I’ve got a buddy from KS who’s drawn Iowa and he hunted public. Absolute giants on public out there. 180-200+ are not out of the ordinary for a few public tracts. The leasing game in the Midwest has gotten very difficult. Lots of smaller farms are leased to out of staters but basically hunted when they’re not there. Bad thing is you never know it and have no idea what they’re killing. That’s not just Iowa. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I’m going to spend that kind of money I’m WAY ahead leasing ground in AL by the right people and managing for 130-150” deer and being content.
Your right Matt- my leasing out of state days are over when these run out. Too many variables you can’t control. Im staying home from now on except maybe for the occasional pay hunt somewhere.
