Recent content by buckeye

Just to throw another spin on things since everyones worried about legally tagging a rack from a dead deer what if the guy that originally shot the buck had went on to shoot and tag another deer after he lost that one?Hows he going to "legally" claim those antlers then if he doesnt have a tag?

It sounds simple on the surface but in reality its not just a tag you are eating the cost of. Hunting license/habitat stamp 32.00 Arrows 70.00 a dozen Broadheads 10.00 a piece Treestands 100.00 Gas to hunt 2x a day 6 days a week for 2 months 150-200 Thats not counting the $700.00 bow or...

Im not arguing that people hunt just for meat, if I have a tag left and seasons running short I will most times kill a doe myself for the freezer.You asked what the difference was in shooting antlered or shed bucks and I answered your question, in terms of revenue the difference is huge. Heres...

My buddy borrowed my coyote caller with the coon fight loaded on it and has been just calling them outta thier holes for the last few weeks and has done pretty well at it from what i have heard.Think hes pretty well pulled his traps and went to calling them actually cuz he was having better results.

Realisticly I dont think these tags make a difference one way or the other in publicity the state recieves.Were on all the tv shows, were in all the magazines, were in all the record books, and as long as we have good bucks in the state thats not gonna change.Honestly if I asked the majority of...

Theres a lotta difference. Bucks, escpecially big ones arent just another game animal in Iowa, theyre a commodity.They generate millions of dollars across the state each year in different ways.At the state level the resident either sex tags cost more than doe tags for the most part.Non residents...

The hard part of moving a 50 ft long building is going to be getting it to turn.Even going a half hile you still have 2 driveways to get in and out of.Ive seen them move houses and smaller buildings around here and Ive built a lotta pole barns before.If you dont put your extra bracing in...

Ive been out several times now and have yet to connect.Had one show itself for a minute while playing a prarie dog distress call but no shot.This was right before sunset. Vole squeaks brought one in very close the other night, but he got behind me and was in a thicket where he winded me.Also...

I dont know how to say this without sounding kinda judgemental and Im really not judging, just stating a fact so take it for what its worth.The DNR sent me a lotta data actually when i addressed them about the population and harvest trends that backs this up. A lotta people are like myself...

Being that every tags sold is an either sex tag thats certainly not the case.Wasnt all the long ago that many of the deer tags sold in this area of the state were buck only.We did have extra doe tags available which I assume your refering to up untill a couple years ago. I personally dont care...

Dont really know the exact yardage, guessing around 200 yrds.Average for me is under 50, I primarily bowhunt and suppose it carries over to my gun hunting, I just like to get as close as possible

Muzleloader buck

2011 was a tough year here, I have chased deer around here for almost 30 years and never seen anything like it.Deer numbers were quite low around here the deer werent spread out like normal and seemed to be only in little pockets.Problem was so were the hunters.Low deer numbers and high hunting...