Recent content by tall@wide

I think the celebrity hunters don't like to address anything controversial because most of their listeners prefer things like guns in the rut, crossbows, not hunting age, etc... They tread lightly on anything that could influence the number of viewers they get. There was a great podcast...

Mega bucks are a needle in a haystack it seems..I'm betting in most of Iowa less than 3% of the bucks out there are over 170..Then you get into the 180s, 90s and 200 it's 1% or less. So much involved to get a true giant these days. These bucks need some luck to get to maturity.

^^^^. It seems like everywhere in the Midwest has less mature bucks now than in the past. I had an incredible farm in Illinois but had 2 bad neighbors that bordered me. They pounded the young good genetic bucks, and it destroyed the area. I sold because of that. Even in Iowa it's an issue...

Steve(hans1), what do you think about this? I still think trigger control is a huge factor in areas not producing the giants they did in the past. Cell cams have only been around a few years and now hunters see a high scoring buck on camera and rush to the farm to hunt him..Plus some...

Yes, if that counts as income. I agree, definitely a cpa question.

But does this apply to 1031 exchanges that are finally cashed in? If so, it's a great way to avoid a huge tax..Just live off cash for one year and sell your farm(s).

Ok..I didn't know if final 1031 sales were effected by income at all..I know al lot of things associated with capital gains are based off income, but land evidently isn't one of them.Thanks.

I'd love to know what the neighbors are like surrounding that larger parcel..I'm betting a lot of bucks get shot by neighbors and EHD is more than likely taking a fair number of mature bucks too.

What if you have been rolling farms over the years with 1031 exchanges and finally cash out.... Let's say you live off of cash one year and sell your current farm(s) to cash out for good. Is that still a normal capital gains tax based off the sold farms value, or would it be a zero capital gains...

Yep, and late muzz these bucks are extremely vulnerable. Almost every landowner I talk to says the same thing. I ask, do you have any good 5+ old bucks on your place this year? Almost 100% of the time they say no just the culls live to be old because no one shoots them. The young bucks with good...

I liked the podcast! I've never met Steve, but I can tell he obviously lives whitetails. One thing I can really relate to that he talked about is how hard it is to get on giant, old bucks now. I've thought about this a lot of the years and think it's mainly because hunting has become easier...

Between CWD and EHD we have our hands full, and hopefully a cure is found soon. Aren't they shooting a lot of deer on the Iowa line in Northern Missouri to control CWD? Also, I think almost everyone agrees deer are really exposed to these at mineral licks and even feed stations. So why are...

This is who I switched over to. I'd try to talk with him personally if you call (He is the agent owner).

I switched over to a new insurance company from State Farm, and they seem to be solid. Plus, the agent is an outdoorsman. If anyone wants his # to compare rates PM me.

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