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Central IA. What's the most appealing alfalfa variety for deer? Looking to reseed my alfalfa pasture early this spring.

Hypothetical: For whatever reasons, you've basically had to start over with new property, strictly public, just prior to season opener. All of your cameras disappeared over night, you don't have the $ to replace them, and you've basically got to hang and hunt new public land this season. You're...

A good friend of mine isn't too tech savvy and asked me to see if I could locate an English Setter - Field male to breed with his female. She is United Kennel Club papered. Two criteria my friend is asking for in the male: 1. Is a 'Field' dog 2. Is fully papered (doesn't have to be UKC) Please...

I don't tend to have very much free time, so I will shoot my bow once or twice (100-200 arrows total), just prior to hunting season, to verify that my bow is still accurate, and my form is still good. (Admittedly, the first shot of the year that I took in 2019 was on the biggest buck that I've...

All of you clover experts out there... My last cutting of alfalfa was super late this year. The alfalfa has gone dormant, and the clover has exploded. It's thick, lush and the only green thing for miles, but the deer don't seem to be eating it. Can you please help me identify what type of clover...

Figured I'd start here. Looking to take a week off for Thanksgiving this year and take my boys fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Probably staying in and launching out of Texas or Louisiana. Anybody have any good insight into fishing this time of the year in this area of the gulf? I'm starting from...

I have a neighbor who doesn't maintain his fences. I mean they are horrifically bad. Over the years, I have volunteered my time to help him repair and build fence, which he has turned down. It's difficult to 'fix' any one spot of fence for him if/when I come across it, because I don't have the...

SG Season 1 this past weekend, I harvested a mature 140ish - 150ish 8 point buck on Sunday. He made it back to his feet and I thought, man, I know he had both antlers when I shot him. He staggered a few yards off, only to run into one of our drivers, who finished him off. No signs of prior...

Short version. Long version to come when time frees up. My oldest son, Vaughn (13), and I had the best hunt of our lives last night. We watched this guy emerge from the timber about 200 yards out and creep across a beanfield toward us for at least 15 minutes before he presented a good broadside...

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Looking for input. I have a shared property line fence between my acreage and my neighbor's acreage to the North. None of our shared property line fence has been maintained for years. My neighbor recently rented out the East 1/2 of his property for a cattle pasture. The renter stopped by my...

My daughter and I saw a nice buck Saturday evening. Sweated a gallon and gave a pint of blood to the starving mosquitos. Actually glad she didn't harvest 1. It's got to cool down a touch between now and Oct 1st, doesn't it? Anybody else having any luck?

I've got one recent European whitetail buck mount (bug cleaned) that stinks horribly bad. The smell isn't the skull either. The odor is emanating from the first 5 or so inches of the antler bases. I shot him in late October, so I was thinking maybe some left over velvet remnants??? I've used...

Anybody ever use one of these, or anything similar, and if so, what was your experience? https://ultimatepredatorgear.com/product/whitetail-deer-decoy/ https://ultimatepredatorgear.com/product/mule-deer-decoy/ I've been busted enough times spot and stalk hunting that I think something like...

I don't know if anybody else experiences this, but when late summer rolls around and we get even a hint of cool weather, my dreams start being bombarded with imaginary deer hunts. I started having them again last week, when we had a cool / dry snap, and have no doubt they'll stream steadily all...

This is my 1+ acre food plot that I have planted on the hilltop behind my house. A farmer buddy of mine likes venison, so he gives me some of his left over seed and I plant it with a rotary spreader that I pull behind my sons quad. Then I lightly disc it in and hand the reins over to Mother...

My families OLD dog recently died. He was a mutt that made for a great pet, but couldn't hunt a lick. I'm interested in doing some research on local (Central Iowa) Vizsla breeders. We already have a spade bitch Vizsla that also makes for a great pet, but is really gun shy. I'm pretty sure she...

I've seen an add on FaceBook from this father and son taxidermist team out of Knoxville, IA (Racks-N-Tracks), offering a full shoulder mount deer for $425. Their pictures posted on FB look like they do pretty good quality, but their Website address isn't active. Has anyone done business with...