I am new to hunting and I was wondering if anyone knows what are the rules when it comes to hunting on public land in Iowa. How much of the deer do I have to take from the field or do I have to take the whole thing? I haven't been able to find the answer anywhere.
If you can't find the answer in you states guide ask the local CO. There may or may not be a reg addressing that.
You might want to try this: Iowa DNR Customer Service: 515-281-5918 (phone) or you can submit a question here: Contact Iowa DNR
I don't really know much about hunting. I have tried deer meat before and I would only want to take the meet that is required. I don't own a truck so I wouldn't want to put a carcass in my backseat.
If you plan on leaving any more than the internal organs in the field I suggest you find yourself a different hobby.
Or maybe find someone who needs a little help and give them the meat? Not sure what's in your area but Hunters for the Hungry might be a good start. Plenty of people out there who could use some free meat for the freezer.
Yep you guys are right. I went through all the trouble of doing my hunter education and getting my hunting license and trying to find out the right way to do things just so I could go out a kill something. Sorry i wasn't born with a bow in my hand and know everything like you guys. I didnt know that it was a bad thing trying to learn the right way. Thought that was what this forum was for.
Another thought, I don't have a truck currently either but I got a little luggage rack/ game carrier for the back of my car. (Third kid, now I have minivan!) It keeps the seats cleaner and the wife happier If you don't want to eat the meat that's fine, just know there are plenty of ways to prepare venison. I hated my moms venison growing up but I sure like the way my wife makes it. Check with your local game warden for charities that distribute meat from game. A lot of them you just drop of the deer and they get it all processed, easy. Good luck with your season. If you get something maybe keep just a little to try, like the backstraps, it might change your mind.
So ask a friend with a truck to help out if you get a deer. Don't leave meat behind just because you have a car. If anything, get a big cooler and quarter it and pack it up. You can donate what you don't want to Hunters Helping the Hungry rather than just cut the meat you want and leave the rest in the woods. Lots of options you can do to get it all out of the woods man.
I don't know where everyone is getting the thought that I am not going to eat it. I will. I just have never hunted before and don't know anyone that does and I was just trying to find out what parts of the deer have meat that are normally eaten.
Your new to hunting a wanting to learn... thats great news! Welcome to the addiction! I would suggest getting a hitch of some sort also and a storage basket to put the deer on. Or the trunk, I have done whatever it takes at times to get a deer back home lol. You want to gut the deer and take the deer out of the woods, normally. It is not as large as an animal as an elk, moose, or other big game where terrain in which they live and the mere size of the animals forces you to quarter it out and pack out the meat. Good luck in your new journey of hunting and be safe!
I think I understand what you are asking. Most of us will haul the entire deer, less the internal organs home or to a processor. It's just the simplest way. There are others though, that will process more of the deer in the field by skinning it, quartering it up. That is totally acceptable, you would want to take both hindquarters, the the two front shoulders, the inner loins and the backstraps. There's also some neck meat that you could get also. Leaving the rest for nature. I'm not from Iowa so I can't give you the answer, but I would assume that it would be perfectly acceptable to use this procedure. If you do it right, you don't even have to gut the deer by taking this approach. I would consider it if I knew I was going to be hunting deep in the woods and would have an extremely long drag.
Here's a video that you might find helpful. [video=youtube_share;_7AHA2TyqHo]http://youtu.be/_7AHA2TyqHo[/video]
