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    Gobble gobble Spring Turkey 2025

    After a couple of nasty windy days this morning was perfect for turkey hunting. First day of the regular seasons. the tree gobbling started as early in the predawn as I've ever heard it. The old topper .410 definitely did its job !
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    Trapping Thread 2024/2025

    My only catch today. Dps may be dog proof but apparently are not mouse proof !!
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    Gobble gobble Spring Turkey 2025

    This weekend was our adult Learn To Hunt turkey hunt , what an enthusiastic and diverse group. The weather has been wild lately but settled down near perfect for the hunt. 14 new hunters with their mentors had great success. 9 turkeys were taken. after a tough day Saturday my mentee who...
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    Trapping Thread 2024/2025

    The first few days just 2 dps near my deck and bird feeders, a 220 conibear cubby in my shed. then a max of 11 dps for about a week . This last week with 6 dps it's has slowed down to about 1 critter about every other day.
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    Trapping Thread 2024/2025

    With the low fur prices the Raccoon population as in most ares has sky rocketed. I figured the ground nesters around here needed some assistance . Just on my 83 acres. 36 raccoons 8 opossums 6 skunks I'm sure I've created a vacuum , so after a short break I'll be back at it !
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    My 2025 Iowa season

    The Big River seems to be especially stingy for me this spring . The low water I think is the main culprit, but I'm gonna try again for a while tomorrow .
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    Gobble gobble Spring Turkey 2025

    These 7 amigos have been keeping me company most of the winter, I know they will scatter when the big flocks breakup . Hopefully a couple will hang around.
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    Walnut syrup making

    A neighbor down the road just tapped a row of Larch trees along his driveway . I guess another alternative to Maple syrup. Don't want to discourage Walnut syrup making, but be aware that spile marks on the butt log of a veneer quality tree will devalue it by a lot . I mean by hundreds of...
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    Sunday Pic of the Day

    After the ice fog lifted we were treated to some beautiful Frostscapes!
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    ‘24 Iowa Whitetail

    Great! now you can use an antler less tag on him.
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    ‘24 Iowa Whitetail

    There must be some real goodies that grew in the field they are daylighting in so well. I wouldn't think that chopped cornfield would be much of an attraction.
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    HTer Goals '25 Edition

    Lost about 50 lbs in 2024 , not real sure because I was too embarrassed to weigh myself at the start. My goal for 2025 is to not find it again. Also to get another chance at the big buck I arrowed in the scapula.
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    Inedible

    That buck doesn't look to be too old. A buddy and I both shot bucks , two or three year olds that we did the gutless method , boned out the meat while it still had body heat. Hung up the bags in very cold weather and both bucks were tough as shoe leather. we had shot older bucks in...
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    I need to see the science on this one

    I thought we were already above capacity with coyotes. Wish this bunch would have been resorbed.
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    Is 'Useful electric snow blower" an oxymoron?

    A battery powered sno-go is a no-go.
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