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I am in North Central Iowa. I get mine at New Coop.

I'm with you on this! I have tried everything as well. Some of it works for a short time. The ONLY thing that keeps them out is a fence of some sort. If you are planting real small trees, you better get a cage / tube on them. I planted 200 small maples a couple of years ago and before I could...

I get a kick out of this debate! I have hunted deer for many years here in Iowa and man how things have changed! When I first started bow hunting deer I was happy to see any deer, doe included. The next phase I went through was passing up a doe for a buck, any buck. Then it evolved into holding...

There are always some loose racks during Muzzy season but this year seems a little worse. I pulled some cards this weekend and found a couple that were missing both sides. One of which was a mature 10 that I have been watching! One less for Muzzy season!!! Not sure anyone knows why this happens...

I have had great luck on a new piece of property this year. I planted Dbltree's rotation. These deer have never seen brassicas before and they have hammered them since October. There is nothing left in the field. On the other hand, 2 miles away, myself and my neighbor have planted a variety of...

The husband could have at least let him finish!

I started hunting the very first ML season in Iowa and back then they had a quota. I think it was around 5000 tags. You had to mail in an application and get drawn for a tag. I didn't get a tag a couple of years. But then the deer numbers were a lot lower than they are now. Currently they want...

You don't have to wait. Clover is much easier to start in the fall so you don't have to deal with the weeds. After I cleared the spot I seeded with oats in the spring then started in with dbltree's rotation as recommended. Deer & Turkey have been hammering it since spring! It has worked great!

I cleared a 1/2 acre spot last spring. Very similar to what you are going to do. I had underbrush and trees up to 6 - 8" diameter. I rented a backhoe for the day to clear. $250. You really need to get as much of the root system of the trees and brush that you can. Mine turned out great. I...

I would choose whichever field had the deer in it! LOL! Take some time to scout. Things will change after shotgun season. And a lot depends on the weather. Who knows what that will be like this year!

Yep. Great store. Don't forget, they will price match any brick & mortar price whether regular price or sale price. I do that there all the time.

I have hunted with ML since the first season in Iowa. Had to build from a kit. I use a TC now with speed breach. What a difference! What I can tell you from all of the rifles I have had is that the more you clean, the better the accuracy. The new rifles seem to be more tolerant but why not run a...

Stumps will take a long time to get rid of. Can you get a Bobcat backhoe in there? Would make life much easier to get rid of them.

I would like to say thanks to Paul for all this great advice! I got a new farm this spring and started with the clover, brassica and cereal rotation. I only had time to put in about 1/2 acre but I will say this really works! Any given night there will be 10-15 deer feeding in this small plot...

From what I have been told for the last several years is that you can get 1 either sex tag for the year. So if I get one for archery, that is all I can get for an either sex. Nothing for any other season. That's what I have done for several years. Make sure you register your land.

Done it many times. Works great. Make sure the mesh is as tight as you can get it. They claim Swacker broad heads will work through mesh. I have some but haven't tried them yet.

Show me where it lists a distance. I have never seen one. I have talked to local CO's regarding this and they always say there is no set distance. It is a judgement call whether you are gaining an advantage from the bait area. We have had a few go arounds with the DNR about hunting geese that...

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Did you do a soil sample? I tilled up a new piece this year and did a soil sample and it really didn't need anything added. Numbers were good enough.

Here is a recent photo of a nice little bachelor group! The 5th one to the left, just in the photo, was a small 8. Not sure what he was doing in this group! LOL! Can't wait for October! Not sure why photos didn't show up but here is a photobucket link...