re: Iowa City - Just wondering if any of you baws have lived there or spent time there.

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I've been a member since 2003

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Hunting is second to none. Lots of deer and lots of big ones. You’ll never want to hunt anywhere else.

Conservative people, very friendly and outgoing. Low crime and low cost of living

Food is ok not great compared to Louisiana

It does get pretty damn cold in January and February. I’d trade that over a Louisiana summer any day

They have 4 actual seasons as opposed to here. I’d pack my shite

Iowa City is very cool college town. Also home to one of the best Academic Medical Centers around. A lot of kids from the suburbs of Chicago and Minneapolis come there for a true college experience.

The people are awesome and very down to earth. Definitely a quiet state as a whole. If you are married and have kids, I think it would be a great place to raise a family. Des Moines is a solid mid-sized town with a cool downtown area. You also can get cheap flights from Cedar Rapids (just north of Iowa City) to Chicago if you want fun weekend trip (>5 hour drive if not).

Food is solid but obviously going to get crushed by Louisiana cuisine. But typical fun college town food and good bars. I bet game day there is fun.

Hunting is incredible. If you are in to whitetail, the deer my Iowa rep has bagged over the years are just stupid. I'm talking all of them 160+.

No idea on the fishing but I would imagine they have solid fishing.

Winters are pretty rough.

I would have no problem raising a family there and cost of living is very low.

IIRC Iowa is among the top 2 or 3 whitetail deer hunting states in the country. Not sure about other hunting.

They have great turkey hunting too

If you like good punting, it’s the best spot there is

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The quality of life in much of the Midwest is pretty underrated if you don't mind the cold weather.

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This is incredibly true. There are a lot of baws here who would probably enjoy it more than where they are, but have warped misgivings about the area (just like Midwesterners have about the South). Rural America is rural America, just different flavors.

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It's Iowa not Alaska. Few days in January, February sub zero.

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Dude. It’s freezing by Halloween thru May. It’s cold as frick.

I’d still do it. It’s nice there, but don’t kid yourself. It’s cold as frick. There’s a reason there people flock to Florida.

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The good-looking women moved to Chicago

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but they clearly weren't the smart ones.

I have been up that way several times for work. not too bad for a college town honestly. not too far from Cedar Rapids, and a few hours from the Field of dreams field, if you like movie and sports nostalgia