not trying to hijack here sluggo, but I too am planning on heading out for the first time this year. I am going to wing it and head out there for the opener on the 17th. My wife has her girls getaway that weekend so I though that me and the boys and dogs would head out to my brothers in Sioux City and hopefully his wife and daughter will watch my 2 youngest boys while me and him and his son go chase some birds. Any suggestions at all as to where to go in the SE corner of the state? I am sure there will be tons of hunters and I don’t want to step on any toes but yet I still want to get the dogs some action, and maybe get a few spots lined up for a hunt later in the year. I have already requested the hunting atlas’s from the link provided, any idea how long before it gets to NE Iowa? Also if anybody could point me to a reputable place to hunt for a fee, that would not be out of the question. Pretty simple, no guides, no dogs or no lodging needed, just a place to hunt–that would be reasonably priced.
Thanks,
Jeff