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Not to take this thread in another direction but I think we as hunters in IA responded correctly with the CWD testing push - until they give a better solution once a positive case is found I'm not participating either. Other states where the scare of CWD was newer and hunters submitted samples...

Dang, huge buck!! Love the write up, thank you for sharing!

Age over score any day! Congrats!

I shared the story and pics of Hudson's early muzzy buck, thought I'd share the video here also. Really enjoy capturing these memories for the boys. I appreciate all of them I have had with my dad and brother and are captured to rewatch for years. Hope to do the same with the boys for many...

DNR will determine that with the landowner. It's just an option to explore if someone wants to manage does on their land and thinks the standard regulations aren't allowing them to meet their harvest goals.

Yes, Nonresident landowner options are different than resident landowner options. Call Aaron and see if you can get depredation tags as a nonresident land owner and if so, who can fill them. Maybe you can even?

When I drive around Hardwood, I never see more than 2-4 deer in a group. Nothing like what you're seeing in those pics. Thank you for keeping the W. IA deer heard alive. lol In all seriousness, it is tough when you feel like you need to do some management but can't. That's when they say you...

Thanks! He isn't done yet! He keeps shooting a buck a year old, first was 1.5, then 2.5, then this years was 3.5. He'd like to try to get something a bit older and bigger, he's really enjoying it!

Love seeing these post, congrats guys!

Took Hudson on his first father son out of state hunting trip, chasing free range wild hogs with thermals. First night was real good, got six, should've had more. Kids had a blast! Hudson shot his first hog all on his own, tough situation too. Had three hunters in a line, 87yds from three...

Hudson is in his third season of hunting. He's had some great success and is loving every second of it. We've gone out during youth season a few times but only saw a few does and 1.5 yr old bucks. He still gets super excited and a little antsy to shoot something but more comfortable with not...

For what it's worth, we're going to be seeding some rye for cover crop and erosion control on farm land here soon. I'd be surprised if it sprouts now but come spring it'll be the first thing to green up and will provide food/soil protection first thing this spring. As far as seeding it prior...

Man Skip! You're the luckiest hunter I know, wow!! haha jk man! Blessed, well deserved, hard earned on that one. Love that Charlie was able to be there with ya! Congrats!

I've noticed the only thing to eat them is maggots. They're normally very gross, not touched by any varmint.

Living the dream right there, way to go Dad and Charlie!!!

Oh for sure - these sound like the type of dog owners who are really going to step up and change their ways and be super helpful doesn't it?! :p

Congrats guys!!! Two dandies there!

There goes the last 10 deer left out west then.

Update on our July 4th drilled switch. We didn't have the clean weed free planting like I've seen on here. Our prep was four applications of round up, crop oil, and atrazine. Still foxtail and stubborn weeds pushed through quickly. We drilled right after the spring rains had completed and...

We've noticed a decline the past few years. We'd loose a couple to EHD each year but then last year was the mega die off. We found 30 dead, young to old buck and does, everything. We didn't even cover half the farm, we just hit the normal hot spots shed hunting and then stopped looking and...