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No one is questioning your "RIGHT" to do it, but just because you have the right doesn't mean that it is responsible land stewardship. Buffering water runoff from ag land is without a doubt the responsible land practice. Poor land stewardship by current and previous generations have cost Iowa...

Tough to loose your dog. How far from home did you find him?

If he is not coming out of the woods before dark. Go a hundred yards into the woods and hang your trail cameras on the trails leading to the food sources. Figure out what trails he is using. Go in and hang a stand for the predominant wind and "bust em" there. He is staging in the woods waiting...

That is why I always have two ratchet straps on every stand. If one fails or breaks then I have a second to prevent the stand from falling. Sounds like your buddy got really lucky.

Deer need food, cover and water. Deer are probably eating in the field to the SE of the property then moving back thru the property you have marked to the refuge. Find where the deer are crossing the creek on the east boundry and set up a stands along the best trails. I would avoid setting up...

Congrats! Great Buck. I liked the video. Way to tell the story. :way:

What Dbltree said. I know that you were looking for a magic # of acres but you need to be sure to have enough food to attract and hold deer during the hunting season. I wouldn't be afraid to do at least 5-6 acres of various food types like Dbltree suggested. Depending on your neighbors you may...

Where is your land at? Northern Michigan will be different than Southern Michigan. The amount of food you can grow in the growing season. The deer density will affect your selection. Also early season food or late season. Some more info will help to answer your question.

I agree with letemgo's stand locations and muddy's stand just west of the pond in the finger. I wouldn't hunt/hang muddy's SW stand just because that line you said is public and I wouldn't want another deer or pheasant hunter walking under my stand while I'm hunting. Plus if your hanging...

Exactly. He needs at least one more year. :way:

Not if you said you were there to take it down. Which is exactly what I would have done. It is your property and you have the right to come and remove it. If you are going to hunt public land get a Lone Wolf or Muddy with climbing sticks...hang and hunt. Otherwise you can plan to buy a...

Now that is a sweet blind! :way:

Exactly. Well said. :way:

Jay, I have always enjoyed your posts as well as the many talents you have shared with us in you builds. Your traditional harvest pictures are great. You will be missed. Be sure to check in every now and then.

I agree with dedgeez, NE Iowa has some great public areas. Some really big deer come out of that part of the STATE.

I gave an example of an actual EPA study conducted in the backyard of the most liberal city in the entire United States. In a State that is home to the most liberal colleges. Where I'm sure the most liberal biased researchers in the country analized every aspect of this study. Yet after all the...

"BTW - you're WRONG about the EPA and lead. The EPA has an immense amount of regs regarding lead...it just hasn't spilled over into hunting side of things." I would disagree on the hunting side/lead shot issue. I believe the EPA has not implemented lead shot or ammunition regulations because...

I have seen numerous scavengers killed on the road. Mostly red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures. Regardless of the number killed on roads or powerlines. There is no shortage of scavengers/hawks or raptors in general anywhere in Iowa. The life expectancy of raptors/scavengers is generally being...

From 2010-11 Iowa Hunting Regulations: Resident means a natural person who meets one of the following criteria. 1. Has physically resided in this state as the person’s principal and primary residence or domicile for period of not less than 90 consecutive days immediately before applying...