Over on our place in Iowa, we have been kinda half ass managing it the last coupla years, and we were going to go all out this year and plant food plots, but heavy rains prevented us from getting down there. its acccesible by a mile long gravel road to teh gate, and then a mile gravel downhill road to teh bottom. field roads and logging roads to the rest. we have a national monument on two sides so the deer have a refuge. but becasue there is little food there, they are forced to our land and the surrounding neighbors. i see at least 15 deer every time im there, sometimes 50. we've taken some nice bucks out of there. is it because we're great hunters? no, theres guys around here that bowhunt that are just plain awesome..do deer densities and having an awesome location help? of course. i would be willing to bet anything that we have the best 640 acres for trophy whitetail bucks in all of iowa. next spring we're going to make it even better. IMO, 140 inch bucks can be grown anywhere. it takes intense management, with proper conditions, good nutrition, and passing up the immature bucks to consistenly grow 160" plus bucks.Genetics are also a huge factor. we're starting to get that here. we hve a good base of 120-140" bucks with an above normal number of 150+ plus bucks.

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