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I haven't read all the responses but I will give some experience I've had. I will also state I don't think age matters much in terms of being able to smell you but rather their experiences may have them more reactive to the scent. I was doing an urban doe hunt about 10 yrs ago and I had sprayed...

I would say numbers will be down. I had a very tough archery season and my brothers and I did not see as many deer as normal in gun season. Others I have talked to also seemed to have seen less deer but many had differences in the reasons.

I agree with Skip above. Why post the video and location? Whenever someone does that immediately there are people trying to find that deer and the chances of it being poached skyrocket. If I post a video like that you can be assured the deer is dead and no location will be given.

Sending prayers to your family.

As I have wrote in past threads, I mainly hunt public (95%) in SC IA and I have been seeing a decline in deer numbers for the past 5-10yrs. Big groups of Amish and others push a lot of these pieces every gun season and usually are not selective in what they shoot. I will not shoot a doe unless...

Is mid-day (10-2) worth hunting much anymore or should the focus be on mornings or evenings?

It's been a tough season for me so far. Lots of deer but nothing within my comfortable range that I wanted to shoot. I know lots of guys have success in late November but my streak of not shooting a big buck after the first week of November is unfortunately still intact. I don't expect a flurry...

Figured I would post a pic to maybe help with assessing the shot. I think we can all learn from these instances especially with how long a specific shot placement took to recover the deer. Good luck with finding the deer today. I was always told to shoot right behind the leg but the more I have...

Also just in case any copyright police are wondering this is not my image. Just sharing what I think is a good illustration that will help hunters.

Overall, the shot is back but not by much. I agree with some others there is a chance he hit lungs. I think one important question is what type of broadhead? The deer is dead no question but how long it will take may depend on the broadhead. In my experience fixed blades will take a little...

No but I try to hang them high and out of the line of sight. I've had cameras messed with on public and private and I now run strictly cell cams unless I absolutely can't get service. This way even in the worst case scenario I still get the pictures to know what's in the area. I'd like to hope...

I hunt probably 95% public and I'm shooting a 150 on day one. No doubt on the last day. Honestly I'd take 130 or better on the last day. From my time hunting public it is becoming more crowded and tougher to find deer living on public over 140. They are still there but not as many as there used...

I enjoyed the debate last night. I like hearing different people's ideas for the problems we face. I think anybody who watched would have to agree Trump has a hold on the party. Anybody attacking him was booed. Beyond Trump I think Vivek and Haley had the best nights, but nobody will take any of...

Great to see kids succeeding. I think one of the biggest issues in our country right now is a lack of financial intelligence/education. We don't talk about money enough and people have a bad relationship with it. If parents don't understand money how can we teach it to our kids? Anyways...

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Sounds like we're making progress on these bad bills. Don't get complacent now. Thanks for the update.

I used the action link and sent emails in. I'll formulate another email over lunch and blast it out to all the House members. Thanks to everyone for writing in and thanks to Skip and the IBA for representing the hunter's voices in this state. My local Senator Amy Sinclair who represents a large...

Probably just need to let the Farm Bureau know these tags are increasing interest in people with lots of money from out of state for buying land and taking oppurtunities away from new farmers. Maybe then they could attack this program instead of coming after the state's public lands. But enough...

My only takeaway from that list is we need to get the word out to all the celebrity hunters in this state. They are really hurting their shows by not hunting the states with the biggest bucks. I'm sure they just don't know what they're missing by staying in Iowa and it's hurting hunter...

Done. Dad, Mom, Wife and 3 brothers all done as well.