stop now!!!! kansas has cwd and still allows hunting over bait piles,they must be crazy over there,my buddy is...

risto2351,if you dont mind me asking what kind of weapon are you using for this late antlerless season?i live in rifle country and i am taking out does daily,i see deer on me and all surrounding farms!go ten miles away and you will not see a deer track in some areas. if you drive around during...

when i attended the iowa elk breeders association meeting last year,they had a cwd specialist there.it was a very informational meeting,we all know cwd was discovered in colorado in 1967. at the end of the meeting i was talking with a couple of big time out west hunters,i asked what state they...

update on the hide prices,a good friend has some close hide buyer connections,he said 5 dollars for a single, and no problem getting 9 dollars out of bigger numbers,so please take 3 dollars of my figures.

these tags fishbonker is talking about,are called conservation tags, there were 13 offered last year and they brought between 8000 and 10000 a piece.

deer hide prices where a guess by me,last year every hide i took to the furbuyer,he gave me a pair of gloves,i figured they were 6 dollars a pair and then doubled that number.sorry for that exploded figure!!

i stopped by my small meat locker yesterday to pick up some ground deer meat,the owner was the only one there.i asked what he thought about this season,he said he likes the money because alot of the deer are hush deer, but it is unreal how many shed bucks are brought in.there were 15 deer in the...

not joking,head on down to southern iowa and see for yourself!!!

update, these guys had polk county plates hunting in rathbun lake area.i checked appanoose shed buck counts and it only went up 2,maybe they were hunting two different counties????