Iowa

Calkins · Post by **Calkins** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:25 pm

I just got home from working for Midwest Pipeline and Northern Natural gas in Menlo Iowa and stayed in Adair. I noticed while I was working down there that there were coon tracks in EVERY mud puddle I saw the whole time I was down there. Is there an abundance of coon around that area? I wish I had my dog with.

michael.magorian · Post by **michael.magorian** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:31 am

Where at in Iowa is that? There are some very NICE coon spots all over Iowa, especially around the Loess Hills.

Calkins · Post by **Calkins** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:59 am

Adair is 57 miles west of Des Moines.

david · Post by **david** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:16 pm

I learned to hunt and trap in Iowa as a kid. I have lived and hunted a few different places and have never seen the abundance of fur bearing mammals any where like I did in Iowa. That good soil and favorable weather starts the food chain out, and there is plenty of food for everybody. It is truely amazing, but you shure would never guess it by driving through the state on the freeway.

My dream as a kid was to trap the wilderness. The wilderness has only a tiny fraction of the fur bearing animals as Iowa or any other fertile farmland has.

The other amazing part of it is, the entire state is heavily hunted and trapped every single year. But if you have out of state plates, you better make sure you got a tire pump and a spare.

I saw an article in the Trapper about a man who catches 1,000 racoons in Iowa every year, year after year. I dont know where else a person could do this.

tylers dad · Post by **tylers dad** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:07 am

I was near there last fall bowhunting and saw lots of coons and coon sign. Your right, I wish I had my dogs too.

WAcoyotehunter · Post by **WAcoyotehunter** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:02 pm

I grew up in Iowa running hounds for coons and they're nearly everywhere. Our best season got us 400 coons, since fur prices have fallen the coon #'s have really jumped there.