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Still private property though isn’t it ?

I believe the Iowa legislature has tried to limit the ability of the DNR to purchase land.

Wanted to update the inventory for insurance purposes, make, model, serial number, condition, who it is supposed to go to, all that. It’s been a while. Made the mistake of letting the list lay on the kitchen table. “Is this a list of all the shotguns you have ??? !!!” Don’t be silly...

The engraving on this is much deeper than any other I have seen. The metal wasn’t very pitted, just worn, and I told them I was willing to stand some blemishes for keeping the engraving sharp. I feel this is the nicest engraving I’ve seen in a common shotgun, much better than the model 11s...

Thanks. No, the reblue was done by Simmons in Kansas City. It is a hobby of mine to take older shotguns and do some restoration on them. I just do the wood and recoil pads. I have two model 11s. Something about that humpback design that really puts me on the target. I don’t have an Auto-five...

I’d have to look, mid 1940s if I remember correctly. The 720 is probably late 1930s, they didn’t keep track very well from what I understand.

Also did the wood on the 311A.

Yeah, those folks back in today liked to use the dark stain. Take that off and the wood looks really nice.

I picked this up a while ago, neat shotgun I plan to put in the trap rotation.

We tried the harnessing thing once, never really felt it. As for the warden, he has discretion, he used it. Totally proper.

The person acted properly in my opinion. Parking in the middle of that road is odd, I wouldn’t do it anyway, even with those roads there are usually places to pull off, or at least to the side. The vehicle was one they didn’t recognize. I’m not sure I would equate your first visit with a...

Dad talked about going out at night clubbing pheasants in the 1950s because they were digging up all the corn seed. Lots of oats raised in those days, that enabled pheasants and jack rabbits to raise young after seeding and before harvest. They shot jack rabbits by the pickup load, sold them...

I hope the holiday season finds you all well and looking forward to a new year. Am I the only one who didn’t know the phrase “may you live in interesting times” is derogatory ? Here I’ve been using it wrong all these years.

I applied to put some more in this spring with the continuous sign up. We will see, I’m thinking the program is on thin ice.

Remember IHAP is private ground. I was asked about the landowner’s perspective and obligations. The two contracts I signed were basically we turned over the management of the property to the DNR, they put signage up and it was public hunting for the species we agreed to and only during those...

I don’t know of any IHAP program ground in this part of NW Iowa. I put two farms in a few years ago but took them out when it was possible, I believe after three years. Folks didn’t park where they were supposed to, had some hunters walk right through the house yard of one renter, trash left...

Find a deer trail and follow it.

You would be hard pressed to find a public dirt road around here, most have been turned over to the landowner. Unless you mean gravel roads, they are fine.

I’m thinking with the cost cutting talk in Washington that new CRP contracts might be in doubt. I have some EQUIP contracts in the works, we will see.

Yes, I think that is a model 11.