Iowa Deer Hunts
Deer Hunter Interests
| ShotgunIowa deer hunting is distinguished from our other states as Iowa is a shotgun rather than a rifle deer state. Many feel this accounts for Iowa's higher than average trophy whitetail production allowing our bow hunters to enjoy the highest ratio of trophy success across all seasons amongst our three states. A second distinction of our leases are the large corporate farm leases. Iowa corporate farms are willing to lease to our Association as we provide millions of dollars in liability coverage in addition to the release of liability form all Association hunters. Without that insurance, that costs the Association a good chunk of change, no one would hunt these large tracts of land as corporations are not willing to assume hunter risks. This is also a growing trend in Kansas.
Missouri-Iowa AdvantageOne point we find most do not consider is that the Missouri one side four point restriction zone boarders a significant stretch of the Iowa-Missouri State line where we lease land in Iowa. Those more mature deer cross that manmade boundary. That Missouri restriction zone has been around long enough that most 8-pointers are safe as most hunters seek out the larger 10's and 12's. Read more about the Missouri four point restriction zone. TrophyOur lease land has produced many a trophy whitetail and most will readily recognize the overall production of Iowa deer zones 4 & 5 just from record book accounting. This is both a benefit and consequence for the Association self guided hunters. Invariably the year following a record trophy harvest in any one zone, that zone will receive an increase in the number of tag applicants and individual potential tag draw success declines. The benefit comes the second year and beyond as the record book deer chaser competition wanes as those that chase record racks seek the latest record whitetail deer area, rarely the same zone as the previous season, and individual success rates for successful tag draw increases with the lower number of overall deer tag applicants. A secondary effect of those that had deer hunted the previous season in such a case were more likely looking for those exceptional and rare trophy whitetail deer passing on many respectable racks that will gain a year or two additional maturity. The second subsequent year and beyond within any zone of a record book deer harvest will then rebound with a greater number of larger racked trophy whitetail deer and the cycle will resume with those that chase record book deer. This has been our overall experience in the Association in all three states we lease deer land and a bit more advanced in terms of Iowa.
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