Opening day for the Iowans! Went out this morning despite the rain and saw a doe and her two fawns that I have scouted all summer, definetly got my blood pumping!  I find it so amazing what the sound of crunching leaves can do to a person   ...needless to say it was well worth getting wet.

Anyone else have any luck?

I'm hunting in North East Linn County

Anything?

I saw a buck and doe. The buck was a 2 yr old. The doe came in a little too early to shoot. I needed about 10 mins. more of light and things might have been different. The storms in this part about had me jump out a my stand at one point.
Also, I had my annual get disorientated and not find my new treestand in the dark routine. That first time is always a trick. At least I left early enough to let things settle down after all the racket I made falling on tree I don't remember from last year.

 yep I wasn't going to confess that I did that also...granted I set my stand 7 days ago...but yes makes your heart stop when youre on public land (the thought of having it stolen)

I have to spend my opening day at work.  Won't get a chance to get into the stand till Friday evening.  Good luck and hunt safe!

Darn well I'll be thinking about ya when I'm out there!

Was a good morning in Jackson Cty.   Lots of critters moving before the rain.  A 2 y/o buck and a few Does.   Would have loved to have one of the Does in range....  Best part of the morning was seeing the resident otters....missed seeing them last year.

Nice I have a budy that caught a cougar on trail cam dragging a deer! DNR has set traps for it and hopefully will get the critter...spotted north of Troy Mills

It was raining! With nearly 4 months of deer season, my old bones slept in. Nice weather later in the week will have me out there.

Shaun, looks like the weekend will be good!

I'm holding out for the weekend myself. I do have a couple southern IA doe tags to fill so I hope it goes well!

All was quiet but the pitter patter of the rain. There was a cool breeze blowing away from my blind away from the fields edge. A squirrel was playing in front of me and i though how good he would taste fried next to the potatoes. And then he came, the big boy!!! he walked down the edge of the corn field coming right to me. I picked up my elk risor bow ever so slowly and gripped it tight. At thirty yards or so i drew back a wooden shaft all pretty crested and turkey feathered out. At ten yards here he came, I pulled back and anchored at my point. Then BLAM!!!! my wife hit me in the head and woke me up.. darn rain and wind. I just dreamed today..

Did Doug77 hunt today?  Maybe he is still in the woods..

Good luck to you all up there.. What a whitetail state!!!


John III

MO isn't bad either...went out this evening and would have been drier if I had jumped in a pool of water lol it rained pretty hard until about 7 pm here just after sundown...out again tom morning

I have to wait till sat morning.

but I am really looking forward to my vacation the first 2 weeks of Nov.

doug77

I wont be able to go until this weekend.  Do any of you guys live around Iowa City?  My son is in his second year there and is looking for people to shoot with.  He shoots an Osprey that Chad Holm made for him.  (nice bow if you havent shot one)

Nope. Won't get to the woods until Saturday...darn work anyway    

Hoping to fill some doe tags this weekend. Hoping even more for my son to fill a tag!

We are going to hunt public land this time, a first for me. I'm not sure just what to think of that.

my wife wakes me up all the time, why is she disturbing me. don't she know I only get really exited just as I'm about to let it fly straight and true?????????????????????????????????

You gotta love this cool weather, even with a little rain.....it beats an 80 degree opener and swat'n skeeters!

Nothing this morning...didnt get to stay out long the mexican food I had last night didn't agree with me today    may go out this afternoon if the rain stops