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Question- so if’s family owns 1000 acres of farm ground(all different parcel numbers). Can dad file one piece, son file another piece, other son file another piece so essentially getting 3 tags for that 1000 acres? Then hunt all 1000 acres??

What’s a good suggestion for “orchard” fence and fence posts? How high should I go? How deep should the posts go? My current fence failed miserably this year and I need to bump it up (been fine for 4 years). I always figured I need to go below frost levels and up here- it’s deep. So just...

Literally, 180 HAS been mentioned in this post, thats what I originally even replied to.... and yes, that area of Forest City, Algona, and Clear Lake do produce deer, and good ones... again, not my area necessarily. So whats the end game? Everyone wants mature deer? The post was literally...

I can show you a lot of 5-6-7 year olds that wont break 155" as well... its naive to think that all deer are just going to hit 180" if given time.... the last 3 deer we sent teeth in on went 7, 8, 7... none of which scored over 140" at any point in their lives.... This area, North Central (and...

My county has only had 2 deer over 200”…. Less than 15 over 180”…. Doesn’t matter how old they get, genetics arent here. I can’t bring in a livestock trailer of does and dump off like certain high fence areas…. It’s just like people- how many people will get to 6’5” with age? Doesn’t matter how...

I got pulled over YEARS ago by a state trooper and he called the DNR- I had my bow and had my shotgun for pheasants (I was visiting my grandparents across the state)-literally was told if I was bowhunting I shouldn't have a gun because it could open a can of worms. I assume common sense has...

I know NO ONE will enjoy me saying this, but- Season End Dec 31, SHED SEASON starts Feb 15th... I am a stones throw from MN and I would say we are near 80% shed as of today from whats left around here...

Ha you just called me out. Still use my bird barrel 870 and my Knight

I don’t disagree with that statement at all- I said in a different post somewhere- the price of beef is going to hurt the deer herd if we keep handing out excess tags

Well 99,000… I can’t even believe it but I think people “fill tags because they have them”… yikes

This exact thing. Nothing against them- but TBI hasn’t helped the cause of that…

I see me too

“Farmers flexibility to reduce numbers” Doe only tags then. 1000 acres of corn fields only don’t hold many deer in the winter. Those smaller pieces (especially up north here) hold A LOT more deer then you pry realize

Assuming this does nothing to urban hunting? I know an “outdoor film guy” who has shot 3 deer every year for the last 4 years (booners included) with an urban tag in the mix…

Absolutely understand what you’re saying- but that’s everything. The regs only keep legal people legal- season dates, bag limits, hunting hours, the list goes on. I was always told- a lock will only keep honest people honest. Same with regs- it will only keep legal hunters legal. However- with...

My opinion- and not a good one- but the following is what I see needs to happen Raise population while waiting to see how the NR closed loop hole changes numbers (if any) Limit doe tags drastically- heck even only put a few in a draw per county (I assume that would be hard though) Turn youth...

Skip- question for anyone actually- is there any data for age of hunters for this data? I agree with the post a few ago that said were how many pages and replies into a pissing match. Lots of ways to slice it- but I also love this site for the knowledge and legit debate we can have without name...

I heard on a podcast today- a guy hunted Iowa every year because of the tag loophole (party hunting) and he killed his 4 biggest bucks due to that…. Do we think it was more abused than anyone knows- and maybe that it’s mostly closed now- it will help? The population is terrible- yes- but if we...

I know a Ted Miller from Butler County- he’s not your guy although his shed of bucks is impressive. Pry around Truro- all the guys I work with say they have “several” 14 point bucks in their backyards every night