The Iowa Deer Hunting seasons are beginning to wind down.
Last night brought a new blanket of snow to cover what had become bare to ice covered ground.
Wind is to start being a factor tomorrow, opening day of the January Antlerless that runs from the 11th - 25th. More snow is on the way for Monday and Tuesday - a drop off of daytime highs. Ah winter...
Today is the end of the second Muzzleloader season. There has been some activity on the adjacent open bean field to the south. At this point, the only report I have heard is of not getting kills with shots fired. Deer injuries seemed to have been the majority of results.
I did hear from a hunter tracking a droptine buck. An atypical antler formation for this area, estimating it to score 180 - 200 on the Boone & Crockett scale. He told me that he had injured him and the animal was observed to be staying in my timber. I gave him permission to get the buck if it had been injured, that was early this past week. Another stipulation was that I get to see this buck that lived in our neighborhood. So far no updates have been received as to his succcess...
2008-2009 Iowa Deer Seasons
Youth - Sep. 20th - Oct. 5th
Disabled - Sep. 20th - Oct. 5th
Archery-
Oct. 1st - Dec. 5th
Dec. 22th - Jan. 10th
Muzzleloader -
Early Oct. 11th - 19th
Late Dec. 22nd - Jan. 10th
Shotgun -
First Dec. 6th - 10th
Second Dec. 13th - 21st
November Anterless - Nov. 28th - 30th
January Antlerless- Jan. 11th - 25 th
STATEWIDE RESULTS - Last Updated:
Sat. Jan. 10th 10:45:39 CST 2009
Does - 64652
Antlered Bucks - 48918
Button Bucks - 13846
Shed Antler Bucks - 986
Total as of last update - 128402
This is the start of our regular route to the outside world beyond Timber Life.
Walking in windchills between -30 and -40 to get pictures further down the drive aren't in the plans today.
Hubby made a path with our Belarus tractor out in the fields yesterday to get our 4x4 pick-up out to the road a half mile to the west. He missed work on Monday and things were beginning to stack up so he had to make the 45 minute drive. The wind blew things back in as he returned to park the tractor...Instead of risking the possibility of having to walk in the dark he made some arrangements to stay with his brother overnight.
It looks like he will stay another night in town since he must make sure he gets to work before 8:00 in the morning.
So goes the winter life on Timber Life's Tundra. Stay warm everybody... ;)
