Iowa Hunters need advice
 

Hey guys, I need your advice. Myself and a few friends are planning to bow hunt your state of Iowa the week of November 13th 2006, in zone 5 with an outfitter. Since I never hunted Iowa, I would like to know 2 things if you can help:

1) the week of November 13th, is it a good time to hunt your state?

2) zone 5, how would you rate it?

I thank you all for your time, and consideration.

Joe

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

I hunted Iowa last year from Nov 5th to the 21st. I saw the big boys the 12th to the 14th. I was also in ZOne 5 public land.

I hope you have a couple preference points if your planning on hunting this year.


Don

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

As far as the timing I would say that is a great time to hunt here. I cant help you much with the zone because I dont know them. There are no zones for us residents.

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

We are going in 2006

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

2006 would give you a 50/50 chance at drawing right now. Im sure if the price goes up this may change the draw odds. Another thing that may change the odds is being able to just purchase a point as this is the first year doing that.

Good luck on your hunt Iowa is a great place with friendly people.


Don

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

You all got drawn?????????????

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

My advice is if you are going to spend the money to go out of state to hunt, go to kansas, they have some real pigs down there. Probably cheaper than taking an Iowa cull buck.

Great time to hunt. I hunt zone 10 so i could not tell you about 5.

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

Anytime in November is good.

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

Anytime in November will be good. I think they passed a new law this year that would require nonresidents to buy a doe license along with the any deer tag and require you to shoot the doe first, maybe that's only with the gun seasons. Fortunately for us residents, we don't have to draw, we can just go to the store and buy a tag and go out and shoot a deer the same day. But still, Iowa does have alot of deer, just depends on where you're hunting at, I'm sure area 5 is good although I don't know where that's either heh as I hunt statewide.

RE: Iowa Hunters need advice
 

What outfitter you going with???

When its November on the calander its good.