Whitetail Bowhunting The Midwest If you're serious about bowhunting for a trophy whitetail buck then "cut to the chase" and start concentrating your efforts on the best trophy producing areas of the country.
A little time spent perusing the Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young Record books should soon convince you that limiting your trophy bowhunting ventures to the Midwestern states,
of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa with Kansas thrown is as a very attractive alternate, will definitely be in your best interest.
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Iowa Deer Harvest in Line with 2006 & 2007 12/15/08
Iowa deer hunters have reported harvesting more than 75,600 deer through December 9th, including the weekend totals from the first shotgun deer season which ends Dec. 10. [Comments?]
Iowa DNR Deer Hunting FAQs 11/07/08
Each fall many hunters find themselves dealing with situations which are unfamiliar and concerns arise as to how to handle them. Often hunters ask is it okay to tag a spike buck with an antlerless-only tag and how such an animal should be reported. [Comments?]
Iowa DNR Updates Antlerless Tag Sale Date 10/20/08
The November antlerless-only deer licenses go on sale Nov. 15, not on Nov. 10 as listed in the Iowa Hunting and Trapping Regulations. The season dates are Nov. 28, 29 and 30. [Comments?]
Iowa Updates WMA Maps - Now Available Online 07/30/08
New maps for Iowa wildlife management areas that allow public hunting are now available on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources website. Creating the new maps was a three year process and replaced those created in 2000-01. [Comments?]
Iowa Spring Turkey Hunting Numbers Decline 06/18/08
The winter that wouldn't end is the likely culprit for a decline in the number of resident spring turkey hunters, and in the number of turkey licenses sold. [Comments?]
Iowa Bowhunter Survey Results Available 05/14/08
The Iowa bowhunter observation survey is setting the groundwork to track population trends by establishing baseline data for deer, turkeys, and selected furbearers across the state. [Comments?]
Iowa Turkey Season Opens April 14th 04/11/08
Winter wants to hang on, with snow flurries and morning temperatures in the 30s. There's no better evidence of spring, though, than Opening Day of Iowa's first turkey season. [Comments?]
Iowa DNR Spring Sale Set for May 10th 02/27/08
The Iowa DNR will hold a spring auction Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Cattle Barn on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The gates will open at 8 a.m. and the auction will begin around 9 a.m. [Comments?]
Iowa Hunters had Safe Hunting Season 01/30/08
Sometimes, a downward trend is a good thing. Iowa hunters have chalked up another year with no firearm related deaths and if the pace continues, are on track for perhaps the safest hunting decade on record. [Comments?]
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Arkansas Youth Deer Hunt Matt Vaughan, age 12 of Camden, Arkansas, killed this 6 point, Nov. 15, 2008, in Ouachita County, Arkansas. He killed it at 200 yds with a 30-30. Matt has been hunting for with his dad for several years. He was hunting by himself when he shot this deer.
