any hunters around des moines?

anyone around the des moines area do either bow or muzzle loader hunting?

 

I do both (and shotgun)...I'm about 30 miles south of Des Moines.

 

do you usually do early or late season muzzle? I do shotgun also dependin on how bow is going, do you own land or hunt on public?

 

I hunt bow and shotgun I also taxidermy

 

how long have you been doing taxidermy for? Do you hunt on private or public land?

 

have either of you thought about doing a big game hunt? I have kinda got my self worked up to purchasing a bear hunt in maine this year "Bow Hunting" i think it would be a blast : )

 

i shotgun hunt and my grandparents own land down in unionville.

 

I prefer late muzzie (best time to pattern big bucks on food sources) but often go early because a buddy of mine likes to go then.  I own land in Madison and Appanoose counties.

 

I am going bear hunting in WI for the first time ever in September - took 5 years to get drawn for a tag.  Hunting on a friend's land.  Am also planning on going archery for this hunt.  He keeps sending me trail cam pics from the bait site he set up for me so that gets the adrenline going a bit!  Good luck in Maine!

 

I heard it took anywhere from 5-7 years to get a tag that's crazy, the place in Maine guarantees a tag at purchase and I double checked on that when I called. I'm trying to find a few others to come with so hopefully someone wants to join so I'll actually get to go this year

 

Black bear hunting is great! I've done it twice (succesfully too!) and can't wait till my baby girl gets bigger so I can do it again. I went to Ear Falls, Ontario both times, and it was pretty reasonable too. $1000 for the hunting and fishing too. The mosquitos really sucked bad, but a head net goes along way to curing that. Good luck with your hunt!