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Hello, I have a question about planting some trees or shrubs on my property. I own about 20 acres in West-Central Iowa, it is about 50/50 between timber and cropland. I am looking to take maybe an acre or two and make it a whitetail sanctuary and create bedding cover. Most of the deer bed on my...

Has anybody ever used these scents before? I picked up some Doe Pee (not estrus) tonight and man did it make application easy. Just pop the cap off and spray. I also like that you get 2 oz. of scent for only $9. Put some on a trail tonight and had a little buck come in on a string. I think I'm...

Bass Pro has good reviews of the Redhead gators, but I guess they would since they are exclusive carriers of them. I didn't try them because I saw a lot of bad reviews on archerytalk and saw several pictures snapped busted blades. I'm curious to see how they work for you. From what I gather with...

River bottoms are also an excellent place to call during the rut if the wind is blowing your scent over the river. That way Mr. Big can't circle downwind of you and comes right to your stand.

Went out tonight in a wooded finger between a picked bean field and river. Saw only one buck, a small 3 pointer. I was a little disappointed. Saw the same buck last night at 20 yards and again tonight at 18. Sprayed a little Buck Bomb doe pee (not estrus) and he came right to it with his nose to...

Just make sure that when that moment of truth comes, you have a head that you have practiced with and is accurate. Big holes you can throw an axe through is the big sexy hype now in broadheads but doesn't do you any good if it is a bad hit or if you don't get the penetration you need. Personally...

I did mine on Urban Deer Management, you can even use Ames as an example. I got an awesome grade on it and there is tons of literature on the subject.

+1 on the narrow area to the North of the pond. You might also set up where the W-E timbers narrows just below where you wrote the word HIGHWAY. If you get a North wind, it will blow your scent right into the field but it looks as if there is a house nearby and if your scent is diluted enough...

Look into Trophy Ridge Meat Seekers, they get excellent reviews, even for mechanicals. I shot a doe with them last year and she only ran about 40 yards, had great entrance and exit holes. If your bow is shooting enough KE Rage 2-blades are a pretty mean head. I shot two does with them year...

Went out on public ground in Central Iowa and sat in a pretty good pinch point. Had a small buck come in at 15 yards, had 3 points on one side and was bald on the other. This was at about 6:00. At about 6:30 had about a 115" buck come roaring past my stand at full blast. Wasn't sure what spooked...

Redhead Blackout's are another excellent, not-so-well-known COC broadhead that fly great.

X2 on the Razors Edge bow, I got one for my girlfriend this year and she is pulling about 45 pounds, 23 inch draw. It is a very smooth bow and she loves it. In my opinion if you want to get someone new into archery don't skimp on the price if you don't have to, if they have quality equipment...

Check this website out: http://www.riparchery.com/. I have had really bad tendonitis in my elbow for the last 2 years and wasn't able to bowhunt last year at all. This release system takes all of the pressure off if the wrist and elbow and forces you to pull back with your back muscles. Not only...

The link below shows the difference between straight fletch and helical, offset fletch will have a slight 'slant' to it going down the shaft. At least that's how I understand it. It can be a problem with prong-style rests but I don't think it makes that much of a difference with whisker...

What kind of rest are you using? Also what kind of vanes were you using? 2 in.? 4 in.? Are they helical, straight or offset?

I forgot to mention that if you do decide to go with mechanicals, go with the trophy ridge meat seekers. Rage heads are good too, I hear people say that they don't open on impact, I find that hard to believe but stranger things have happened. I think that people many times are quick to blame the...

That is a good deal, if I didn't already have a muzzleloader I would be all over that. The accessories alone are worth at least 1/3 of what they are asking.

I'm not sure if this was mentioned because I didn't read all the replies yet but have you considered looking into urban hunting? I believe Cedar Rapids is one of the cities in Iowa that allows it. Granted you may only be able to shoot does but if it is close to home it is still a lot of fun, and...

I agree, sounds like a spine problem. Look at this chart and see what spine you are supposed to be shooting for your draw weight/length and tip weight. http://www.huntersfriend.com/carbon_arrows/hunting_arrows_spine_chart_by_deflection.htm

Check out the NAP Apache, I love mine. I used to have a ripcord and it worked well, until it quit working lol. I drew back on a buck, had the launcher arm in the upright position, but the arm never fell. Needless to say my arrow flew right over his back never to be seen again. It had to be a...