Bow season in Iowa

[Blackfoot58]

Here are 2 whitetail bucks taken this year from 2 of my Iowa properties.
Both hunters are friends of mine and were quite happy with their trophies.
They hunt legally and ethically. I’m glad to supply the timber to hunt.

 

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[tamrock]

From what I've eaten Iowa venison taste the best.

 

[Blackfoot58]

From what I've eaten Iowa venison taste the best.

I agree. It is grass and corn fed. About the best diet for lean, wild meat.

 

[Chilli]

Here are 2 whitetail bucks taken this year from 2 of my Iowa properties.
Both hunters are friends of mine and were quite happy with their trophies.
They hunt legally and ethically. I’m glad to supply the timber to hunt.
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Yum 🤪

 

[RGINN]

Nice ones. What did they weigh out at?

 

[Blackfoot58]

Nice ones. What did they weigh out at?

I’ll need to ask. A lot of hunters in this area butcher their own animals and don’t weigh them. 👍🏼

 

[DizzyDigger]

I'm an old school traditional bowhunter, make my own arrows, etc. Only ever hunted the local Blacktail deer, never had a chance to hunt Whitetails, and I hear Iowa has some monsters.

Both shoulders are shot, and while I can still shoot well, it's only with lower poundage bows that aren't heavy enough to hunt with. Can't bring myself to buy one of those wheelie bows.

Wish I'd met ya 30 or 40 years ago...

 

[Blackfoot58]

I'm an old school traditional bowhunter, make my own arrows, etc. Only ever hunted the local Blacktail deer, never had a chance to hunt Whitetails, and I hear Iowa has some monsters.

Both shoulders are shot, and while I can still shoot well, it's only with lower poundage bows that aren't heavy enough to hunt with. Can't bring myself to buy one of those wheelie bows.

Wish I'd met ya 30 or 40 years ago...View attachment 2179921

I used to hunt with a Browning compound bow. Very accurate, but I hated it. I switched to a 70LB draw longbow: my shoulder won’t let me hold the full draw very long now.
I have a 50LB Bear recurve and another recurve: Pearson. I still target shoot in my yard once in a while. Time catches us all eventually.

 

[DizzyDigger]

I used to hunt with a Browning compound bow. Very accurate, but I hated it. I switched to a 70LB draw longbow: my shoulder won’t let me hold the full draw very long now.
I have a 50LB Bear recurve and another recurve: Pearson. I still target shoot in my yard once in a while. Time catches us all eventually.

Never shot that heavy of a LB, but I do have a nice Miami Valley longbow that is #50 @ 28". It's very smooth and no hand shock, but practicing with it is too much for me to handle these days. Also have a #30 Ben Pearson Collegian recurve I shoot most of the time.

Which Bear bow do you have? From Gainsville, or Grayling?

In the pic I'm at full draw on a Howard Hill style 70# longbow; it belonged to a friend I was visiting in Israel back in '99.

 

[Blackfoot58]

The Bear I have here is a Brown Bear 45#. I’m a left hander and it can be shot from either side. I believe my other Bear is a Kodiak, but I’m not certain. My daughter has it at her house. My Ben Pearson is a Left hand Rogue 7058. 45# at 28” draw.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’ve owned several different bows, both traditional and compound. I sold them all except for my Pearson green and white fiberglass I’ve had since the early 60s. My shoulder is shot and the #35 is all I can handle now. Even though #45 is the legal minimum for bow hunting, I’m quite sure my #35 would easily take a deer.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I made a bow once, from a single piece of white oak. It tillered well and I was thrilled. I plaited my own string and drew it many times. Then, on one draw I hear a small cracking noise. In hindsight, I should have backed it with sinew.
I need to try another. From hedge (osage orange) this time.