Day out in the Iowa wilderness


CHUNK

CHUNK

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My buddy and I got out today to scout an area we were planning an overnighter after we complete our bushcraft beginner classes.

This is an area just north of the Saylorville reservoir lake, along the northern Des Moines River. All wildlife management area. Beautiful land!

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Thanks everyone!
 
Thanks for sharing mate its always great to see other folks juants , Looks like you had a good day out.

MMM I have an urge for a bacon buttie now.

atb

Craig
 
Looks good indeed, but cooking bacon that way means you loose the fat, right??
Which would be a shame, since it means loosing a lot of calories you could have used to stay warm, too.
 
Ron said:
Looks good indeed, but cooking bacon that way means you loose the fat, right??
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They did drip a lot of grease, and it was drier than pan bacon. Still delicious! :D

I might have thought my cooking method differently though, if I didnt have a house to go back to. Gotta keep that calorie intake!
 
Watch out for those hairy vines in your knife pics, looks like Poison Ivy
 
Great pics thanks for sharing. Good thing you had bacon, it just makes everything better.
 
dducey said:
Is that area open for camping??
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I wouldnt have thought so, until last week. I did some research on WMAs in Iowa and came up with some info. According to the Iowa DNR site, all WMAs allow primitive camping for periods of up to 14 days, unless posted on site that no camping is allowed. We looked up the area via their website and we checked it out. Obviously not something I would do during a hunting season, and we had orange on as an extra precaution.

IF I am wrong for some reason, let me know! I dont want to be doing something I shouldnt. Here is the info I found though, if you're interested.

Here's the site, if you want to check out your county WMAs.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/PlacestoHuntShoot/WildlifeManagementAreas.aspx

And the specific chapter regarding camping.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/12-14-2011.Rule.571.51.12.pdf
 
Aye I think once bacon was mentioned, everyone was happy.

+1 on those hairy vines, the poison ivy. They look like that most of the year around my area. I stay away from them even though it does not affect, much less bother me.

-Brandon
 
CHUNK said:
I wouldnt have thought so, until last week. I did some research on WMAs in Iowa and came up with some info. According to the Iowa DNR site, all WMAs allow primitive camping for periods of up to 14 days, unless posted on site that no camping is allowed. We looked up the area via their website and we checked it out. Obviously not something I would do during a hunting season, and we had orange on as an extra precaution.

IF I am wrong for some reason, let me know! I dont want to be doing something I shouldnt. Here is the info I found though, if you're interested.

Here's the site, if you want to check out your county WMAs.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/PlacestoHuntShoot/WildlifeManagementAreas.aspx

And the specific chapter regarding camping.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/12-14-2011.Rule.571.51.12.pdf
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See this is what frosts me about Indiana , especially northern In. all these WMA and no camping allowed . :12:

Looks like Red Cedar thicket behind the lean to . I love those especially on the fire .
 
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If you're ever up around the fort dodge area PM me. I know some GREAT areas that are public.
 
Thanks for the links to the Iowa DNR. I'll check it out.
 
Looks like a great outing! Thanks for the info about camping on WMAs. Hawkeye Wildlife Area is about 20 miles south of me. I'm planning to do an over-nighter down there, hopefully soon.
 
Chunk,

I was wondering about the bigger knife you have pictured. Is that made by Tomahawk Knives? I picked up a couple of those from BudK, very inexpensive. They are made in China, but appear to be quality. I put a razor edge on one and have used it in the woods a couple of times and am impressed for the price. If yours is a Tomahawk, what are your impressions?

Scott
 
Hope you get out and enjoy our nice weather. That whole area is as nice as it gets here in central Iowa. That bacon sure looked good!
 
Scott Allen said:
Chunk,

I was wondering about the bigger knife you have pictured. Is that made by Tomahawk Knives? I picked up a couple of those from BudK, very inexpensive. They are made in China, but appear to be quality. I put a razor edge on one and have used it in the woods a couple of times and am impressed for the price. If yours is a Tomahawk, what are your impressions?

Scott
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Scott,

I am actually not sure on the brand of the knife. The only text on the knife is "440 Stainless, China".

I was actually after a magnesium rod on ebay, and I found one that included that knife. For $6 I figured what the heck. Seems to be of decent quality so far. Havent really put it through many tests though.

It could very well be a Tomahawk blade though. I've been happy with it thus far. However, Im still pretty new to knifes, and dont really understand the difference yet between a quality and cheap blade. Its all a learning experience, right? :)
 
CHUNK said:
Im still pretty new to knifes, and dont really understand the difference yet between a quality and cheap blade. Its all a learning experience, right? :)
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You will figure that one out pretty quick! A cheap knife will not hold an edge or you may not even get an edge on it. It could be too brittle and break or chip. It could be too soft and bend, dent while batoning, and so on. If it works for what you intended and stands up to what you do with it within reason, then it's a good one for you right?

Scott
 
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