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Sorry to start a thread for a simple question, but, does any Southwest Iowa guys know the hours for the Red Oak Gun show this weekend? I can't find any info for it on the Web.

Any of the weapons mentioned above will do the job. My personal preference is a 1911 .45 Springfield Lightweight Champion Operator. 1911's are easy to carry concealed because of the single stack mags. They are "flatter", thus easier to conceal. I also think that follow up rounds are easier to...

A couple of months ago I posted here in regards to getting rid of my old bow because I could just not shoot it consistently. I asked about a couple of specific brands of bows that were sold by a pro shop here in western Iowa, and some general advice. I got some very good advice, the best being...

Omaha will average about 40 homicides a year, which is low compared to a similar sized city on either coast. That is why you sign up for the job, to work the calls and the cases. If that isn't your thing, then work somewhere else. Live inside the city limits of Council Bluffs and your taxes...

When I read the first post I thought that they had finally gotten down the price of a video system that used cell phone technology to where it was affordable, but this system you have to run a cable from where the camera is set up to your computer or TV. Not really practicable for most guys. I...

Don't rule out western Iowa. Pottawattamie county has a pretty good deer population. I retired from the Council Bluffs PD 2 years ago. The authorized strength is around 115, which gives you a better chance of getting hired than a department of 30 or 40. You might have to be patient, as the...

With I could afford 2 or 3 hundred acres of good deer timber, but we can't swing that. We are looking at combining a summer place in South Dakota and our home into one year round lake house. Nice to hear about the fishing on that lake, especially the eyes as I love to Walleye fish. Looks like...

A couple of weeks ago I posted a question asking about Sac County deer hunting, and got a very good response. However, because it appears that the hunting there is tough, it is off the list for now. Now we are looking at relocating in Guthrie County and I have the same question. How is the...

Thanks for the reply's. I am going to have to shoot several different bows and see what seems to work the best. I have had a pro shop owner watch me shoot some years ago, and I think that is what got me started down the wrong road. He suggested a correction in the grip that just has not...

I've had it tuned a couple of times. I tend to think it's more me than the bow, and it might be that I can't shoot any high speed bow. I would like to find a bow that while not necessarily the fastest bow on the market, is reasonably fast, and real forgiving. With my Hoyt, if I get my grip off...

Looks like I'd better rethink a Strother bow. Looks like they aren't very popular in Iowa.

For many years I shot an old, antique Browning bow, that I actually shot pretty good. Killed a lot of deer with it. Well, the grass is always greener, and I traded for a Hoyt Power Tech, that I cannot shoot consistently worth a %$#^&. I don't think the bow is very smooth, I don't like the...

Thanks for the answers. It is as I expected, and probably a deal breaker for me. The lake and community looked like a nice place to live, pretty far from any large population centers, which I thought would mean pretty good hunting. Unfortunately it's not, and I have to have some deer hunting...

My wife and I are contemplating a retirement move and have been researching Lake View Iowa on Blackhawk Lake in Sac County. We are looking at that area for a couple of reasons, the foremost being that it would still be relatively close to kids and grand-kids. I live in Pottawattamie County and...

Not only a great photo, but great discipline. I would have shot him in a New York minute.

As another poster said, don't start because you will be hooked. I have been out a couple of times this year as I am not hunting deer again until late season muzzle loader. I have one female that I would really like to get because last spring she would sit up on a hill and bark at me when I was...

That's great news. I had the same thing happen to me last bow season, and I think anyone who has hunted for any length of time has had a similar experience. I hit a decent buck, not the buck of a lifetime, but a good buck, last year with probably the best blood trail I have ever seen, for...

It's all about priorities. It appears you have yours in order.

It's just a Craftsman cart that you might pull behind a lawn tractor, or a 4 wheeler as long as you don't get in where it's too rough.