Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 29, 2024
Popular lakes becoming ice free. A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Feb. 29, 2024.
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February 29, 2024
Estella Bergere Leopold, youngest of Leopold siblings, dies at 97
Estella Bergere Leopold, 97, passed away Feb. 25. As the last remaining child of Aldo and Estella Leopold, her death marks another turning of the page in the Leopold legacy.
Keeping with the family tradition, Estella was an honored scientist and ardent conservationist, often merging these two passions. Estella, along with her four siblings, founded the Aldo Leopold Foundation in 1982.
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Iowa’s Ice Hole Festival on West Okoboji leads to Recreational Ice Diving Certification
The weekend of Feb. 9-11, as the ice fishing season was pretty much drawing to an end on the Iowa Great Lakes, my son, who was fishing off Triboji on the north end of West Okoboji, told me about a bunch of people off Pike’s Point.
My first thought was maybe a late perch bite, because my son said they appeared to be out in pretty deep water. However, he told me, “But, dad, they didn’t act like ice fishermen. They were all kind of bunched up in a group.”
After a little research, I found the answer, and it was certainly an interesting one.
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Outdoor News’ 2024 ATA & SHOT Show review
The bustling 2024 Archery Trade Association and the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade shows happened this winter in St. Louis, Mo., and Las Vegas respectively.
Now that the wheelin’ and dealin’ from those two events is in the rearview mirror, hunting and shooting consumers will be seeing new industry products appear on shelves soon. Outdoor News writers had boots on the ground at both of these giant expos and below, they review some of the year’s top gear and technological innovations.
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Gear & Gadgets: See-through hunting blinds from TideWe, and more
Unique Invisible Design: TIDEWE hunting blind is equipped with three full panels of one-way see through material.
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Beyond Minnesota: Cyclist sustains injuries after cougar ‘latched onto’ her
A woman suffered injuries to her face and neck after a cougar leapt out and “latched onto” her while she was cycling with a group on a trail in Washington state, authorities said.
The incident happened Feb. 17 on a trail northeast of Fall City, a community about 25 miles east of Seattle, KOMO-TV reported.
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Steve Carney: An ice season recap, and a word on the Winter Severity Index
What a weird ice-fishing season this year!
The season has to go down as the strangest that I can remember. It started out just fine, but as the season progressed, ice conditions kept a lot of anglers off the ice. We never rebounded after a cold stretch in late January, and the ice never was the same.
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What gives with South Dakota’s Prairie Unit elk tags? Plus, a goose migration update
The 2024 South Dakota legislative session is chugging along, including movement on a number of outdoors-related bills.
While an attempt to increase the habitat stamp fee for nonresidents failed, efforts to create a conservation license plate and emblem are ongoing, as is a bill that will add fluorescent pink to the spectrum of colors allowed that meet the visibility requirement for big-game hunters.
There are meatier issues at play in the halls of the Capitol in Pierre as well.
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Minnesota’s Island Lake anglers love walleyes, but smallies making splash
If you’re an angler in Itasca County, odds are pretty good you’ve spent time on Island Lake near Northome. This 3,100-acre fishery is popular among local folks for its walleye production, and, year-round, it usually doesn’t disappoint.
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