Recent content by whitetail_obsession

Can definitely understand this. I live in one of the poorest counties in IA and my taxes are crazy (could own lakefront property in WI for less with a house worth 3x as much). Taxes are going to go up again this year. Talked with people on the board of supervisors and the local politicians are...

I sent out emails Monday and received the same BS canned response from Jane and Larry. At the time I didn't know about the Texas guy that has her ear but it makes sense. The fact these politicians are trying to make it sound like the NRs who own 160 are contributing so much that they deserve...

Easily the best part of my season is when my 7 y/o tagged his first antlered buck and we had some extra family in town that weekend to share it with. A nice 10 pt that won't make any record books but a buck he will never forget and a smile that was almost impossible to leave his face. I also was...

Hunting has definitely went down in the long-term. Short-term I voted for stable but was debating selecting getting worse. The main factors IMO is herd is down and increased pressure/land segmentation. I hunt mostly public in SC IA and surprisingly (last year was the worst year I've ever had) I...

I just watched the above video last night. Very interesting. I grew up in WI and remember when CWD was first discovered there and the management since then has been terrible. CWD has never bothered me much other than my concern it may end up killing a bunch of deer. I also remember learning...

I think I've already chimed in on some other threads with my thoughts. In my area of Zone 5 I believe the numbers are down 30-35%. I have run the same amount of trail cameras in roughly the same areas spread out over 4 counties. I have averaged about 120 pictures per year that I save on either...

I think it's natural for people to chase the biggest deer they have available to them. I can't blame people for not passing a good deer when they can't control what happens to the deer on that property as I find myself in the same situation on public. You're right about having a difficult time...

I agree. I grew up watching those shows and moved to IA because of them as I'm sure many others have also. I believe those shows will lose popularity over time as they become unrelatable to your average hunter. It's already happening with YouTube channels. What happens to them if the general...

I'll share my experience from yesterday. My brother and I drove around SC IA public hunting areas and surrounding private ground for 5 hrs. This is zone 5 and the most highly coveted NR hunting ground. Granted it was hot for this time of year but it's November. We saw a total of about 40 deer...

As far as deer numbers they are down in my area for sure. Worst year I've had for deer numbers as well as big deer on camera in the last 15 years. Personal experience hunting reflects what my cameras have shown. Much fewer deer and I have been expanding further than ever before trying to find...

Congrats. Hopefully many more to come for him

Congrats Skip. That's a giant deer. I just hope i can even see a 200" one day even if just driving around. I don't think I truly understood just how small of an area a big buck like this needs to live. They can find the spots nobody thinks about and if they travel much outside of that area...

There will always be pockets where some does need to be taken (likely blocks where there are large landowners with ample food). I hunt a lot of public and will say there does not need to be more doe harvest here. 10 years ago I would see 6-12 deer per hunt but now I may see 3-4 on a good night...

Both sides think they're logical thinkers and the other side is irrational. That is why we have sides so we can continue to fight over who's right and wrong while the big money pulls the strings. Both sides have hurt the average person and have printed money like crazy. We continue to invest in...