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There’s no big deer around there either haha I just assumed farmer was from up that way since he said he was from way far north central Iowa. Point being though, every county in Iowa has the potential as we know under the right circumstances to grow giants.

I’m not back peddling on anything I said. The goal of this post I’m assuming was to inform people the glory days are gone. And if we want on even come class to keeping what we once had, we need to be aware of why things are changing. Believe it or not, we are to blame just as much as EHD.

Nobody said all deer will hit 180, not one person has said this. This right here continues to prove why it’s so hard to get things accomplished as a whole. You’re trying to compare your area to the portions of the state that actually have deer. Do fish biologists from Florida tell biologists...

Cmon now, you can’t possibly believe this is the case? The reason deer aren’t scoring their top end potential is because they aren’t getting to the proper age. I don’t even need to know your county to know that the reason deer don’t get to age is because you don’t have the habitat for them...

I guess we control what we can control. Rule breakers are going to continue to break rules regardless of what laws are placed in front of them. However, I don’t think our population issues are from poachers or even poachers “over harvesting” our issues lie with common folks who merely don’t...

On a side note……………let the shed buck season begin

Very easy to say, not so easy to do for some. I personally know of 3 bucks killed in last 48 hours that were less than bucks, just to fill the tag and post on social media………..”got it done” It’s happening and it’s happening more now than ever with social media being the high of so many...

It’s wild how much Iowa Climate has changed in my 25+ years of hunting. I saw guys pulling boats on the interstate coming back from fishing today. Good chance there will not be an ice fishing season anywhere south of i80 this year outside small farm ponds that freeze fast. Looks like well...

Does anyone have a good, trustworthy antler buyer in and around South central Iowa. All shapes and sizes, most of them are in good shape / fresh when picked up. I’ve got 100s of them in 50 gallon barrels in the garage and the wife says they’ve gotta go……….. I opened up my mouth about how...

It’s like talking to my wife………….. We all agree that 2 + 2 = 4. We understand how anatomy works and more females on the landscape equates to more deer. What’s your solution, how are you going to get the state to 1st agree there is a problem and 2nd cut their own revenue stream by cutting...

This right here defends why many of us say this problem can’t be solved without rules and regulations being changed……. Guys know that population was destroyed, yet here we are, doing what we’ve always done even though we know the population has crashed. Guys coming from all over to hunt an...

The risk Is that some guys would have to go find a new hobby to obsess over, or they’d have to spend time with their wife and kids more. Or maybe go to Church on Sundays. Or heck, the worst of all, actually let someone else hunt the 1000s of acres they have leases up / own; to help manage...

It’s wild when you watch YouTube and all you see is -Hunting Mega Giants in Iowa- -Iowa Booner- -Iowa - land of the Giants-…. Do other states not allow their residents to make YouTube videos? What am I missing here. Also, to defend an avg Iowa resident. A lot of these guys have packed up and...

The problem is majority of people can’t self regulate, that’s the problem here. Guys say they can but when reality comes knocking they make all the excuses in the world for why they did what they did and it never results in change. Change is hard, no doubt about it. Iowa herd isn’t a 1/3 of...

I mean, let’s be honest here. Even with the fancy of fancy when it comes to archery equipment, a guy still has to make the shot. A lot can go wrong with a bow and arrow. Since the introduction of the straight wall…….rifle……….smokeless muzzleloader, trip pods that lock your gun into place...

Buy the land…………. You won’t regret it.

Are you referring to Marlin Hoch? If so, he told a good buddy of mine the same story when he dropped off his sons buck couple days ago. as they discussed it, the overall conclusion; grown men can’t eat a tag. If the deer they want to kill aren’t there; a lot of guys refuse to eat a tag and...

Too early. Just asking for issues imo. We’ll get rain, don’t plant until we’ve got it. I’ve planted turnips into the middle of September and had great plots.

People with too much 1031 & PPP money. God bless the United Stated of America. I bet over half the peoples spending that kind of money on WRP don’t even understand the rules behind it. New to the sport and want their kid to have a place to hunt because they watched YouTube videos during Covid...

I agree 100% We’re being forced into catering to everyone that walks this planet. Make things easier, more fair. There’s so many tools today that give someone an upper hand on the game they’re hunting. How did people ever do it 30 years ago?