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Post by mattfinney on Dec 3, 2023 22:16:08 GMT -5
And who cares. Move there and enjoy it all you want. One less person to compete with here. All you’ve ever been good at on any site is stirring the pot and trying to get hunters to go against one another. It gets old. Because we disagree, that means I'm trying to get hunters to go against one another? I'm not trying to get hunters to go against one another. I'm just expressing my preferences in regard to deer regulations, and asking how others feel about deer regulations.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 3, 2023 22:17:50 GMT -5
Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world. This is an undisputed fact. The reason Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world is because their firearms season is not in November. This is also a fact. Grass is always greener on other side of fence they say. The Habitat varies from state to state, some things that work in one may not work in another. End day INDIANA's wildlife agency has never been known to manage it's wildlife and fisheries to extent as some of our neighbors. Politcs along with big money corp. entities have a say here. You can dream of big changes I suppose, but I expect things to remain the same , without any major changes. Want changes, buy a big chunk of whitetail heaven and manage to your liking, would be your best bet.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 3, 2023 22:23:02 GMT -5
LOL....
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 3, 2023 23:46:39 GMT -5
Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world. This is an undisputed fact. The reason Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world is because their firearms season is not in November. This is also a fact. Fact? Really? NUMBER OF B and C ENTRIES FOR 2020-2022Iowa? - Is a distant 5th and sliding down fast (3rd to 5th) Indiana? 2nd only to Wisconsin and progressing fast (10th to 2nd) Data source - www.boone-crockett.org/top-trophy-whitetail-states-2023
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 3, 2023 23:51:57 GMT -5
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 4, 2023 2:09:28 GMT -5
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Post by mattfinney on Dec 4, 2023 7:56:52 GMT -5
Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world. This is an undisputed fact. The reason Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world is because their firearms season is not in November. This is also a fact. If I am not mistaking Ohio's gun season is not in the rut, it is a 1 buck state so why isn't Ohio the best state. Iowa only has about 100 thousand deer gun hunters, Indiana has 300,000 per Google. So You want to keep 2/3s of the hunters home so you can shoot a big buck. Indiana will never be Iowa and I can imbrace that. if you can't please.... move to Iowa and leave our state alone If your satisfaction in hunting comes from inches you should have become a yardstick maker. Onebentarrow Crossbows and baiting are keeping Ohio way down when compared to Iowa.
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Post by mattfinney on Dec 4, 2023 8:01:42 GMT -5
Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world. This is an undisputed fact. The reason Iowa has the best deer hunting in the world is because their firearms season is not in November. This is also a fact. Fact? Really? NUMBER OF B and C ENTRIES FOR 2020-2022Iowa? - Is a distant 5th and sliding down fast (3rd to 5th) Indiana? 2nd only to Wisconsin and progressing fast (10th to 2nd) Data source - www.boone-crockett.org/top-trophy-whitetail-states-2023Interesting that you equate B and C entries to good deer hunting. I would say the amount of quality, non-pay access would be a better indicator. Indiana produces a lot of big bucks because we have the best soil in the world, and we allow NR's to buy/lease up huge chunks of land, grow a bunch of booners, and makesure residents of the state have no access to them. Iowa is the best, everyone knows it, you're completely delusional if you want to deny that.
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Post by BigJLocke on Dec 4, 2023 8:08:30 GMT -5
Interesting that you equate B and C entries to good deer hunting. I would say the amount of quality, non-pay access would be a better indicator. Indiana produces a lot of big bucks because we have the best soil in the world, and we allow NR's to buy/lease up huge chunks of land, grow a bunch of booners, and makesure residents of the state have no access to them. Iowa is the best, everyone knows it, you're completely delusional if you want to deny that. So if it’s not record entries, then what makes Iowa so much better than everyone else? I guess I need it spelled out for me because I don’t see what makes them the land of milk and honey. You said it’s an undisputed fact that Iowa deer hunting is hands down the best hunting in the world, but based on what? That sounds like an opinion, and not an undisputed fact.
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Post by astronankin on Dec 4, 2023 8:09:04 GMT -5
I enjoy the seasons the way they are. But maybe muzzy season in December could be slightly extended..... Also do you not have crossbows? There is no crossbow season, they are considered archery Equipment and are legal to use all throughout archery season.
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Post by astronankin on Dec 4, 2023 8:10:54 GMT -5
We are. The articles about it I've read before on the Internet. This came out last summer.
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Post by jjas on Dec 4, 2023 8:12:11 GMT -5
Matt,
If you are so unhappy with Indiana deer hunting,(and covet Iowa's regs so much) you can either move to Iowa or buy and/or lease some land in Indiana and treat it like it's your own little piece of Iowa.
Have fun and good luck...
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Post by astronankin on Dec 4, 2023 8:17:11 GMT -5
Interesting that you equate B and C entries to good deer hunting. I would say the amount of quality, non-pay access would be a better indicator. Indiana produces a lot of big bucks because we have the best soil in the world, and we allow NR's to buy/lease up huge chunks of land, grow a bunch of booners, and makesure residents of the state have no access to them. Iowa is the best, everyone knows it, you're completely delusional if you want to deny that. Iowa is one of the best, for sure, but Indiana, yes we have a lot of B and C bucks running around. I agree that the amount of free quality access is a good indicator, however the number of entered B and C bucks is too. I'm your typical hunter who will shoot the first good buck that presents a good shot, but guess what? I have have two or three B and C bucks in gun range, and I'm not joking. I just did something stupid that put me in a position where I wasn't able to shoot. One was a nontypical 12 pt that would have scored over 200", not kidding here either. I didn't have to pay, and the hunting was free on Purdue properties. And each year, I see at least one large mature buck while hunting. So you don't need to pay to get to the big ones but the numbers don't lie either. And those are the ones that are entered.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 4, 2023 8:19:48 GMT -5
Interesting that you equate B and C entries to good deer hunting. I would say the amount of quality, non-pay access would be a better indicator. Indiana produces a lot of big bucks because we have the best soil in the world, and we allow NR's to buy/lease up huge chunks of land, grow a bunch of booners, and makesure residents of the state have no access to them. Iowa is the best, everyone knows it, you're completely delusional if you want to deny that. Why do you even care? Go back to where you came from if it's so wonderful. Bye!! 👋
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 4, 2023 8:31:09 GMT -5
Interesting that you equate B and C entries to good deer hunting. I would say the amount of quality, non-pay access would be a better indicator. Indiana produces a lot of big bucks because we have the best soil in the world, and we allow NR's to buy/lease up huge chunks of land, grow a bunch of booners, and makesure residents of the state have no access to them. Iowa is the best, everyone knows it, you're completely delusional if you want to deny that. Best soil? Maybe part of central and some of northern , certainly not lower 3rd of state. You seem to come here with a agenda, and it is very apparent that the majority disagree with you. I would never support a proposal to limit or take away hunting days afield for any group of hunters. ( For record I mature buck hunt, and mostly bowhunt.) Indiana.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 4, 2023 10:35:24 GMT -5
Matt, You do realize that Indiana is a fairly small state and has limited resources right? But let's compare your Iowa to our Indiana for non-pay access land. IndianaTotal Acreage - 22,929,000 USFS Acreage - 196,000 State Owned - 306,000 Land open to hunt - 502,000 % of state open to hunt - 2.2 Acres per person to hunt - 0.1 Iowa Total Acreage - 35,749,000 USFS Acreage - 0 State Owned - 266,000 Land open to hunt - 266,000 % of state open to hunt - .7 Acres per person to hunt - 0.1 So Indiana has almost double the acreage open to public hunting that Iowa has. Indiana has three times the percent of its land mass open to hunting that Iowa has. Acres to hunt per person is tied. Source - www.backcountrychronicles.com/public-hunting-land/
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Post by bowtech5 on Dec 4, 2023 11:33:09 GMT -5
Season dates are fine, I like the flexibility of the long season. Never have understood the ed off people that hate crossbows . Everybody gets the same amount of tags doesn't matter if they use compound, crossbow, or gun.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 4, 2023 11:33:20 GMT -5
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Post by ukwil on Dec 4, 2023 12:01:34 GMT -5
If I am not mistaking Ohio's gun season is not in the rut, it is a 1 buck state so why isn't Ohio the best state. Iowa only has about 100 thousand deer gun hunters, Indiana has 300,000 per Google. So You want to keep 2/3s of the hunters home so you can shoot a big buck. Indiana will never be Iowa and I can imbrace that. if you can't please.... move to Iowa and leave our state alone If your satisfaction in hunting comes from inches you should have become a yardstick maker. Onebentarrow Crossbows and baiting are keeping Ohio way down when compared to Iowa. Do you have hard facts to support this?
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 4, 2023 13:06:00 GMT -5
He has no facts.
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