OneCam
Well-Known Member
If you are not a resident of Iowa and you visit this site regularly you probably posses the following traits:
#1 - You are in the upper echelon of whitetail hunters - your obsession with whitetails, mature bucks, conservation and ethics have steered you here.
#2 - You are probably thick skinned, so to speak, as this site at times is a hot bed for Iowa non-resident hunting regulations.
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#1, our passion for the hunting whitetails, brings us all together no matter the state or country we are from. Yet controversy of Iowa non-resident hunting regulations all to often alienates members not residing in Iowa.
Iowa by comparison to it's neighboring states concerning non-resident hunting regulations and resident hunters territorialism is not construed as friendly. I'll be the first to admit this and apologize for alienating anyone - especially on this site. Yet these very same rules, expressions etc are the reason that Iowa has world-class whitetail hunting and available land access.
Non-resident Iowa tag allocation doesn’t meet its demand and many great people are turned away each year. It’s hard to explain or justify to a landowner that he can’t hunt his own land. It’s hard to tell a father that his son can’t come home and hunt with the family every year. It’s just plain hard to tell a fellow sportsman “NOâ€. Yet these regulations and tag allocations are the core reasons that we still have readily available land access compared to other states. It’s these regulations and tag allocations that still make it affordable to purchase land within Iowa’s boundaries. It’s these regulations and tag allocations that provide us with world-class whitetail hunting and this is why they are so sacred to the majority of Iowa hunters.
We discuss Iowa hunting issues here and because of so much controversy concerning our tag allocations etc at this time of the year the term “non-residents†is thrown around loosely. I myself am guilty of this as I created the “Temptation Tag†which understandably doesn’t sit well with some. For this I’m sorry as my goal was not to offend (ie open mouth insert foot) but to help reform the current regulations – sorry to all for that statement. I guess my point overall is that it is tough to discuss these issues without making people feel alienated, however the Iowawhitetail staff will do it’s best at making everyone feel at home.
You are a fellow Sportsman and deserve that respect. Stay thick skinned
and I’ll leave you with our Mission statement.
Iowawhitetail – Iowa’s information resource for whitetail deer
At Iowawhitetail.com, it is our mission to promote, protect and maintain the integrity of hunting, provide timely and accurate information for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts everywhere while creating an environment that is friendly and educational for all members of our outdoor community.
#1 - You are in the upper echelon of whitetail hunters - your obsession with whitetails, mature bucks, conservation and ethics have steered you here.
#2 - You are probably thick skinned, so to speak, as this site at times is a hot bed for Iowa non-resident hunting regulations.
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#1, our passion for the hunting whitetails, brings us all together no matter the state or country we are from. Yet controversy of Iowa non-resident hunting regulations all to often alienates members not residing in Iowa.
Iowa by comparison to it's neighboring states concerning non-resident hunting regulations and resident hunters territorialism is not construed as friendly. I'll be the first to admit this and apologize for alienating anyone - especially on this site. Yet these very same rules, expressions etc are the reason that Iowa has world-class whitetail hunting and available land access.
Non-resident Iowa tag allocation doesn’t meet its demand and many great people are turned away each year. It’s hard to explain or justify to a landowner that he can’t hunt his own land. It’s hard to tell a father that his son can’t come home and hunt with the family every year. It’s just plain hard to tell a fellow sportsman “NOâ€. Yet these regulations and tag allocations are the core reasons that we still have readily available land access compared to other states. It’s these regulations and tag allocations that still make it affordable to purchase land within Iowa’s boundaries. It’s these regulations and tag allocations that provide us with world-class whitetail hunting and this is why they are so sacred to the majority of Iowa hunters.
We discuss Iowa hunting issues here and because of so much controversy concerning our tag allocations etc at this time of the year the term “non-residents†is thrown around loosely. I myself am guilty of this as I created the “Temptation Tag†which understandably doesn’t sit well with some. For this I’m sorry as my goal was not to offend (ie open mouth insert foot) but to help reform the current regulations – sorry to all for that statement. I guess my point overall is that it is tough to discuss these issues without making people feel alienated, however the Iowawhitetail staff will do it’s best at making everyone feel at home.
You are a fellow Sportsman and deserve that respect. Stay thick skinned
Iowawhitetail – Iowa’s information resource for whitetail deer
At Iowawhitetail.com, it is our mission to promote, protect and maintain the integrity of hunting, provide timely and accurate information for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts everywhere while creating an environment that is friendly and educational for all members of our outdoor community.
