Iowa legislative session 2026

[Pucky Freak]

Problem is, multiple bills proposed annually for years now tilt heavily towards give away State resources w/ nothing in return for residents. On the other end are bills that actually pass that tighten up NR opportunity. Tug of war, but doesn't have to be.

 

[Pucky Freak]

I wouldn't even crack that door open. The system you guys have is what's keeping your hunting the way it is. Keep it that way. My .02

So many cautionary tales of basically every other midwestern State. ND has a good model, but it operates a lot differently. It is a huge blessing to actually still be able to knock on doors and get access. So many other places that ship sailed some time ago.

 

[Nick87]

So many cautionary tales of basically every other midwestern State. ND has a good model, but it operates a lot differently. It is a huge blessing to actually still be able to knock on doors and get access. So many other places that ship sailed some time ago.

All I know is if you think access sucks be prepared to have your mind blown if this goes through.

 

[Nick87]

All I know is if you think access sucks be prepared to have your mind blown if this goes through.

On the flip side. The amount of people dumping the Illinois property to buy iowa might give me a glimmer of hope. Nah it'll just be some new douche buying it up.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Causal observation, land sales seem to be about 50% some kind of Beijing investment group (where no one ever hunts again, mostly row crop ground), and the rest split in half again between resident and NR recreational owners. Drive 30 miles down any stretch of highway in southern IA and every year you’ll see a new gravel driveway to a Morton building w/ a padlock on it.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Id keep out NR landowners entirely. Theres a lot of mental gymnastics (some very useful idiot will talk about "incentives" im sure) about all of it - but the reality is that not a single one of them is your representations constituent. Looking at history - these folks are never satisfied and will always want more of the pie.

Good time to nip it in the bud and not create a wealthy entitled hunting class who subsidizes/create jobs for lobbyists screwing people who live there.

 

[Gellar]

After the meeting I was in Monday I don’t think some of these guys know what they are voting for. They want to lower property taxes and keep NR from buying land but they vote for the sponsors of these bills. They absolutely hate my conservation department and they do not know shit about state codes, even though they think they are geniuses.

 

[Gellar]

Causal observation, land sales seem to be about 50% some kind of Beijing investment group (where no one ever hunts again, mostly row crop ground), and the rest split in half again between resident and NR recreational owners. Drive 30 miles down any stretch of highway in southern IA and every year you’ll see a new gravel driveway to a Morton building w/ a padlock on it.

I was talking to my friend this week who owns the lumber yard. I asked him how his summer was shaping up. He said it wasn’t as busy as he’d thought. I asked him who was building and he said he only has a few from out of county. Every week there is 3 or four plat approvals for old farmers plotting off 3 acres for their kids to build a house. 3 is the minimum acreage you have to have to build a new house. I d like to see that upped to 20 or 40.