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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