Hey guys, thought I'd post some more about me and where I will be hunting. As I said I live in Nevada, Iowa. Currently living in Iowa City for college. I am majoring in Biology currently for pre-physical therapy. May be changing my major because my passion for the outdoors has became overwhelming. I own two dogs a black lab and a chesapeake. Both great waterfowl dogs. I have an amazing girlfriend that I plan on proposing to in a year, she is going hunting for her first time ever with me this year hopefully I get her addicted. I got her addicted to fishing. Obvious to me that she is a keeper. This will be my second year bowhunting wish I would have done it sooner, I have waterfowl hunted since before I could walk.
I hunt 4 properties regularly, this year I have a few more but with the time restraints of college I will only be focusing on four. I have great bucks at all the places. Last year I learned alot about bowhunting so hopefully this year works out better.
Two of my stands are within 300 yards of my house. This is where most of my hunting will be done and also where I see the bigger bucks and more deer. These two stands are on a funnel between two large timbers with oats on one side and beans on the other. I have a treestand up here and also a ground blind for when the wind isn't in my favor. Many deer scoring over 200 have been around this property and neighboring properties for years. Last year I missed out on one because he took the wrong trail(moved my stand after that day)..Last year I also counted around 20 deer that would score 150 or more in a 2 mile radius around this property.
Another property I hunt, My blind sits over an alfalfa field and a corn field this year. Two years ago we saw plenty of deer but never had much time to actually hunt with football and high school. This year I believe this property will have great potential.
Third property is a small creek bottom that has corn, beans and crp last year saw a great 10, and has had a history of big deer being spotted but none being shot so there should be some giants if I'm there at the right time.
The forth property is where moose and hulk are from. This property doesn't have much but it seems like the bucks like to hang out here through out the summer and october. Hopefully they stick around for awhile this year. The property is a small piece of land that contains a few trees surrounded by CRP and Corn around the CRP. Hopefully one of these places will give me a chance.
The other properties I haven't hunted yet and never scouted really. My best friend from high school put a stand up this week though and a trailcam so I should be hearing from him this weekend. Hope for some good news he said he saw a lot of good signs. Unfortunately his little brother will be hunting youth so he will be having first choice the previous two and this property. Then it will be me and brandyn's turn he early muzzleloads while I bow hunt. So I can start about a week before he can so maybe I'll get an oppurtunity first.