Help with Iowa hunting information?
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 59
Help with Iowa hunting information?
Hi gang,
My daughter has a gymnastics meet in Iowa City around the 16-18th of April. I'm not sure who is planning these things but that's right smack dab in the middle of turkey season! I’m trying to figure out if I can also turn it into a hunting trip. I’m curious if someone could share some wisdom related to the areas of Iowa that are generally good turkey country on the east central to northeast side? Perhaps even provide some recommendations as to public hunting lands that I might pursue?
There are only 2 weeks left to apply for a permit and I need to figure out if I should apply for zone 6, which is north of hwy 80 and east of hwy 63, or zone 4 which is central to eastern Iowa south of hwy 80.
Thanks!
My daughter has a gymnastics meet in Iowa City around the 16-18th of April. I'm not sure who is planning these things but that's right smack dab in the middle of turkey season! I’m trying to figure out if I can also turn it into a hunting trip. I’m curious if someone could share some wisdom related to the areas of Iowa that are generally good turkey country on the east central to northeast side? Perhaps even provide some recommendations as to public hunting lands that I might pursue?
There are only 2 weeks left to apply for a permit and I need to figure out if I should apply for zone 6, which is north of hwy 80 and east of hwy 63, or zone 4 which is central to eastern Iowa south of hwy 80.
Thanks!
Last edited by TDE; 01-16-2015 at 02:11 PM.
#2
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 28
turkey hunting
There are alot of birds in that area if you want to hunt public there is a wma within 20 minutes of iowa city its right on 380 between cedar rapids and iowa city. Or hunt anywhere around Tipton cedar bottom area. There are lots of thunder chickens to be had good luck
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 193
Here's the link to the iowa DNR hunting atlas. it shows all the public hunting land
http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/hun...s/default.html
http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/hun...s/default.html
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Iowa
Posts: 470
Here's the link to the iowa DNR hunting atlas. it shows all the public hunting land
http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/hun...s/default.html
http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/hun...s/default.html