Time to apply for Iowa...

[Tim H]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

[Dewey]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

[Groundhunter@1]

Don't forget water access.

[Dewey]

Don't forget water access.

On it.

[Forkhorn]

Brother and I are at 3 points this yr, should draw next yr

[upwind predator]

Ill be buying my 3rd preference point this month . Might try to draw next year, we’ll see tho.

[MitchB]

I just got my second point today. I think I may go for Zone 9 in 2025 when I have 3 points.

[Tim H]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

[Dewey]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

[MitchB]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I’m going to try to scout out and maybe even hunt some western IL bluffs the next couple years. No need to start learning that on a $700 tag

[Tim H]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

Yeah when I decided to go to zone 4 I was also considering zone 9 at the time. The WI and MN nonresidents were one reason I went to 4. But to be honest, I still ran into a bunch in 4 when I hunted it along with NY and AR. Zone 9 seems like not as much as long a wait so I might go that route.

[MitchB]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

Yeah when I decided to go to zone 4 I was also considering zone 9 at the time. The WI and MN nonresidents were one reason I went to 4. But to be honest, I still ran into a bunch in 4 when I hunted it along with NY and AR. Zone 9 seems like not as much as long a wait so I might go that route.

My thoughts as well. And it seems like there’s a decent amount of public land in 9 too?

[Jackson Marsh]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

Yeah when I decided to go to zone 4 I was also considering zone 9 at the time. The WI and MN nonresidents were one reason I went to 4. But to be honest, I still ran into a bunch in 4 when I hunted it along with NY and AR. Zone 9 seems like not as much as long a wait so I might go that route.

It seems like every out-of-state hunter in zone 9 (except me) hunts with a crew of 5 to 10 guys...I don't understand that, but it's common to see.

[Dewey]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

Yeah when I decided to go to zone 4 I was also considering zone 9 at the time. The WI and MN nonresidents were one reason I went to 4. But to be honest, I still ran into a bunch in 4 when I hunted it along with NY and AR. Zone 9 seems like not as much as long a wait so I might go that route.

It seems like every out-of-state hunter in zone 9 (except me) hunts with a crew of 5 to 10 guys...I don't understand that, but it's common to see.

They watch too much The Hunting Public.

[Tim H]

3 points for me. I’ll draw next year.

What zone do you hunt Dewey?

Been hunting 9 but thinking about exploring other zones for the future with flatter terrain. Might get a little tough in the Zone 9 bluffs once I enter my 60’s.

I would look into Zone 4 or 5 if you want flatter terrain than bluff country. I'm thinking about Zone 9 because it's not as popular and it's closer to WI.

Also closer to MN so you get a lot of weekend border jumpers. I mostly hunt well away from those close border areas in Zone 9 and much less pressure.

Yeah when I decided to go to zone 4 I was also considering zone 9 at the time. The WI and MN nonresidents were one reason I went to 4. But to be honest, I still ran into a bunch in 4 when I hunted it along with NY and AR. Zone 9 seems like not as much as long a wait so I might go that route.

My thoughts as well. And it seems like there’s a decent amount of public land in 9 too?

Based on the hunting atlas there seems to be a bunch. Next spring I’ll do some scouting and determine how I like it.