Iowa spring meetings give hunters an opportunity to be heard

A total of 472 people attended the meetings at 15 locations throughout the state from February 20-23. Three sessions were canceled due to hazardous weather.  But even for those who couldn't attend, their ideas could be passed along to the DNR at wildlife@dnr.iowa.gov, which offers year-round access to state officials. "It's a great opportunity to connect with hunters," said Chris Ensminger, who has coordinated the sessions since 2016 and compiled a summary of comments and presented the findings to the Natural Resources Commission in April.