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Not new here, but have just been absent a long while. Some members were wondering where I went in the Biggest NY buck thread.

Well, my wife and I moved to her home state of Iowa in 2016. Things have been good and the hunting is pretty much what you hear. I still try to get back to visit family and get to our camp in the Adirondacks and in fact I’m heading there next week to hunt. Looking forward to seeing family, friends, and stretching my legs. Hoping for some tracking snow!

Anyhow, the deer are big out here and the hunting is good...

2016 IA bow buck, 150”

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2017 IA bow buck, 184”

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I didn’t connect last year although I missed a nice 8 in the Adirondacks while tracking. My buddy whom I grew up with in CT came out from Maine last year and shot this 166” buck just across the state line in Minnesota, his 2nd bow deer.

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Just now, The Jerkman said:

Yowza. Though if the guide fees aren't too horrible then could be fun and worthwhile to shoot a gigantic deer

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I would think $3-6K depending on the outfitter.

I got 6 PP's for elk in Wyoming and 5 for mule deer and 5 for antelope. Someday I will use them. But it may be time to start grabbing some whitetail points to use in a few years

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I would think $3-6K depending on the outfitter.
I got 6 PP's for elk in Wyoming and 5 for mule deer and 5 for antelope. Someday I will use them. But it may be time to start grabbing some whitetail points to use in a few years
You've got way more than enough for mulie. And antelope are OTC

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23 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Awesome stuff. welcome back! how many points you need to draw a NR tag in your area of Iowa?

I’m pretty sure it’s 4 where I am, although I don’t pay much attention. I get 3 buck tags for about $70 if you include my  landowners tag, although I haven’t killed more than 1 in a year yet.

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19 minutes ago, The Jerkman said:

You've got way more than enough for mulie. And antelope are OTC

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there's always OTC units. But the premier units are far from OTC even for antelope (some need 11pts., but many in the 7-10 range).

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9 minutes ago, sampotter said:

I’m pretty sure it’s 4 where I am, although I don’t pay much attention. I get 3 buck tags for about $70 if you include my  landowners tag, although I haven’t killed more than 1 in a year yet.

Nice!

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I’m pretty sure it’s 4 where I am, although I don’t pay much attention. I get 3 buck tags for about $70 if you include my  landowners tag, although I haven’t killed more than 1 in a year yet.
That is incredible! Not only do you have amazing deer to hunt but your cost to hunt them is far less than it is here in NY! You're living the life!

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Adirondack trip was a success. 6-8” of snow the night before I got there. Tracks all over. Started big tracks 3 mornings in a row, but lost them all by noon in heavy feeding areas where deer were digging up beech nuts. Saw 15 does and fawns through the 3rd day and videoed crotch horn at end of 3rd day.

Tracked a buck 4th morning and jumped him, stopped and called him back in. 2 year old 7 point came stalking back with hair on end and ears pinned, looking for a fight. Videoed him as he circled me within 30 yards.

Found a huge fresh track a little while later, kept getting closer, new I was really close when his track stepped in mine 20 minutes after I’d just stepped there. 3-400 yards later there was a nice buck standing broadside at 20 yards. Heart shot, he didn’t go far. Turned out to be a nice 3 year old 9 point. However, when I later followed up the original track I found where that track took off running 30-40 yards from where I shot. Long story short, I shot a different buck than I was tracking. What stings is I was so darned close to the big buck...

 

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As my brother found me, built a fire while waiting for a ride back to camp.

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Track of the buck I was tracking:

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