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January 17, 2025

National Deer Association report shows a record level of mature bucks in the nationwide harvest

The National Deer Association released its 2025 Deer Report on Jan. 16 with a new interactive report that makes it even easier for hunters to see harvest trends in the states where they hunt.
The annual report is a comprehensive look at nearly everything a hunter would want to know about whitetails across the country. According to the report, U.S. hunters shot more than 3 million whitetail bucks during the 2023-24 season and set a record for the most mature bucks in the harvest.

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Steve Pollick: Big band of pronghorns are a rare treat on a recent road trip out West

“Whoa!” I shouted to my spouse as we tooled along U.S. 6 about 50 miles east of Denver on a recent road trip. “Those are pronghorns!”
Old hunters always are excited to see game animals – wherever, whenever – and they always are on the lookout for them. The pronghorn antelope I had just spied were a prime example. So, I turned the truck around at the first opportunity and returned to where a band of about 40 of these handsome, fleet “goats” were lollygagging in a sagebrush and bunched-grass pasture.

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Iowa DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

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Three Central Iowa community lakes stocked with rainbow trout on Jan. 16

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released 3,700 rainbow trout on the afternoon of Jan. 16 at Lake Petocka in Bondurant, Triumph Park West and East in Waukee, and Terra Lake in Johnston.
“We decided to stock trout earlier so anglers could take advantage of favorable ice conditions,” said Ben Dodd, Iowa DNR fisheries biologist.

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