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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Bama_Bow_Hunter]
#4212058
10/12/24 06:58 PM
10/12/24 06:58 PM
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Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 12,548 Earth
TDog93
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Booner
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 12,548
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Would lov to deer or turkey hunt that state but especially deer. Good luck
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Bama_Bow_Hunter]
#4212371
10/13/24 03:31 PM
10/13/24 03:31 PM
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,050 Covington County
Squeaky
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12 point
Joined: Jan 2006
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I went the leased land route the last time I hunted Iowa and it was a terrible experience. The one thing I have learned in all my years of hunting the Midwest, every year is a big unknown! Everything is so dependent on weather, what kind of neighbors are around the property and numerous other factors. For example, I lost a really good deer on my farm to EHD and most of the known survivors from last fall have not shown back up. My days of leasing private land are on thin ice. I'm sick of spending thousands of dollars to hunt average deer. I say all this to highlight the fact private land is not necessarily the smartest thing to do when it comes to Iowa and what you have invested. The odds of you leasing a private farm at an affordable price that holds above average whitetails are low in my personal opinion. If you go that route, I would strongly suggest you try to find some public within close proximity as a fallback plan.
I have been sitting on enough points to draw IA for years now while waiting on the prefect opportunity to fall in my lap. Well, that perfect opportunity hasn't come. I did the same thing the first go around and made a bad decision after my patience ran thin. I've decided to just hunt public when I do go and start building points again. I've wasted so much time by just sitting around waiting on the prefect opportunity to justify the time and money involved with hunting that state.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Mbrock]
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10/13/24 05:55 PM
10/13/24 05:55 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,864 Bama
Bulls eye
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12 point
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I’ve got a buddy from KS who’s drawn Iowa and he hunted public. Absolute giants on public out there. 180-200+ are not out of the ordinary for a few public tracts. The leasing game in the Midwest has gotten very difficult. Lots of smaller farms are leased to out of staters but basically hunted when they’re not there. Bad thing is you never know it and have no idea what they’re killing. That’s not just Iowa. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I’m going to spend that kind of money I’m WAY ahead leasing ground in AL by the right people and managing for 130-150” deer and being content. Your right Matt- my leasing out of state days are over when these run out. Too many variables you can’t control. Im staying home from now on except maybe for the occasional pay hunt somewhere.
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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Bulls eye]
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10/13/24 06:21 PM
10/13/24 06:21 PM
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,050 Covington County
Squeaky
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12 point
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I’ve got a buddy from KS who’s drawn Iowa and he hunted public. Absolute giants on public out there. 180-200+ are not out of the ordinary for a few public tracts. The leasing game in the Midwest has gotten very difficult. Lots of smaller farms are leased to out of staters but basically hunted when they’re not there. Bad thing is you never know it and have no idea what they’re killing. That’s not just Iowa. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I’m going to spend that kind of money I’m WAY ahead leasing ground in AL by the right people and managing for 130-150” deer and being content. Your right Matt- my leasing out of state days are over when these run out. Too many variables you can’t control. Im staying home from now on except maybe for the occasional pay hunt somewhere. I am strongly considering doing a couple pay hunts a year and let outfitters do all the work and deal with all the issues that come with leasing OOS. Unless one leases a really special property, the cost doesn't math out in the long run. I have been lucky early on to have leased some of those special properties, however as Matt noted so much has changed in the Midwest. I currently lease just shy of 600 continuous acres that has taken a good deal of effort to put together. There are only 3 of us that hunt this property, we manage pressure and are pretty particular with what we shoot and mid 40's is all it has consistently produced. I know of 5 groups of guys in my area doing something very similar as we are and we just aren't killing 150's or better on these private leases. That is a big white flag for me!
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Bama_Bow_Hunter]
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10/13/24 07:01 PM
10/13/24 07:01 PM
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Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 12,548 Earth
TDog93
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Booner
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Posts: 12,548
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I hav considered just putting up $ for a dang good outfitter some where like iowa every year. My Lease 3k - planting $750-850 - corn i am afraid to say $$. I got a 256 in clarke just me - solid deer lease - i control what shot which not much
My camden 80 gone way down - but it just me. I do like planting and watching deer grow - i dont think my property ever produce a 150 and i hav had some 6 and 7 year old deer. 130 would b rare - 140 hard. I had a stud 4 year old few years back exceptional - disappear - could hav made 140 - prob neighbor got him Camden could produce bettr but somebody cutting me off there - it sucks now
At least i dont put up with club howey BS
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Iowa Outfitter
[Re: Bama_Bow_Hunter]
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10/17/24 07:24 AM
10/17/24 07:24 AM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 934 Bama
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6 point
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Posts: 934
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It would be hard for me to pay an outfitter in Iowa as good as the public land is.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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