Iowa’s statewide fishing report for May 25, 2023
A look at Iowa’s statewide fishing report for May 25, 2023.
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Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns international skeet and international bunker trap champions
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap on May 20-21. These events are the same as what are competed in at the Olympics.
The Scholastic Clay Target Program allows student athletes from elementary through high school and college the opportunity to compete in trap, skeet, and sporting clays, as well as Olympic disciplines like bunker trap and international skeet.
Iowans encouraged to leave firewood at home this camping season
Thousands of Iowans will be camping and building campfires this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages campers to buy firewood from where they will burn it instead of bringing it from home.
“Moving unseasoned firewood around the state can threaten the health of our forests by spreading insects like emerald ash borer that live in firewood,” explains Tivon Feeley, DNR forest health forester.
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Minnesota DNR offers Memorial Day weekend recreation options
In time for the Memorial Day weekend, the Minnesota DNR is highlighting recreational opportunities at state parks, trails, and recreation areas throughout the state.
The DNR’s summer activities guide is a great place to start planning a state parks and trails adventure.
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Michigan officials seek additional inspection of Cornwall Flooding
Earlier this year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced a plan to draw down the impoundment behind the Cornwall Flooding dam in Cheboygan County to address public safety and infrastructure concerns.
Since then, the DNR has been working with partners to seek funding and execute a more detailed inspection by an independent firm to better inform the department on the safest, most efficient options for moving forward with this high hazard dam.
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21-year-old man drowned Saturday on Iowa’s West Okoboji Lake
The Iowa Department to Natural Resources announced in a release on May 23 that it is investigating a drowning Saturday afternoon on West Okoboji Lake, after Alexander Glover, 21, of Cedar Rapids, jumped off a pontoon and into the water in Miller’s Bay.
According to reports, the pontoon began to drift away and while attempting to swim to the boat, Glover became fatigued and slipped under the surface. His fellow passengers tried to throw him a rope but he was unable to get to it.
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Fawning season is here, and deer are on the move
The calls have been coming in to field offices and conservation officers for the past few weeks and will only increase as the first few weeks of June marks the peak of the deer fawning season in many Midwestern states like Iowa.
Callers report finding an “abandoned” fawn in an unusual place, like a flowerbed or small patch of cover. Rest assured this is normal deer behavior.
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Iowa residents can try fishing for free June 2-4 this year
Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 2, 3 and 4, as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place.
Free fishing weekend is a great time to share the fun of fishing with a kid, your family or a friend. Outdoor fun awaits at hundreds of Iowa lakes, thousands of miles of rivers or a neighborhood pond.
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492 acres acquired in Ohio, open to public hunting
A recent acquisition by the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has added 492 acres to Woodland Trails Wildlife Area in southern Preble County. The total size of Woodland Trails now expands to 1,684 acres.
The new wildlife area is home to abundant white-tailed deer, wild turkey, eastern cottontail rabbits, and squirrels on mostly forested land and some open lands.
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