Wanted: Serious bowhunter with 2 Iowa preference points

[ropadop]

We are 2 serious bowhunters looking for 2 more bowhunters to share a 6 day mid-November bowhunt on 500+ acres in southeast Iowa (near Albia).* You will need at least 2 preference points to draw a tag.* The cost for the hunt plus lodging is $2200, which is a $300 discount from the individual price. We can provide references and all the details if you are interested.* We like to hunt hard and go to bed early, so there won't be any partying going on (unless somebody shoots a Booner!)* We prefer non-smokers.* You need to be an experienced bowhunter, who can handle a real bowhunting experience.* Although we can use the outfitter's stands, we will also be hanging our own stands depending on conditions and scouting info. *There is an 135" minimum. *Outfitter has very good success rates and shot opportunities. *

PM or email if you are interested.* Thanks, Chris

[IA Monsterbuck]

We are 2 serious bowhunters looking for 2 more bowhunters to share a 6 day mid-November bowhunt on 500+ acres in southeast Iowa (near Albia).* You will need at least 2 preference points to draw a tag.* The cost for the hunt plus lodging is $2200, which is a $300 discount from the individual price. We can provide references and all the details if you are interested.* We like to hunt hard and go to bed early, so there won't be any partying going on (unless somebody shoots a Booner!)* We prefer non-smokers.* You need to be an experienced bowhunter, who can handle a real bowhunting experience.* Although we can use the outfitter's stands, we will also be hanging our own stands depending on conditions and scouting info. *There is an 135" minimum. *Outfitter has very good success rates and shot opportunities. *

PM or email if you are interested.* Thanks, Chris


That doesn't sound like much fun.

How "hard" can you hunt in a treestand? Is this a seniors hunt? :wheelchair:

:D :D :D :D

[ropadop]

That doesn't sound like much fun.

How "hard" can you hunt in a treestand? Is this a seniors hunt? :wheelchair:

:D :D :D :D


Different people have different ideas about fun. Some prefer to sit on the couch, drink beer, and watch hunting dvds.

If you don't know how to hunt "hard", then I aint going to tell ya! :haha:

[IA Monsterbuck]

Different people have different ideas about fun. Some prefer to sit on the couch, drink beer, and watch hunting dvds.

If you don't know how to hunt "hard", then I aint going to tell ya! :haha:

Sorry, I've shared camp with guys before that thought they had to ba all business 24/7 or they weren't hunting seriously. I prefer to enjoy myself while on a hunt. I can kick it at the campfire at night and still kill my buck the next day. I think most people would agree that the comradere around camp at night is a big part of the hunting experience, why do you think shows like Roadtrips and the Bone Collector are so popular? In the end the bone on tghe wall won't mean half as much as the memories and friendships you develop alon the way.

Bowhunting in the midwest is not hunting hard, I've been on some hard hunts where you do drag yourself back to camp and try to rest enough to get out and pound it hard the next day. Sitting in a treestand all day is challenging mentally but not physically. Maybe you just need to get into hunting shape. Grab a backback full of drinks and snacks and sit in your lazy boy ten hours a day every weekend for a few weeks before the hunt, that should do it. You'll be whoopin' it up with the best of them in camp in no time! :buddies:

[ROCKETMAN]

Bowhunting in the midwest is not hunting hard

I'll take respectful exception to that comment. I find doing an "all day sit" for 7-10 days very hard. Not physically so much, but mentally. Of course I don't live in the MW, but hunt there. So the "pressure" on each visit is compounded.

Spot and stalk is certainly more demanding on the body, but at least you have a different view throughout the day.

All this Iowa talk is killing me.

[ropadop]

That doesn't sound like much fun.

How "hard" can you hunt in a treestand? Is this a seniors hunt? :wheelchair:

:D :D :D :D


Sorry, I've shared camp with guys before that thought they had to ba all business 24/7 or they weren't hunting seriously. I prefer to enjoy myself while on a hunt. I can kick it at the campfire at night and still kill my buck the next day. I think most people would agree that the comradere around camp at night is a big part of the hunting experience, why do you think shows like Roadtrips and the Bone Collector are so popular? In the end the bone on tghe wall won't mean half as much as the memories and friendships you develop alon the way.

Bowhunting in the midwest is not hunting hard, I've been on some hard hunts where you do drag yourself back to camp and try to rest enough to get out and pound it hard the next day. Sitting in a treestand all day is challenging mentally but not physically. Maybe you just need to get into hunting shape. Grab a backback full of drinks and snacks and sit in your lazy boy ten hours a day every weekend for a few weeks before the hunt, that should do it. You'll be whoopin' it up with the best of them in camp in no time! :buddies:

Ok, I guess I will have to tell you how we bowhunt "hard" in the midwest! On a 6-day hunt to the midwest from PA. Get off work at 5:30 pm on Friday, Pack until midnight, leave at 4am to meet friend, drive 10-12 hrs, unpack that night. We bring 10-12 stands for two people. Next morning hang 3-4 stands each spread across a couple hundred acres, eat lunch and shower, hunt evening. Next day hunt morning, scout and hang or move stands and trail cams as needed after morning hunt, eat lunch and shower, hunt evening. Repeat until last day. Hunt morning and pull all stands. Now, if the stands are already hung by an outfitter, it might be a bit easier physically than the type of self hunts that I go on. But even so, I relish the challenge of giving it my all. That means hunting as hard as I can to give myself the best opportunity. I enjoy relaxing, having a good supper, enjoying a beer and some comraderie after a hard day of hunting! But, to be honest, I look forward to getting in my bed and sleeping the most! 4 am comes early!

[IA Monsterbuck]

Ok, I guess I will have to tell you how we bowhunt "hard" in the midwest! On a 6-day hunt to the midwest from PA. Get off work at 5:30 pm on Friday, Pack until midnight, leave at 4am to meet friend, drive 10-12 hrs, unpack that night. We bring 10-12 stands for two people. Next morning hang 3-4 stands each spread across a couple hundred acres, eat lunch and shower, hunt evening. Next day hunt morning, scout and hang or move stands and trail cams as needed after morning hunt, eat lunch and shower, hunt evening. Repeat until last day. Hunt morning and pull all stands. Now, if the stands are already hung by an outfitter, it might be a bit easier physically than the type of self hunts that I go on. But even so, I relish the challenge of giving it my all. That means hunting as hard as I can to give myself the best opportunity. I enjoy relaxing, having a good supper, enjoying a beer and some comraderie after a hard day of hunting! But, to be honest, I look forward to getting in my bed and sleeping the most! 4 am comes early!

Dang, that does sound like hard work. :sleep:

I'm fortunate enough to get the hard work out of the way early so when the season opens I don't have to. Except for dragging all those deer out. :guerney:

Seriously though, I'm kinda wondering if 12 stands isn't overdoing it a bit. By the time you get those hung oj the second day of your hunt now you've got 12 stands up and only 4 days to hunt. How do you possibly hunt all of those stands?

I understand you might have some different wind set-ups but I really believe you have to give a stand a fair chance too which means hunting it at least one morning and one evening. My buddy and I hang about that many but we have a lot more time to hunt than the six days your limited to and we still seem to under use some of them. Honestly I think we generally have maybe 6 stands that are our hard core buck hunting stands.

Good luck on your hunt. Hope you both bag a buck. One piece of advice I would have is to stay out there and hunt all day, sounds like you hunt the morning and evening but head back in and do other things in between but if you're hunting the rut time you gotta be out there midday because the buck WILL be moving.

[IA Monsterbuck]

I'll take respectful exception to that comment. I find doing an "all day sit" for 7-10 days very hard. Not physically so much, but mentally. Of course I don't live in the MW, but hunt there. So the "pressure" on each visit is compounded.

Spot and stalk is certainly more demanding on the body, but at least you have a different view throughout the day.

All this Iowa talk is killing me.

I said it was hard mentally to do all day sits, even more so when the thermometer starts dropping. That doesn't drain me and make me want to go right to bed though. A tough physical hunt, like walking the mountains of Colorado or even an Iowa shotgun hunt walking through snow and up and down ditches all day will wear me out physically and unfortunatelyforce me to bed earlier. Sucks to get old! :wheelchair:

[HoPaLONg]

drinking around the camp fire BS'ing about the day of hunting. taking a duce in the woods or desert after a 8 mile hike now thats hunting.

Guided hunt on private property, lodge, some one to cook you (that is not your buddy that lost a bet and has to be camp ****) . sounds like you pay to kill.

try thinking about if you were an animal and how you would rather be hunted. the ground is the only way to go....

[ROCKETMAN]

Sucks to get old! :wheelchair:

Yep but I'm having hard time with too much sympathey:violin: for
iliveinthepromisedlandiamonsterbuck:p

[IA Monsterbuck]

drinking around the camp fire BS'ing about the day of hunting. taking a duce in the woods or desert after a 8 mile hike now thats hunting.

Guided hunt on private property, lodge, some one to cook you (that is not your buddy that lost a bet and has to be camp ****) . sounds like you pay to kill.

try thinking about if you were an animal and how you would rather be hunted. the ground is the only way to go....

I'd say by somebody with really bad eyesight and even worse aim! :crosshair:

:D:D:D

[killemclean]

id agree with iamonsterbuck.i do hunt hard,but when im not hunting im trying to get to know the guys in camp.hunting is a release for me.i spend 16 hour days in a mens max prison bein serious and on my guard,so i dont get myself or somone else killed.ill be darned if im gonna stay hardcore when im hunting,i wanna laugh;i wanna learn from guys in camp ;i wanna teach;and i wanna hunt hard when its time to hunt hard.i like meeting serious hunters; guys that like myself live to hunt. id love to kill a BOONER, but to be totally honest the booner is secondary to the entire experience for me.if i can laugh and let loose with new freinds,hunt hard and take a p&y DOE,ive had a great hunt.if i take a monster buck in the process,icing on the cake.

[ropadop]

Dang, that does sound like hard work. :sleep:

I'm fortunate enough to get the hard work out of the way early so when the season opens I don't have to. Except for dragging all those deer out. :guerney:

Seriously though, I'm kinda wondering if 12 stands isn't overdoing it a bit. By the time you get those hung oj the second day of your hunt now you've got 12 stands up and only 4 days to hunt. How do you possibly hunt all of those stands?

I understand you might have some different wind set-ups but I really believe you have to give a stand a fair chance too which means hunting it at least one morning and one evening. My buddy and I hang about that many but we have a lot more time to hunt than the six days your limited to and we still seem to under use some of them. Honestly I think we generally have maybe 6 stands that are our hard core buck hunting stands.

Good luck on your hunt. Hope you both bag a buck. One piece of advice I would have is to stay out there and hunt all day, sounds like you hunt the morning and evening but head back in and do other things in between but if you're hunting the rut time you gotta be out there midday because the buck WILL be moving.

One of the most interesting and challenging aspects of bowhunting for me is figuring out what the deer are doing and hanging the stands accordingly. Some stands may only get one sit in our week. We do try to put out some trail cams to help figure out the deer movement. If a stand is really hot, then we will sit it all day. In the end, I just want to get the most out of my trip. I have a family and work obligations that limit my hunting, but I have that week all to myself!

So, anybody interested in going to Iowa?

Thanks, Chris

[meyerske]

Ropadop is trying to nicely say that if you aren't seriously scent conscious or if you like to drink heavily and smoke, or like to stomp through doe bedding areas during the rut, that just really wouldn't fit in. If you want to sleep in and/or hang in the lodge, no problem, we just might not be there except in the evenings. Shoot either of us a PM and we'll be glad to fill you in.