Episode 401, Special Guest Charles Byrum from Iowa, Transitioning from Hunting California to Iowa

This week we talk with Charles Byrum who left California hunting and had to learn to hunt Iowa. Started deer hunting at 12 years of age in California He hunted a mule deer subspecies Spot and stalk style hunt on public land Had a foot injury and eventually moved to Iowa with his family Has lived in Iowa for 4 years now Had to adjust to winter weather California hunting license cost quite a bit more than most states Iowa license quotas for doe are quite a bit different California deer management a lot different than Iowa When did Charles change from just being a hunter to a conservationist Changed from being just a meat hunter to hunting to help manage the health of the herd Hunts private and public land both Knocks on a lot of doors to ask for permission to hunt Actually lost a piece of property to hunt for shooting a coyote Just took his first deer with a bow from a treestand this year What it was like to pass on a buck for the first time Talking turkey hunting in Iowa Mostly a locate, sit and call style of hunting turkeys Two turkey tags a season in Iowa Talking waterfowl hunting opportunities in Iowa Our shotgun style questions we pose to our guests Mike and Dan will be at the Michigan Deer and Turkey show next weekend in Lansing Michigan Next week we will talk frost seeding for food plots Update on our logging projects