Hey everyone, I've been following this site for a few years and was just wondering how many people from Iowa are on here!
Always looking for opportunities to shoot with and learn from other trad archers. I live in Oskaloosa where I work as a wildlife biologist for a non-profit organization. Where's everybody else from?
Hi HawkeyeArcher -
My wife and I live in Nora Springs (NC Iowa), and spend about 150 days a year at our property in SW Wisconsin near Ferryville. Not many trad shooters up in this area.
Bernie
We are from that most holy place, tullips, wooden shoes, pompous posturing, and day cares from hell, Orange City. I want to move to NE Wyoming.
Home is between Ankeny and Des Moines. Have a small farm near Knoxville.
I am down in the Centerville area.
Western Iowa
Harrison county
Mount Pleasant Iowa
Near Cedar Rapids, IA
I live between Ottumwa and Bloomfield, near Wapello Cheifs archery club. I have my own trail set up in the warmer months. If anyone is ever in the neighborhood and they want to shoot, just give me a holler. I can be talked out of working pretty easy.
20 miles NW of Clear Lake here.
Sioux City
Originally from Ventura, IA but now living in Davenport.
Cedar Rapids here!
Kellogg, and have a few acres down by Moravia.
I live just outside of Victor, which is about 40 minutes west of Iowa City via I-80.
Dubuque
From Lake Mills north of mason city...neil
I live in Manly (10 miles north of Mason City and about 25 miles east of Jason Kendall :rolleyes: ). The boss (aka wife) and I also have 36.5 acres in Jackson County near Bellevue, which is where I am at the moment.
Quad cities and reside in Bettendorf.
North side of Des Moines here.
Nick
Originally from Charles City. Now live just north of Cedar Rapids.
Mount Vernon
Soap Creek, I hunted near Drakesville all of last week. Wish I would have known about you sooner. I was there by myself and would have enjoyed meeting you!!
Cedar Rapids... :-)
Sioux City. We have a fun bunch of guys here. 3d all summer and a fun winter league.
Another Sioux Cityan.
Coralville
Clarksville
Anyone up there in Iowa know any Lappes? That's where my son-in-law is from. Don't remember the exact town right off.
It's a cold morning here in Waverly.
For you Sioux City guys, I wish my son, Cody, was still shooting with you boys. He enjoyed having some fun guys to shoot with. He is way out at Milwaukee now. I saw a large group of deer on the north edge of Hinton coming home from Jensen's yesterday just before sundown. Two were really nice looking bucks.
I'd like to be, but I can't get Uncle Barry to adopt me
In the process of moving to Northeast Iowa now
Rural Warren County for me. Always hunt local but looking outside the county this season. My heard has been decimated by EHD. I have not had a deer in range all season.
How is everyone else doing?
I killed an nice, big doe early in the season, but it's been pretty lean since then. I've had some small bucks in range, but since my freezer is full, I'm being picky. Too much corn in the field around here. I don't blame the deer. They can stuff themselves with good, high calorie food, have sex, and sleep all in the relative safety of a 300 acre corn field. Life is good, if you are a deer in Jackson County.
Good luck, Katie. Hope you can fill your tag.
I took a doe the first time i was out, and haven't had another shot yet. Deer numbers are down, and I have yet to see a mature buck this year. From what i've heard from other hunters in the area, mature buck numbers are way down in my area.
Wish there was a trad club in my area, i'd love to get some of my wheelie bow loving friends into it. Went to some group shoots this summer and I was the only trad guy there.
From Desmoines area. Hunt Warren county area. Took two does one day and passed on a 12point and several baskets and forks. Noticed a decline in does the last two years but have seen more bucks this year.
Fairfield - strangest place in Iowa. Haven't connected yet this season but still trying.
Getting warm to idea of tag soup here in Waverly :banghead:
Live in Cedar Rapids and hunt on my property just outside Birmingham in Van Buren County.
I'm up near Belmond, North Central Iowa I have been seeing lots of fawns grouped back up with does. This cold weather has deer on their feet eating early in the afternoons. It's been a pretty fall for hunting. Lots of cold frosty mornings this year, gotta love those.
Charles City. At least a half dozen of us trad shooters here.
Another from NE Iowa. Iowa is well represented in Trad hunters.
Keokuk
Shell Rock
Eddyville, Iowa I guess I missed this one how have you been Eric.
I live in Linn County and mostly hunt in Clayton County.
Norwalk
Use to live 8 miles north of Clear Lake on the Winnebago river had 35 acres of prime timber and real nice home but had to sell it last month because of medical bills for my wife and in 2007 watch all my retirement investments take the big fall on wall street now we we live in Fertile and not very happy but one postive thing we are both 75 still alive.
I'm from Adel, living in Montana for now, heading back home next year.
QuoteOriginally posted by Iowabowhunter:
I'm from Adel, living in Montana for now, heading back home next year.
I did a two year stint in NW Montana and this Iowa Boy was ready to come home :goldtooth:
It wasn't to bad of a deal though, I found my lovely wife out there and now have an excuse to go back about ounce a year to see family :goldtooth: :goldtooth: :goldtooth: