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Of Interest | WhitetailThe Iowa deer tag draw system further illustrates the successful recipient deer hunter dedication through actual deer hunting our Iowa leases and the trophies seen, shot at or harvested each season. Typically, those surviving the tag system are hunters that have excelled beyond the 140 class and go years between adding a wallhanger to their collection passing on many lesser bucks in the process. Tags have been increased in numbers along the southern region adjoining Missouri. This area is well known for its good hunts due to the whitetail density crossing over from Missouri. So dense is this regions that the first state tag increase was for antlerless tags. Later followed an increase in buck tags. The objective seemed more to gain advantage from non-resident hunter dollars in this economically stagnant region than actual whitetail management. This may be the case in spite of this region's widely held belief that more deer hunters will not impact the whitetail numbers that are boosted by the larger numbers and more prevalent habitat just south of the state line. Whatever the motivation, more Iowa deer licenses will be issued than in the past and as the tag price is a bit high it will continue to be a filtering between the more and the less dedicate whitetail hunter. The bottom line analysis is that Iowa deer hunting will retain its trophy whitetail status for years to come.
Hunt OptionsFor those that do go Iowa deer hunting we have the acreage with the habitat that produces some very nice bucks. While we do not identify the state of harvest for the deer in our trophy gallery suffice it to be believed that we do have a good number from Iowa. For those that have Iowa deer tags a quick telephone call to either Jon or John (Association land staff) will gain a listing of property numbers where we have had eyes on quality racked bucks or the physical deer sign is simply too good to ignore. The goal is more of our hunters on better bucks or at the very lease a good hunt. Continue through the link below to view aerials and acreage maps of where to conduct your own self guided deer hunt in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
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