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What this would be saying in other words ( I agree with most your thoughts & I know we both care about future greatly!)…. 1) dnr is not going to help hunting get better. 2) we as hunters are not willing to give anything up- a portion of us- so we cannot improve anything. 3) giving law...

Infrared…. Yes, correction made. True. Which again- when speaking with legislators educated on this or CO’s: they want it added to artificial light class & would have if technology was out or wide scale when law made. It’s being used and the loophole abused. I could go on for pages on...

Bill passed subcommittee to end the promotional tags that celebs can get to skip the line & are required to promote to audiences that now range in 7 figure views for each tag. Doesn’t mean others won’t promote it but that bill will eliminate countless millions of promotion of the top .0001% of...

Good stuff CW!!! Kaboom!!!! Your Honor…. May I approach the bench to clarify? Ok, ok….. good catch & call…. I need to far better word that…. If u have them in ur truck - no. Not an issue & I did not word that well. Double concede to Iowaqdm as well…. What I’m saying is- when you’re...

They wouldn’t be able to if thermals were added to existing law which does not allow Night Vision or any artificial light. Precisely why law enforcement is pulling guys over they know or strongly suspect are poaching…. there is no night vision or spotlights but there is: thermals with suppressed...

I haven’t heard of any one in iowa doing a summer pea plot. Winter peas yes. Hmmmmm. I know I’ve read on them before. I don’t think u r gonna get the results like soybeans but…. I’ll do a lil digging. Stuff like this…. If u have a little space - try it!!!!

I’ve only kept the bobcats that have been about 25 lbs or bigger (jumbos). Catching tons of bobcats. Lil guy that gets to see another day. Got this one on a T-bone set. I’ll repeat something 50 million times… with all the access issues we have with hunting …. Get into hunting or predator...

#5,029,029,393,939 for the year! :) ;). Im gonna guess that my area has one of highest coyote densities in the state. I have a lot of reasons why I think that & years of watching these areas close vs other areas. 5-ish years of war & getting a lot more dudes in the region to hunt/trap - for...

Totally understand both sides here!!! :) Most other states do not allow thermals during deer season. Just like we don’t allow night vision during deer season. The only reason thermals weren’t added was the technology wasn’t out like NV & spotlights when law was written. Should we legalize...

I’m boring on this one. I have some buddies that have great producers send me the seed. If u want bulk seedlings - I think mo dnr nursery sells. If u want the specialty ones… a few folks sell the grafted ones. I do tube them. They are pretty robust on any growing site really. I just find...

as long as proper browse & good nutrition on farm- cold temps have a lot of upside…. Insects, benefits to soil, etc. Lot of nasty stuff goes by by. Here’s one I do wonder about…. Add some cold & that’s often a 2-4 week difference on when a buck sheds his antlers. On one side someone might...

No way. Those meetings were 100000% the reason the shed buck season got removed 6-7 years ago. These meetings will be a part of how we get rid of it again. They are absolutely not a waste of time. The only time the meetings were a problem was about 10 years ago and previous to that …. “No...

I had one of those swisher ones with a motor abbot 20 years ago. Worked pretty well. I recall I beefed up the hitch system on it with a welder. Wonder if the one u running…. Is it mowing things too short? Even when I do it with a batwing now I just give it a hair cut & go higher rpm so...

Just started it.

Pendulum around the country is starting to swing back the other way. Finally!!! Good job guys!!!

I watch no sports other than when kids are in em. Nor do I care about any. I’m the odd ball with sports. I spend too much time & thought in political issues. It can bleed over into deer debates if I’m not careful. Happy to debate or discuss better deer hunting but our family for...

For sure agree. Totally anecdotal what I’ve seen. if I tried to make it a scientific paper on that - it would be a huge flop for credibility for hard evidence. Was a genuine ? for u & I absolutely believe you. The other anecdotal thing I’ve seen for 30+ years now…. You go to states like...

U see that? The lockers I go to have been SE iowa & SC iowa. So- for sure not statewide. But- if I see 10% 1.5 year old bucks…. Be about right but maybe others seeing a lot different results.

If the technology is out- absolutely doesn’t mean we need to legalize it and we shouldn’t. U get caught with a thermal sight on your bow- should absolutely be a no go. Same as night vision on your bow. Or a spot light mounted on it. It’s not “a few might violate” type of example. It’s a...

I’d say yes. Neighbors were ones that actually had more history than I did. I kinda think he’s one of those bucks that never “scored well” so he just got passed over & over. & I do see that a lot even in iowa. When we know one is older (say 4 & older) & he’s a “110” 8 point” for example…...