they certainly are. i think you'll see alot less applicants for tags in iowa and IL this year becaues of the sky high prices. i know we'll still put in for iowa, just because we put too much into our land not to apply, but theres more than a few guys i know that probably will be looking to just stay put in Wisconsin. the iowa bowhunters association has got everyone's knickers in a knot about NR's this last year with their land buying argument.somehow NR's are buying up all the land in iowa and all that BS. i know we had a job in illinois on 1300 acres in pike county, that land was bought for deer hunting between some affluent guys in illinois. hell, that was almost 15 years ago, can't imagine what its like down there now.

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