Whitetail Deer Hunting - Iowa deer plans

Iowa deer hunting seasons offers deer hunting by muzzleloader, shotgun rather than rifle and archery. How Iowa deer hunting applies to Mid-America Hunting Association is that all may deer hunt any season they have a tag for. This facet opens doors.

Variety

This further can be dovetailed into the Kansas and Missouri seasons we offer on our private lease land allowing the hunter many options of concentrating on one particular season in three states or expanding his yearly adventure through some radically different habitat while pursuing the same animal, the whitetail. This variety gives that extra bit of opportunity that while available through other hunt options is more readily available thorough our one type of membership cost covering all there states of Kansas, Missouri and Iowa and all seasons.

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An illustration of just what this opportunity may be is a plan to enjoy both a rifle and archery hunt within the same year even for the die-hard bow hunter who would never before consider picking up a rifle. This is how it could work.

Any one hunter could plan to spend the bulk of his time archery hunting and apply for an Iowa tag anticipating getting one every two to three seasons. During those in-between years, that same bow hunter may purchase an over the counter Missouri archery tag and continue his bow hunting endeavor. Or, perhaps he would also apply for a Kansas rifle tag in one of the big open country deer management units where bow hunters really have no business hunting. This may be in the part of Kansas we are describing where individual trees are often landmarks and where putting on a good pair of leather walking boots and stalking through the hundreds of draws is the more appropriate deer hunting method. This is country where all who deer hunt should be well practiced with the 300 yard high hit point of aim confidence.

Our Iowa deer hunting is one more deer hunting choice.

What this example provides is a way to add to the learning process through applying whitetail deer hunter skills under a varied degree of conditions to more thoroughly learn the quarry. If this does not yet seem appropriate, think of it again after the eighth day in stand on a bow hunt when the thought of taking a walk about may seem far more appealing.

Classic Self Guided Hunter

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A self guided hunter typically means a lone hunter and his pictures reflect that deer hunting is a solitary activity. No outfitter sign to pose by, no one to take the picture and what deer hunter carries extra equipment such as a tripod for his camera.

Muzzleloader

Muzzleloader hunters have an advantage through Iowa's late into January muzzleloader deer season that allows a much later than most states deer hunting opportunity. This is a viable option for the deer hunters that chase multiple state deer tags within the three states of MAHA lease land and elsewhere.

What Iowa’s late January muzzleloader deer season allows for is near immunity from affecting other successful state deer tag draws. An illustration is the year a deer hunter draws a Wyoming Elk tag and had successfully applied for and received the late January Iowa muzzleloader tag as well. The Wyoming Elk hunt that occurs from October through December is unaffected by the January muzzleloader season. This one aspect alone alleviates the risk of successfully drawing overlapping tags (seasons) when applying to multiple states within one year.

Deer Hunter Feedback

Hello Maha Staff, My wife and I took our vacation trip the week of June 3-9 to enjoy a little time away from our usual schedules and take a look at some of the Maha lands. After spending a few days in Branson, Mo., where the wife and I could relax and enjoy some of the many shows and great food, it was off on a long road trip that took us into SE then NC Kansas, eastward into Northern Missouri, up into Iowa to pick up a camper, hopefully to be used on subsequent hunting trips up that way, then finally back down thru Missouri, looking at Maha lands and a little scouting along the way. Coming from South Mississippi where we have mostly timberland, I must admit that I was very impressed with what I found on our lands. Along the way we met some very nice people and appreciate the courteous and friendly nature of those we met. Although mostly we rode around familiarizing myself with the maps and different roads and getting a roadside view of many properties, I learned a lot about our association lands. I was fortunate enough to put my feet down on a few properties in both Ks. and Mo. and am not surprised at all at what I found. The deer sign was everywhere, I saw several deer, almost stepped on a fawn [that will get your blood pumping] many turkeys and other birds, untold rabbits and many great stand locations. True to my nature I looked at properties that were suggested by staff, as well as some that I selected myself from the map list. Most all were great deer properties, the ones referred by staff have great potential "thanks guys for those recommendations". And thanks to Shaun for putting up with me and being so helpful and courteous. All in all it was a very good trip, with me finding what I expected in potential deer and other game hunting land and I will be back soon to prepare for the upcoming seasons. I put in for the deer gun units in Ks. as recommended and bought a preference point for Ia., so hopefully I'll get the Ks. tag. Whatever happens I am looking forward to a great deer season in Mo. and possibly Ks.. In closing, it is quite apparent that Maha delivers on what it promises, with quality hunting properties and courteous staff, and I'm looking forward to many years of enjoyable days in the outdoors on our lands. Thanks so much, Sincerely, Bob [last name deleted]

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The only point is with our approach to do it yourself hunts is our Iowa option is just that, one more option. Use it as best as possible. None of us feels they get enough field time.

Hard Deer Hunt Weather

Hi Gents,
Tell Jerry thanks for letting me know that the property I was hoping to get had opened up for the weekend. The ice storm Saturday was horrible. The county highways in [location deleted] looked like glass. I had to take all dirt roads instead. I was able to get a ground blind set up in the freezing rain, but the mesh windows quickly iced over, and I couldn't see out of any of them. The wind blew hard, and trees were breaking and falling all over the place. I was glad I didn't set up the blind under any of them. This was probably the first opening day that I never heard a single gun shot...not a one. My wife was very upset that I went hunting when she heard a jet slid off the runway up here and shut down the airport for six hours. Oh well...

Anyhow, today's weather was a little better, but it was cold and extremely windy. It dipped into the 20's, and the wind was a constant 20mph with the occasional 40-50mph gust. It was rough, but despite the wind, the buck in the attached picture crept by me at dark-thirty. It took me almost two hours to get the cart and pull him back to the truck. Fortunately, that farm has an old machine shed near the field entrance where I could hide from the stinging wind and perform a "headlight field dressing". Sorry I don't have a well-composed field pictures...it was just too dang cold!

Thanks...and give Jerry a raise, :) [name deleted]

Thank you for the great description about the weather conditions to show well the range that can be expected. Not too many hunt videos out there under such adverse weather. Congratulations and thanks for the story.

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