Lodging Options? - North Central

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IOWA_Tallgrass

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All,

Debating on whether I head to Spirit Lake next week or cut it a little closer and hunt just west of the I-35 corridor between Belmond and Forest City.

I have had boots on the ground in both areas over the years and have had decent hunting in both regions.

Would prefer to head further out, but my time is limited with a busy work and family schedule. Not only that, my setter is old; about all he can handle is a day's hunting-5 hours is a long way to drive to hunt just a day.

I know there is a Super 8 in Forest City that is dog friendly and reasonable. There was a place on US 18 I think, R Motel, that used to cater to hunters, but I was saddened to hear it was closed and burned down last year.

Anything will work, I guess I prefer those little mom and pop places you find from time to time over the big chains. Any place that is reasonable, dog friendly, and won't have me infested with bed bugs is worthy of mention.

Thanks,

Joe
 
The R motel is currently being replaced with a new structure and will be ready around Thanksgiving. I don't know about how dog friendly they will be.....
 
Always seem to forget about Clear Lake, and it really isn't all that far from the area I'm targeting. Nice places to eat there and neat town. I may just need to stay there this time.

Good suggestion.

Eager to see if the new "R motel" allows hunters with dogs, will stay tuned.

Regards,

Joe
 
for what it's worth,the lighthouse inn in storm lake is a great dog friendly place. cathy and thane have a great motel.i stay there when our group is in town.
 
IOWA_Tallgrass said:
Would prefer to head further out, but my time is limited with a busy work and family schedule. Not only that, my setter is old; about all he can handle is a day's hunting-5 hours is a long way to drive to hunt just a day.
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I just got back from Spirit Lake area. Bird numbers were good, but we had to hunt the hard stuff to find em. A lot of cattails. Might be tough on a seasoned dog like yours. Just thought I'd share my insite.

Happy Hunting!
 
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