Wanted: Late season hunting tips
12-26-2004, 07:28 PM
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 8
Wanted: Late season hunting tips
We have a late bow season here in Iowa (dec20-jan10). I waited out early season for a good buck and was disappointed. I have been out every day since the late season began to find a deer to take, but can't seem to have any luck. Temps are expected to be in the 30's with just a tad of snow on the ground. Please help me out. I'm looking for some tips on technique and locations deer may be at this time during the season. Also, does a grunt call prove any effectiveness during this time of the year?
12-26-2004, 07:51 PM
#2
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salem Missouri
Posts: 1,455
RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
Id try to spend as much time as i can around food. After the rut, they will be eating lots to keep up body temps, and regain energy lost during the rut. If you can find picked corn or bean fields, they would be best as corn and beans are very preferable to deer in the winter months, but if they arent available, anything still green or anything that has some nutritional value to them.
12-26-2004, 09:07 PM
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
Thank you for the tips. I am goingto sit along the edge of a picked corn field with the smoke pole tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can tag one with both the gun and bow this week. Any other suggestions?
12-26-2004, 09:17 PM
#5
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South Bend IN
Posts: 296
RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
The deer seem to be more active right now in midday, so I would try hunting all day or at least include the midday hours. I drove from Columbus OH to South Bend IN today in the middle of the day and saw 3 separate groups of deer feeding in picked fields near woods. There is 5-8 inches of snow on the ground, which may make a big difference as to whether you will see them midday in Iowa though.
12-27-2004, 01:09 PM
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
Where abouts in iowa are you located? I'm in cedar falls. I took the muzzleloader out this morning and passed on a doe. There's plenty of season left and i have seem to have found where they are traveling.
12-27-2004, 01:30 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: De Witt, Iowa
Posts: 1,060
RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
Hey Kyle, why dont you go and set me up in your spot!! 
I'm not seein a thing..... Im Leavin now to try an evening hunt. Got my long udies on and my boots on, and just gotta slip the coveralls over it all. we'll see how things pan out!!!
I'm not seein a thing..... Im Leavin now to try an evening hunt. Got my long udies on and my boots on, and just gotta slip the coveralls over it all. we'll see how things pan out!!!
12-27-2004, 02:08 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SouthWest OH, Remington Country.
Posts: 2,058
RE: Wanted: Late season hunting tips
IN ohio they are moving mid-day, went out on sunday the day after x-mas we had a foot of snow and it all froze over.....i mean even the trees and leaves that were green were all ice!! The deer bedded down and waited for the sun to come out. I like to re-visit old scrapes, food sources, and if it snowed hard, then i hunt low cuz it seems to push the deer lower down the hill. Good luck let us know how you do.