I bow hunted Iowa in 2017 early November. I was hunting a friends farm who graciously allowed me on his awesome property. On the third morning I had a mature buck come in which I shot at 17 yards. He ended up being a 5 1/2 year old (tooth pulled and aged) that grossed 126”. I was thrilled with him. My buddy said he wouldn’t have even picked up his bow as he wasn’t big enough for him. Of course he gets to hunt the entire season and has a dozen or more bucks in the 160”-190” range so I can certainly understand. Just kind of funny a different perspective of a Vermont guy vs a Iowa guy.