Pictures from my Iowa Public Land Scout

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Pictures from my Iowa Public Land Scout

Unread postby westmibow » Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:49 pm

I was able to spend a day scouting two public areas that I am looking at hunting this year or next. I have scouting both of these before.

The one area I found some really good stuff but didn't take much pictures. Here are just a few from that area.
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The other area is an area I know pretty good. This was my 3rd trip here. Last year I was able to find a great spot. I named it "booner's bedroom". You can see why.

Here are the pictures from last spring - 2013
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So you can imagine I was anxious to get back to this spot and see what was going on. Its a little bit of a hike about 2 miles and across two pretty good size drains. Its a group of cedar trees that make an oval shape. There is a lot of undergrowth and briars around it. I have to crawl on my hands and knees to get to the bed. It has 3 light trails going into it.
Here is what I found as I approached it.
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Enough to get a person excited but I wanted to see that tree inside it and here is what I found. You can see the bed at the base.
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Looks pretty much the same to me?
So that has me excited but I wanted to scout it really good and come up with a potential plan of attack. I worked my way down the ridge a little farther. I found some more big rubs all on cedars.
Here is one.
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Then I walked up on this and just shook my head. These are the biggest rubs I've ever seen in person.
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So now my plan of attack. I am still processing and trying to figure out how to approach this without blowing it.
Here is a couple videos on my initial thoughts.
http://s863.photobucket.com/user/chad18 ... 3.mp4.html
This is a video of a water crossing I checked out. I am trying to figure out how they are approaching this area. The flood plain below the bedding areas or along the ridge. My guess is the ridge. I know they can swim but the sign is telling me they are using the ridge.
http://s863.photobucket.com/user/chad18 ... b.mp4.html

Hope the videos work. Anyway just thought I'd share because even though they are just rubs, they are the "right" rubs and they are huge. I'm thinking a pretty big buck and its used year after year so I think even if one goes another will move in. Can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts opinions.


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Re: Pictures from my Iowa Public Land Scout

Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:04 pm

Nothing but a white screen comes up for me. Sounds like you found a good spot though.
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Re: Pictures from my Iowa Public Land Scout

Unread postby Dewey » Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:50 pm

Looks like some good stuff. Good luck! 8-)
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8-) 8-) .......cool find
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Unread postby JAB » Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:55 pm

It looks like you found some dandy places, good luck, let us know how it goes!

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Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:43 am

Good looking terrain!

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Re: Pictures from my Iowa Public Land Scout

Unread postby Stanley » Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:13 am

Nice looking areas for sure.
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