I plan on shotgun hunting this year, hopefully bow next year. deer activity is high around this part of wisconsin-iowa right now, especially iowa. the bucks are strting to move with this cold front we got.

I dont think you could be anymore wrong on teh IDNR. They are not stupid, as they know how to make $$$. They need to start shooting does in NE iowa very badly. Earn a buck needs to be emplaced. or something where as long as you shoot a buck, you need a doe with it to register it. they need to register their deer if they do that. Non resident landowners need prefernce. We pay TAXES, therefore, we should have more of an advantage to teh average Joe just putting in for a either sex permit. We're giving the iowa government money, unlike non landowners. I like the lottery system, but not when landowners are the same as non landowners. also, doe tags should be OTC for $15 a pop. Who on God's Green Earth would pay 150 dollars to shoot a baldie? i certainly wouldnt. I'm fine with 300 dollars for either sex. i think its way too much to shoot a deer but hey, its iowa...some good bucks over there. If iowa doesnt start going with EAB or very low prices on doe tags, then they're gonna be in teh same boat wisconsin is....how farmers in NE iowa make any money at all is beyond my imagination...

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