Dreams do come true,,especially in Iowa

[Zwickey-Fever]

On May 23rd, I moved from south eastern Pennsylvania to southern rural Iowa. My wife and myself settled on a old farmhouse, along with some acreage, six miles from the closest paved road, 9 miles from the closest gas station and 17 miles from the closest grocery store. my closest neighbors are 1.3 miles away as well. My wife and I been trying to make this move for close to two years when we found what we was looking for. She flew out for the initial walk through and back out for the inspections. After negotiating on the final price, I drove out as my wife packed up the remainder of our belongings. I lived in a hotel for about 3 weeks until we made settlement June 21st. With in a week, I witnessed a tornado and was land locked by a flood. What a introduction.
I was working 7-10 hour days and coming home and working on the house several hours, I managed to set out a few trail camera's out here at my house and my property. It was a jaw dropping the very first time that I checked my camera's.
Fast forward to bow season, October 1st, bow opener. I took a half day off work and was more then happy to have taken a mature doe with my Martin Hunter, 55#@28in. with a Zwickey Delta. In the early morning hours of November 5th, I was blessed to take a 140 class 8 pointer with my Martin Hunter and Zwickey Delta. Even though I have seen larger bucks here, I was truly happy to take such a nice buck. But it was truly a amazing feeling to have taken such a deer on my own property. Here are some pictures of my dream come true. And all sheds was found within 50 yards of my house here.

[Zwickey-Fever]

A view of my house from the ridge out back.

[carbonflyr]

STOP!!! you're making me jealous!!!  you are one lucky man

[Zwickey-Fever]

Originally posted by carbonflyr:
STOP!!! you're making me jealous!!!  you are one lucky man

I ran out of excuses to be unhappy,,,,so why not move to a area rich in wildlife and great people,,

[kennym]

Great lookin country and great deer!!  

[Warden609]

       

[ron w]

Congrats.........looks like a pretty cool place you have........  

[Zwickey-Fever]

Thanks everybody,,,It is truly my dream come true. The coyotes, deer, turkey and pheasants here are unbelievable. My only regret is that I did not make the move sooner!!

[Mr. fingers]

Good for you! Making it happen and living the dream!".......may I should move to Iowa   :rolleyes:

[Hud]

That is terrific, congrats on your find.

[SAM E. STEPHENS]

Yes sir , Living the Dream....

,,,Sam,,,

[Zwickey-Fever]

Here's some trail cam pics,,The camera is about 50 yards from my house.

[CoachBGriff]

Congrats on a beautiful property!  

My wife and I were able to buy 26 acres a few years ago, and it's not much for hunting, but even owning a little chunk of land is a great feeling.

I hope you have many years to enjoy your ground!

[Jason Kendall]

[SKITCH]

NICE!!   Congrats.  Welcome to Trad Gang.

[jsparky93]

Great pics!

[Zwickey-Fever]

Originally posted by SKITCH:
NICE!!   Congrats.  Welcome to Trad Gang.

I was here before but had some things to take care of but thanks Skitch!

[Zwickey-Fever]

Originally posted by jsparky93:
Great pics!

Thanks jssparky! What part of Iowa are you from?

[Fletcher]

Congrats on building your dream!  Welcome to the Gang.

[Zwickey-Fever]

Thanks Fletcher,,,wish I done it sooner!