My brother (J) watched 43 deer feeding in a clover patch from 50-80 yards late November. 10 of the bucks were P&Y - and 5 were solid B&C. They were in the open - 150 yards from the road. The neighbor saw them and took off for his house (in his pickup).

J snuck back out, ran to his truck and drove up quickly to scare the deer off (but they just ran into the next pasture and were still visible from the road). He then drove on out to the road.

Next followed a big confrontation with the neighbor who brought his hi-power. He had never seen a deer that big and thought that would warrant him poaching it. J told him if he shot the deer, J would call the sheriff, DNR officer, then for good measure get his bow out and shoot him. Cooler heads prevailed and they both stood there shaking - looking at the deer. (From what I understand he was HUGE)

Sorry - got off track.

Usually throught the course of a day we will see 10-20 in Iowa