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I realize this is a long shot, but does anyone have an openings on lease opportunities in Kansas or Iowa next year and beyond? I’m even open to public land opportunities if someone has knowledge and history in the areas mentioned and might enjoy a new face in camp. I’m a great worker and decent hunter but wanting some new experiences as I move toward retirement age.
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You might want to make sure you have enough preference points to draw a tag before you sign a lease or put down a nonrefundable deposit to an outfitter. Kansas tags are easier to draw than Iowa. Depending on where you hunt, it may take 4 or 5 preference points to archery hunt in Iowa or 2 preference points to gun hunt in Iowa. Northern Missouri has some good quality hunting with over the counter license (no preference points). Be prepared to do some long range planning.
Muzzle loading is the easiest path to hunting in Kansas and Iowa.
Last edited by 1984dog; 01/03/24 10:23 AM.
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I had picked up on a good bit of what you described already. I guess I was hoping someone with experience and patience would adopt an old newbie and show them the ropes. :-)
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I’d aim for the late muzzleloader hunt. Deer will hit the food in the evening. Not as much pressure since it’s colder and most locals got their deer during the shotgun season
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I’d aim for the late muzzleloader hunt. Deer will hit the food in the evening. Not as much pressure since it’s colder and most locals got their deer during the shotgun season This…ol yella was living amongst the yankees at one time and killed him some nice 3 points as a local in the past! 😂
Last edited by Gobble4me757; 01/03/24 02:04 PM.
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The Kansas ML Season is typically the last 2 weeks of September (hot and before some of the crops are cut). However, they will let you hunt during regular gun season (with your ML) using your muzzy tag.
In Iowa they do have a gun season (no high-powered rifles but you can use a ML, 45-70, 350 Legend, 444, 450 BM and slug/shotgun etc) the first two weeks of December. The Iowa ML Season is late December and early January. Many Iowa outfitters only hunt afternoons during ML season. Be prepared for some bone chilling COLD!!!
Also, there are some resident tags that are available in which the land owner (and tag holder) must be present during the hunt. This stems back to the days when they used human drives to hunt/kill deer. This allows a non-resident to skirt the preference point system - but you have to have a cooperating land owner and pay top $$..
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The Kansas ML Season is typically the last 2 weeks of September (hot and before some of the crops are cut). However, they will let you hunt during regular gun season (with your ML) using your muzzy tag.
In Iowa they do have a gun season (no high-powered rifles but you can use a ML, 45-70, 350 Legend, 444, 450 BM and slug/shotgun etc) the first two weeks of December. The Iowa ML Season is late December and early January. Many Iowa outfitters only hunt afternoons during ML season. Be prepared for some bone chilling COLD!!!
Also, there are some resident tags that are available in which the land owner (and tag holder) must be present during the hunt. This stems back to the days when they used human drives to hunt/kill deer. This allows a non-resident to skirt the preference point system - but you have to have a cooperating land owner and pay top $$.. Correct. Man drives are still the norm. I’d avoid that like the plague. I was hunting private and still had bullets wizz by.
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With 0 points, you’ll have about a 40% chance to draw Kansas.
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Thanks for the pep talk! :-)
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