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overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby muddy » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:01 pm

There is a very VERY large chunk of public bottom lands not far from where I hunt. A river turns into a reservoir so you name it and it's there as far as terrain. The DNR has food plots, the area is surrounded by corn and beans, and it has plenty of pressure, but not over the top pressure.

Where in the world does a guy even start to dissect something like this? I was driving around with my kids this afternoon on the one side of this place thinking, "I gotta get some foot prints on this place this winter, I'm definitely missing out"

I honestly believe a guy could go in here and pop a 150+ every year if he put in some honest ground pounding.

Anyone want to road trip to Iowa for a shed hunt this spring?


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Unread postby BigHunt » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:02 pm

a map would start :mrgreen:
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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby Beauford » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:05 pm

How far in Iowa from 3o minutes north of Madison Wisconsin
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Unread postby BigHunt » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:07 pm

im up for the road trip tell me when and where and ill tell you if i can do it or not ;) 8-)
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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:12 pm

Wait for some snow and wear out your boots covering everything you possibly can. This should give you an idea how many deer are actually there. Places like that I like to check out during the late bow season and it sure feels good to get out and walk after spending so much time in treestands.

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Unread postby BigRed » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:36 pm

i hear ya, the 3 places we hunt most are 3,000/ 4,000 and 20,000 respectively. When i stand on some of those ridges overlookin it all i feel the same way especially when things arent goin good because they could be anywhere. But I think it was Dan that said in the hill country video when you truly break a property like that down with leeward sides and bedding areas and travel corridors it helps. Lots of boot work and aerials and topos. But you dont need me to tell you that.
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Unread postby muddy » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:52 pm

BigRed wrote:i hear ya, the 3 places we hunt most are 3,000/ 4,000 and 20,000 respectively. When i stand on some of those ridges overlookin it all i feel the same way especially when things arent goin good because they could be anywhere. But I think it was Dan that said in the hill country video when you truly break a property like that down with leeward sides and bedding areas and travel corridors it helps. Lots of boot work and aerials and topos. But you dont need me to tell you that.


Yeah I know, it's just freaking huge to look at on a map and even bigger when you start driving. It's over 15,000 acres and it wouldn't be hard to cut out the worthless places with a little spare time and map work. Just have to get them all printed out and start looking at them.

Problem being the spare time.
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Unread postby BigRed » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:14 pm

muddy wrote:
BigRed wrote:i hear ya, the 3 places we hunt most are 3,000/ 4,000 and 20,000 respectively. When i stand on some of those ridges overlookin it all i feel the same way especially when things arent goin good because they could be anywhere. But I think it was Dan that said in the hill country video when you truly break a property like that down with leeward sides and bedding areas and travel corridors it helps. Lots of boot work and aerials and topos. But you dont need me to tell you that.


Yeah I know, it's just freaking huge to look at on a map and even bigger when you start driving. It's over 15,000 acres and it wouldn't be hard to cut out the worthless places with a little spare time and map work. Just have to get them all printed out and start looking at them.

Problem being the spare time.


Isnt that the truth. I wish i could put the time in i used to before i had a family knowing what ive learned from here. Id be alot farther along in my hunting career.
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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby Gardner Swamp » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:23 pm

[quote="muddy"]There is a very VERY large chunk of public bottom lands not far from where I hunt. A river turns into a reservoir so you name it and it's there as far as terrain. The DNR has food plots, the area is surrounded by corn and beans, and it has plenty of pressure, but not over the top pressure.

Where in the world does a guy even start to dissect something like this? I was driving around with my kids this afternoon on the one side of this place thinking, "I gotta get some foot prints on this place this winter, I'm definitely missing out"

I honestly believe a guy could go in here and pop a 150+ every year if he put in some honest ground pounding.

Anyone want to road trip to Iowa for a shed hunt this spring?[/quote]



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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby BigRed » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:29 pm

Gardner Swamp wrote:
muddy wrote:There is a very VERY large chunk of public bottom lands not far from where I hunt. A river turns into a reservoir so you name it and it's there as far as terrain. The DNR has food plots, the area is surrounded by corn and beans, and it has plenty of pressure, but not over the top pressure.

Where in the world does a guy even start to dissect something like this? I was driving around with my kids this afternoon on the one side of this place thinking, "I gotta get some foot prints on this place this winter, I'm definitely missing out"

I honestly believe a guy could go in here and pop a 150+ every year if he put in some honest ground pounding.

Anyone want to road trip to Iowa for a shed hunt this spring?[/quote]



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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby Lil Hodag » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:53 pm

Mark and I are coming down this spring to scout for a few days. This is one of the spots we want to hit and we're bring a boat. We were planning and talking Sat. night while at his birthday bash.
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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby muddy » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:55 pm

Lil Hodag wrote:Mark and I are coming down this spring to scout for a few days. This is one of the spots we want to hit and we're bring a boat. We were planning and talking Sat. night while at his birthday bash.


Perfect. I'll print out the maps and you guys mark where I should hunt and I will give you first hand reports next fall.
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Unread postby BackWoodsHunter » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:04 pm

muddy wrote:
Lil Hodag wrote:Mark and I are coming down this spring to scout for a few days. This is one of the spots we want to hit and we're bring a boat. We were planning and talking Sat. night while at his birthday bash.


Perfect. I'll print out the maps and you guys mark where I should hunt and I will give you first hand reports next fall.



Sounds like Hodag is gettin the short end of the stick! :lol:

I wouldn't mind hunting sheds in Iowa if it's an open invite but I don't really want to see what I'm missing out on. Could be a sad return to old WI.
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Re: overwhelmingly large public tract

Unread postby Lil Hodag » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:07 pm

muddy wrote:
Lil Hodag wrote:Mark and I are coming down this spring to scout for a few days. This is one of the spots we want to hit and we're bring a boat. We were planning and talking Sat. night while at his birthday bash.


Perfect. I'll print out the maps and you guys mark where I should hunt and I will give you first hand reports next fall.


That's actually what we were hoping. We can only spend so many days scouting in the spring and if you can dedicate some actual hunting time this fall you can give first hand reports. I doubt we draw a tag this fall.....
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Unread postby muddy » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:14 pm

Lil Hodag wrote:That's actually what we were hoping. We can only spend so many days scouting in the spring and if you can dedicate some actual hunting time this fall you can give first hand reports. I doubt we draw a tag this fall.....


I'll have maps printed, taped together, and mailed to you then. You guys just make sure you have walleyes caught, filleted, bagged, and frozen for me when I show up this winter! LoL
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