ONe of these years, I should try the bow hunting. I've really only been hunting for about 6 years, so the thrill is still there with a rifle. And seriously, every deer I've taken in the last 3 years could have been easily taken with a bow, they were that close.
You should try a bow. I use an Allen compound. Allen invented the pully system for compounds. He used to have a factory in Billings, MO. I bought my bow directly from his factory in 1977. It's not nearly as hi-tech as bows today, but I've killed plenty on deer with it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Iowanian:
I'd suggest you plant some FoodPlots...corn, sorgum etc.....and make some "natural mineral deposits.
I know you're right. Unfortunately, I live too far away and my Old Man (said respectfully) doesn't have that high on his priority list. He prefers we shoot doe. [Reply]
I would say that before I had points on the scoreboard, I didn't consider it a contest, but now somehow it seems fun to do a little bit of comparing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by yunghungwell:
Here is the buck that yunghungwell shot this weekend during Iowa's shotgun season 1.
My brother-in-law is in the Army. He was in Georgia when I shot this buck and when he made it back home on leave I had already taken my deer to the taxidermist. So, I took him to the taxidermy shop to see him last night. We had a guy there measure my buck and he came up with 159 3/4 gross. This measurement is unofficial and my deer will have some deductions due to lack of symmetry. His left main beam is broken off making it about 5 in. shorter than the left, which is about 23 in.
Also of note is that during Iowa's second shotgun season there was another nice buck taken from the same place that I shot this one. I haven't seen it yet, but they say that even though this second buck has a narrow rack, he has three 12 in. tines on each main beam. Wow! [Reply]