Iowa’s statewide fishing report on June 27, 2024
Anglers need to be aware of high water across areas of the state. A look at the Iowa fishing report on June 27, 2024.
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Iowa shooting sports programs crown champions
A total of 342 athletes from 36 Iowa teams participated in the 2024 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet Championships held June 20-23 at the New Pioneer Gun Club in Waukee.
The Pella Christian Eagles took home 1st place Women’s Individual and also the top Varsity Skeet Squad honors, while the Pella Shooters Club took home Men’s 1st place Individual.
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DNR to host eight deer population meetings in western Iowa this July to discuss declining herd numbers
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting eight meetings in Western Iowa to discuss the status of the region’s deer herd as population levels have fallen in recent years. The meetings are open to the public.
State wildlife experts say there are likely multiple factors that have contributed to the decline in the number of deer on the landscape and it might take a multilevel approach for the herd to recover.
Iowa’s statewide fishing report on June 20, 2024
Summer is starting to kick in. Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on June 20, 2024.
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Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns youth sporting clays champions
Athletes from 36 Iowa teams participated in the 2024 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Sporting Clays Championships held June 13-15 at Black Oak Clays near Pella. The course was set by Dave Koch of Little Fox River Sporting Clays in Missouri.
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Aviation, nature combine forces over northeast Ohio’s Wingfoot Lake
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently announced that Wingfoot Lake State Park will be part of the Ohio Air and Space Trail, a significant initiative by America 250-Ohio to honor Ohio’s rich history in air and space exploration. As the manufacturing location of Goodyear’s first blimps, Wingfoot Lake State Park is a notable addition to the Ohio Air and Space Trail commemorating Ohio’s instrumental role in aerospace developments.
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Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts state’s largest youth trap shooting championship
Athletes from 120 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds, north of Cedar Falls, June 3-9 for the 2024 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship.
More than 3,000 athletes ranging from 4th grade through high school shot nearly 780,000 clay targets for the week. Athletes competed in three different competitions; singles trap, doubles trap, and handicap trap.
Iowa’s statewide fishing report on June 13, 2024
A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on June 13, 2024.
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Minnesota’s Hill Annex Mine State Park permanently closed to allow mining to resume
Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet has been deauthorized as a state park and is now closed. These actions are consistent with the historical expectation that mining would return to this site.
“Over its 60-year history, Hill Annex Mine produced 63 million tons of iron ore and was the sixth largest producer in the state. Then it served generations of visitors as a small state park and helped tell our mining history,” said Ann Pierce, director of the DNR’s Parks and Trails Division. “Now we are evaluating proposals to resume mining, which would contribute to local economies – and to Minnesota’s public schools.”
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