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I'm also a teacher and feel your pain during the rut...and we only get 2 personal days each year at my school. As much as I hate to do it I usually make an eye appointment for around 1:00PM on a day during the first week of November and just take a full "sick day" and hunt in the morning, go to...

^^^^I agree with Iowavf. You may want to consider a muzzleloader. The CVA Optima V2 is an excellent choice. Very accurate and affordable, took 1st place in Field & Streams best muzzleloader for the $$$. If you want a shotgun I'm very happy with my Remington-1187 with a cantilever barrel. Can...

I'm pretty sure it was on this site that someone told a story about having to take a "duece" really bad while hunting, so they climbed out of their treestand, did their business, and then used their camo gloves to wipe and left them near the "pile".......only to have someone come along and pick...

I've rattled in by two biggest bow deer, Nov 1st and Nov 3rd. Earliest I've rattled in a shooter was Oct 25th. I've had great success rattling and have had many days where I've rattled in 10+ different bucks, the most being 16 bucks by lunchtime in early Nov of 2006. Many were 1.5-3.5 yr olds...

Not sure what's more impressive, the deer or the story behind it! Congrats!

I know another guy that is from WI and he drew an Iowa bow tag this year. He was amazed at the differences from WI to IA. He made the same comments about how many more guys hunted bow in WI than Iowa. I gained bow hunting access 13 yrs ago to 640 acres of timber and only myself and my buddy hunt...

You should spend a weekend in January driving around with a map making notes on good habitat and deer sightings. Then knock on some doors and ask permission. You may not have to lease land to hunt, leasing land for hunting is not nearly as common in NE Iowa as it is in in Southern Iowa and...

I tagged out on a good one on Nov 9th, but besides that day I would have to say this year was very slow rutting activity in the areas I hunt. Clayton, Allamakee, Winneshiek

I also know Kyle and talked to a mutual friend of ours about that buck for an hour on the phone Sunday night. He pretty much gauranteed that buck would be dead by the end of the week....when kyle is after a deer it doesn't have much of a chance. If he can gain access to hunt a deer, 99% chance...

I came up with 146". If the left side matched the right he'd easily make 160".

Low/Mid 140's 9pt. (left side has a g4)

11/3, 11/3, 11/2, 11/4, 11/7, 10/26, 11/14, 11/1 All those were over 140" and in the last 10 yrs. Biggest two grossed 169" and 171" on 11/3 and 11/1

Those are some dandies. I'd think the one you're after is in the high 150's/low 160's.

I'd have to disagree with this. I have seen excellent antler growth on the deer in my area. Mild summer really helped. I'd agree that this deer needs to go and doesn't have the genetics to turn into much

I have a hard time believing that he is a 3.5 this year, but I still think last years pic says 2.5.....either way he grew significantly in 1 year!

I realize this isn't a great pic of antlers, but you can see the body. What are your thoughts on age? This pic is from last year and I have this buck on camera from three days ago and he has exploded. I can tell because of the double split brows that sweep back. I thought his body said 2...

I know a coyote was posted on the first page, but I always liked this picture of one taking a big ol' bite out of a salt lick.

Not sure where these came from???

This was from Allamakee Co before the DNR shot them.

Surprised no one has posted a deer