On this Episode of Deer Season 25, Mark Drury has been dreaming of this hunt for a long time. After building his new home on the farm, the idea of being able to step out the door, hop in the Tracker, and hunt his own ground became a reality. And this 6-year-old Iowa GIANT had been part of the story for a couple of seasons. He had trail camera history, a pictured past, and this year he started showing up on Stealth Cams earlier than ever.

When the buck daylighted in late October, it was right at the start of the pre-lock phase, that small window before an old buck locks down with a doe and becomes a ghost. Mark had the right wind, the right conditions, and knew he had to act fast.

The first two sits came up empty. But on the third evening, with a weather front sliding in and confidence high, everything finally came together. The buck stepped out. Mark was ready. And the arrow flew true.

This is a full-circle moment on the home property.
A bow hunt years in the making.
And the closing chapter of an Iowa Monarch with a pictured past.

This farm has been a long-term project. Mark has spent years improving the land, converting former tillable acres into warm-season grasses, shaping bedding cover, and building the kind of whitetail sanctuary that grows older-class bucks. He even completed a large prescribed burn this year, and the new growth response was incredible — the property has truly come alive.
If you’re in Southern Illinois, Missouri, or Iowa and interested in a Prescribed Burn on your farm:
Seders Land and Fire Land Management LLC
Contact: Chris Seders
(618) 340-0148

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