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Anywhere South of I-80. The deer population is 5 times greater South of I-80.

I am begining to worry about our deer population here in Iowa. I own 60 acres in Eastern Iowa and have about 4 acres of biologic planted. I also have 2 acres of corn standing and 1 acre of sorghum. Since the 1st shotgun season, I have not seen a deer on my property. Nobody has hunted it...

I have spoken to a couple of CO's and they agree that the biologists are way off on the total deer herd. They also stated that they are being pressured by the Farm Bureau and the insurance companies to kill as many deer as possible. I have hunted both North and South here in Iowa. Frm what I...

I just wanted to give you an update on some recent news. According to the locals, this group was visited by the CO during the first gun season and they received some type a fine/ticket. Do you have any idea of how to find out what fine(s) we cited? Also, there is a rumor that there was a buck...

I have though long a hard about what I witnessed last weekend and finally decided to vent my frustration. This invloves a group of hunters of at lest 35 to as many as 50+ hunters. They run the woods as if they owned it all and amazingly enough they own very little if any. The perform drives...

I am still seeing Does with their fawns. That is very odd for this time of year. Is there such this as a "Slow Rut"?

More than likely they are buying Doe tags when they don't get drawn for a buck. I know a group from Wisconsin that applies every year. When they don't get drawn for a buck they immediately buy a doe tag. They hunt with a group from Iowa and shoot bucks for them. That's just another way to...

I have been hunting hard all last week and this week until today. I decided to return to work and give it a break. I am very confused in the activity that I have been seeing. I have been hunting some very good areas that have produced quality deer in the past. This year I am seeing little or...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NEIOWAARCHER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hate to bring it up, but it all comes back to the moon. The rutting moon hasn't been here yet. I know alot of people do not believe in it, but this year is a clssic to show...

I enjoy my Guns and Bows and I want to keep my pay check. Palin and her running mate for me!

Does this apply to any season or just the "Youth Season"?

I know that the youth season is over however I am curious about the age requirements. Alos, does the youth hunter have to complete a hunter saftey class prior to hunting? Thanks for your help!

Thanks for all your great feedback. The issue that I have is how often other see Huge Bucks out in the open or feeding in fields? I don't see that and by having all the cameras out I thought I would. Oh well, that's why they call it hunting, Right?

I agree that they are out there too, but I wish I had proof. Good Luck to you too. Thanks again, String Gun Shooter

The area is preety large, 600+ acres. I put the cameras out in Mid-July and picked them up this weekend. I don't think pressure is the issue. I was playing the odds thinking that eventually a big one would walk past one of the cameras. If anything, I think I could use a few more cameras...

I have had my (8) camera's out since mid-July. I have several bucks on film that should score 120's to 140's. However, I have yet to capture that Dominant, Monster Buck that should be in the area. Do you think that I am putting too much emphasis on the camera's? Has the big one avoided me...

I seems to me that you are being realistic about your opportunity. Too many people think that all you have to do is step in the woods and you will shoot a monster. You, ho is coming from one of the top trophy whitetail states will fully understand this. Now about Tama County. Anywhere along...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LIV4RUT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think if they really wanted deer harvest numbers to go up then lower tag costs. </div></div> I disagree! The cost is not the issue, but I have a solution that will sell more...

They really need to look at this by each county. The valley that I hunted in had 1 group of 35-40+ hunters and a group of 10-15 hunters. Reports from neighbors and from all the gunshots there were in excess of 75-100 deer harvested during the first shotgun season. Not to mention Bow Season...