Expect Good Deer Season

I found an article in the Des Moines Register that I found very interesting. It talks about opening deer season, and why it should be a good season this year. There are over 100,000 Iowa deer hunters this year and they are all looking to get the “big one.” There are two seasons and the first one begins this Saturday.

“Weather models predict temperatures a bit above the normal highs in the mid-30s across central Iowa,” states Steve Teachout of the National Weather Service in Johnston. Juli Probasco-Sowers, the author of this articles states that when the weather is particularly nasty, fewers deer are killed because fewer hunters make it out into the cold.

Being a deer hunting myself, I can state from experience that hunting is a lot more fun when the weather cooperates. Also as the article states, it seems like there are not as many deer in the northwestern part of Iowa as there are in other parts. I am sure people in other parts of the state say the same thing; I guess you just have to find the right place to hunt.

The number of deer killed from 2005-2006 were higher than those killed in the 2006-2007 season. Over 50 percent of the deer killed were does. Most hunters are looking for those big bucks with the huge racks, but when it comes down to it, you take what you can get. I am looking forward to hunting this year, and hope to get that big one!

Probasco-Sowers, Juli. “Expect Good Deer Season.” Des Moines Register. (25 Nov 2007) 27 Nov 2007. [www.desmoinesregister.com].