Lost Grove WMA
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wapsijim
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Lost Grove
I hunt this a little because it's close to where I live. It's big, 1600+ acres, lots of tall grass with some crop fields (corn/soybeans) scattered around and fairly hilly. They also plant sunflowers in a couple of places for doves. I hunt it without a dog and get a few birds, with a dog or two it would be better. Being the only large upland hunting area, (non-toxic shells not required), near Davenport it get's hit hard early in the season.
They are currently filling the lake, (will take a couple of years), but will still leave several hundreds of acres of hunting land. It's surrounded by farm land and has a dedicated dog training area on the west side. Most of the corn and beans around and in it are out now, but not all.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/wildlife/wmamaps/lost_grove_lake.pdf
I hunt this a little because it's close to where I live. It's big, 1600+ acres, lots of tall grass with some crop fields (corn/soybeans) scattered around and fairly hilly. They also plant sunflowers in a couple of places for doves. I hunt it without a dog and get a few birds, with a dog or two it would be better. Being the only large upland hunting area, (non-toxic shells not required), near Davenport it get's hit hard early in the season.
They are currently filling the lake, (will take a couple of years), but will still leave several hundreds of acres of hunting land. It's surrounded by farm land and has a dedicated dog training area on the west side. Most of the corn and beans around and in it are out now, but not all.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/wildlife/wmamaps/lost_grove_lake.pdf
Nice to hear I'm not the only one... haha
Been trying to get my lab's first pheasant... Jumped quite a few roosters walking in to duck hunt, but also heard quite a few shots on Oct 26th. Haven't ran into an orange vest yet though... Been out I'd say half a dozen times, including yesterday. Saw two hen's yesterday.
Also do a fair amount of crow hunting out there, recently... Had 80-100 birds come in yesterday evening while I was picking up decoys to change sets. Ugly things they are, but fun to hunt.
Been trying to get my lab's first pheasant... Jumped quite a few roosters walking in to duck hunt, but also heard quite a few shots on Oct 26th. Haven't ran into an orange vest yet though... Been out I'd say half a dozen times, including yesterday. Saw two hen's yesterday.
Also do a fair amount of crow hunting out there, recently... Had 80-100 birds come in yesterday evening while I was picking up decoys to change sets. Ugly things they are, but fun to hunt.
wapsijim
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Another place
Another fairly good place not too far from Dav/Bett is Goose Lake, especially after it freezes Real Hard and you can walk anywhere in the swamp on the east side. I haven't been there in a few years but it used to be pretty good and it doesn't get as much pressure (on pheasants) as Lost Grove.
Another fairly good place not too far from Dav/Bett is Goose Lake, especially after it freezes Real Hard and you can walk anywhere in the swamp on the east side. I haven't been there in a few years but it used to be pretty good and it doesn't get as much pressure (on pheasants) as Lost Grove.
Another fairly good place not too far from Dav/Bett is Goose Lake, especially after it freezes Real Hard and you can walk anywhere in the swamp on the east side. I haven't been there in a few years but it used to be pretty good and it doesn't get as much pressure (on pheasants) as Lost Grove.
Wapsijim, thank you for the tip... I have been meaning to get up there for a duck hunt as well... Looks like a nice place that isn't too far from the QCA.
Hope to make the adventure one of these weekends.
wapsijim
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Lost Grove
Slick8, FYI,
I was out at Lost Grove before sun-up Sunday morning to try to shoot a photo of the comet Ison (no luck, have to wait tip December now). Anyway, I heard a few (2 0r 3) pheasants crowing in the pre-dawn so there are still some there somewhere....(SE corner) There were also 30 or so geese sitting on the lake ice, boy it froze up fast.
Slick8, FYI,
I was out at Lost Grove before sun-up Sunday morning to try to shoot a photo of the comet Ison (no luck, have to wait tip December now). Anyway, I heard a few (2 0r 3) pheasants crowing in the pre-dawn so there are still some there somewhere....(SE corner) There were also 30 or so geese sitting on the lake ice, boy it froze up fast.