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    Target Trafficking 3D Archery Shoot

    I wanted everyone to know that on August 13th in Central Iowa there will be a fund raising 3D shoot for Wings of Refuge which is an organization that helps trafficked women. I went last year and was really encouraged by how well managed it was, not to mention why they had organized the whole...
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    Novice Wiper Fisherman Needs Your Advice

    I hadn't been fishing much for the last 5 or 6 years but got back out this spring. Was able to put a number of 4# wipers in the freezer. That was the first time catching them and had a real blast. Love hearing that drag humming. I picked all of them up at where water was flowing into the lake...
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    Unfrozen water sources in late season

    Here in Iowa where I hunt we've had some warmer weather lately with no snow cover. Since a lot of the vegetation/browse would seem to have a lower moisture content do you guys think that unfrozen water sources could really be a magnet for the big boys?
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    Has anybody seen any new rubs yet?

    Has anyone seen any large rubs or thrashed saplings yet? I've also read several sources that mentioned that if you come across severely thrashed saplings or small bushes early you may have a mature buck in the area. Any opinions or personal observations about this?
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    Buck bedding in CRP

    Last year I came across a mature buck that was using a small (2-4 acre) secluded CRP field as his bedding area. I went up to that area once earlier this year to see what details I could see. Do you guys any experience with how bucks bed in these areas as well as how they enter and exit them...
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    Corn and soybeans as primary food sources

    I wanted to find out from you guys when corn and soybeans are used as primary food sources especially at this time of year and through the summer. Do they ever eat just the leaves of young corn and beans or do they wait for certain developmental stages of the plants such as tassling, pod...
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    Early Season Trail Cam Use

    I have a pretty good bead on several early season bedding areas and exit trails associated with them. The problem is it's really tough to get in close enough to get an observation point. If season opener is October 1st, have you ever placed trail cams on these exit trails, let's say August 15th...
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    Story County Iowa Bowhunters

    Wanted to see if there were any bow hunters in the Story County area who would like to meet together to talk about last year's deer season. Just thought it would be fun to get together with a few people over food somewhere and shoot the breeze. If you're interested just PM me.
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    Deer Getting to Bed Later in the Late Season

    Are there any special circumstances you've found that delay bucks from entering their beds later in the mornings during late season.
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    Mature buck movement during severe winter weather

    Just preparing for my late season archery tactics and I'm thinking about the severe weather areas I know of in farmland country. A couple questions: (1) Do older bucks tend to hole up with the majority of other deer when a winter storm blows in? (2) Before the storm: Do the big boys tend to...
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    When do the big boys get up and move in the late season?

    Wanted to get your opinions on late season hunting for the big boys. I've had a very difficult time even seeing bucks in late archery season after shotgun season- so this year I'm going to try to concentrate on a few important locations under the right circumstances. (1) There is a deep ditch...
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    Trying to Slow Deer Down

    One of my sets involves a stand I have set up on a drainage with a narrow line of trees on one side of it. There is a strip of CRP on either side of the drainage which the deer use as travel corridors.There are distinct trails that they use located 20-25 yards from my stand. Sometimes the...
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    Buck Bedding Areas in Farm Country

    I'd like to get your input on where you've found buck beds in open farm country. The area I hunt has rolling hills in some areas, with a few small woodlots scattered in various places, along with several drainages (with limited cover) and some CRP. It's almost impossible to get into the...
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    Getting Bucks in Closer During the Early Phases of the Rut

    I'm trying to get a better bead on travel patterns of bucks during the time they're really cruising around before lock down so I can really focus my efforts on funnels more efficiently. At times I've seen lots of bucks, but not close enough to get a shot. The property I hunt is wide open hilly...
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    Using Snow on the Ground for Late Archery Season

    My early archery season here in Iowa has been slower than normal for me as far as normal whitetail activity and sightings. I live quite a ways from where I normally hunt so for the most part I've had to rely on trail cams to monitor normal deer movement instead of glassing in the evenings...
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    Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone

    I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families today. Here in the States we have been really blessed with wonderful hunting opportunities and the amount of wild game we have to enjoy. My family and I lived in the country of Ukraine as missionaries for 11 years soon after...
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    Spot and Stalk Bucks

    When you guys are hunting during the rut, have you ever tried to stalk a buck that you see holed up with a doe. Either seeing them as you head to your stand, seeing them while in your stand and getting down and going after them. Or seeing them as you're driving, trying to contact the land owner...
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    Have You Guys Ever Taken This Shot?

    I normally walk to my stand in my gillie suit especially when I'm using CRP as cover. As I was doing that last Saturday I walked within 10 feet of a shooter buck with a doe. He jumped up but the doe stayed bedded. He ran a short distance and stopped, waiting for her. I think he smelled me but I...
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    Had a Great Rut Hunt Yesterday Until.....

    Saw lots of bucks and rut action yesterday for the first time this year. Great time to be in a tree stand. Then.. I hear this loud ruckus going on behind me at about 60-70 yards as the light was fading. At first I thought it was a buck running around with a doe, but when I turned around I could...
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    How Do Rivers and Standing Corn Affect Wind

    I'm trying to decide the best entry to get into a stand and wondered how a river and standing corn will affect the wind. I've never entered a stand through standing corn so I was wondering if you just plan on the wind blowing the same direction but with much less velocity or does the wind tend...
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