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DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Deerhunter323 » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:34 am

Who all is going to hunt Iowa in 2020 or 2021? I am looking at having 4 points in 2021 and will be doing a solo public land DIY trip. I would love to get any info from one of you guys who is on a different year cycle than I am for getting a tag there or anyone else to share camp with. Would be nice to have someone help drag one out and share stories with at the end of the day. I am planning on the Sedan Bottoms area and the SW part of Rathbun.


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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Tim H » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:44 am

I currently have 3 points and will try for a kill tag this year in zone 4. I've recently heard that it may take at least 5 points now to draw an archery tag in 4 but have only heard things. Also heard they are increasing the points up to 90 dollars, but again only just hearing things.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby muddy » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:57 am

I'll be hunting Iowa both years hopefully!
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby seazofcheeze » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:03 am

muddy wrote:I'll be hunting Iowa both years hopefully!


Some guys have all the luck.


I have 5 points and plan on hunting fall 2020. Not entirely sure which zone yet.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Deerhunter323 » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:06 am

Muddy you hunt mostly public or private?
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby muddy » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:07 am

Deerhunter323 wrote:Muddy you hunt mostly public or private?


Mostly private with some public mixed in.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby RiverBottoms » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:22 am

I also have 3 points right now, not sure if I will try and draw this year. Seems to me like there is less public in Iowa relative to the surrounding states, am I just not looking hard enough?
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby muddy » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:32 am

seazofcheeze wrote:
muddy wrote:I'll be hunting Iowa both years hopefully!


Some guys have all the luck.t.


Born lucky in this instance!
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby MN_DeerHunter » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:39 am

RiverBottoms wrote:I also have 3 points right now, not sure if I will try and draw this year. Seems to me like there is less public in Iowa relative to the surrounding states, am I just not looking hard enough?


I also have 3 points, so will have 4 going into this fall. You are correct in your research, IA doesn't have as much public lands as other states.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Thesouthpaw » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:13 pm

Currently have 3 points, will have 4 after this May. Plan to hunt Zone 5 in 2021.
Anything worth doing, is worth over doing.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Thesouthpaw » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:17 pm

NorthwoodsWiscoHnter wrote:I currently have 3 points and will try for a kill tag this year in zone 4. I've recently heard that it may take at least 5 points now to draw an archery tag in 4 but have only heard things. Also heard they are increasing the points up to 90 dollars, but again only just hearing things.

All the draw results that I saw from this past year showed that 4 points was pretty close to 100% in all zones. Hopefully the point price doesn't go up!
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby tundra@1 » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:58 pm

I have hunted Iowa since the 80's... I will mince no words, I have no heros, since the Wensels and other took over great areas, and than TV hunting came of age, they exed a lot of regular hard hunters out.... Money talks and BS walks.... NOw I draw about every 2 years, but I am away from all the BS.....But since I am over 70 and things are changing, I will give a young hunter a piece of advice,,, Go find it on your own,,, but if I were you, I would look over the Iowa river......................... good luck Most of the Iowa heros are full of s...
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby UntouchableNess » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:10 pm

RiverBottoms wrote:I also have 3 points right now, not sure if I will try and draw this year. Seems to me like there is less public in Iowa relative to the surrounding states, am I just not looking hard enough?

Stupid low percentage of something like 3% public. There is a publication, think it is the Iowa Sportsman's Atlas, that does a good job of showing all hunting land.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby wrusch » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:13 pm

I have 4 points and hoping to draw zone 5 in 2020. Been scouting public down there for the last few months. Some good, some bad. Seems to get just as much pressure during the bow season as SW WI and SE MN. Just more bucks and bigger.
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Re: DIY Iowa Public Fall 2021

Unread postby Dewey » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:31 pm

Here are the 2019 draw statistics.

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I currently have 3 points so should draw this year with 4 points.


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