Oregonhunter
I live just south of Des Moines. I've never spent much time in western Iowa...have hunted my whole life in south-central and SE Iowa. I do know some really nice bucks come out of the Loess Hills area though.

I've been hunting in the desert the past 2 weeks so I haven't been on the board...Welcome aboard.. Nice to have someone with Iowa roots around!

Shane
TB

You're right Shane, they have had a few whoppers come out of those hills, several record setters. I've gotten close to one of those bad boys, when I was very young...probably 14 or so. I remember counting 16 full points on him, but was so damn scared I couldn't draw on him since I was on the groud at eye level!!! You know how kids are, that thing might as well been 7 x 7 bull elk as big as he looked to my little punk butt!

I may actually be heading to Indianola this year for shotgun season, my buddy who lives there has taken two VERY nice bucks the last couple years. Granted I think they do the 'small town push' with 30 fellas and about 5 posting at the other end!

Good to hear back from ya...any luck in the desert?

Chad

I shoot a Reflex Xtreme set at about 64 or 65 pounds. Bodoodle rest, Carbon express externinator hunter arrows, Montana Black gold sight, I shoot a 100gr field point, but I hunt with a 90gr broad head. I practice out to 40 yds, Ive never taken a deer with my bow.

treestand:Summit Python
bow:PSE NOVA 4
arrow:gold tip carbons
broadhead:100 grain Thunderhead
average shot: 15-20 yards
maximum shot: 30 yards
skinning knife: the one I used the most this year was a Schrade with a guthook.

Hoyte compound average shot 10-30 yards.

Hoyt HavocTec
Avg shot 15 yards

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Chad
What's your friend's name? I'm currently at my bowhunting partner's home in San Diego, he and I grew up together in Indianola...good chance we know your friend if he has lived there for any length of time. We bowhunt only...not a big fan of our "party hunting" shotgun season back home...not alot of work involved when 25 guys surround a patch of timber...but that's another story. If you are able to come...best of luck! You don't seem like the type to be involved in that type of hunting.

Our Arizona trip went great. We filled tags with 2 deer and 2 javilina. My buddy shot a P&Y coues buck and I shot a 60 lb. boar...both over water holes. We used our Double Bull blinds with army surplus 3-D material thrown over the top... Those Arizona whitetails are about 10x tougher to hunt than our Iowa deer and about the size of our fawns!

Shane
TB

I have never shot an uninjured deer over 35 yards but I did put an arrow in one I already shot when it stopped at 52 yards and I was anxious for it to go down. I was unsure of my 12 yard shot since it was my first buck with a bow. I like to have them about 15-23 yards for perfect shots. Closer is tough to get drawn and shoot at that angle and farther starts letting Murphy hunt with you.