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Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Area a new opportunity for hunters in Iowa

Bordered by the Iowa River to the east and U.S. Hwy. 30 to the north is one of the newest public areas in central Iowa — the 260-acre Oxbow Bottoms Wildlife Area — a floodplain grassland-wetland complex in Tama County.
Because of its high visibility, it will likely become one of the more popular places to hunt. But it’s not there yet.
“It’s so new, I haven’t been getting many calls about it,” said Steve Woodruff, wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Iowa River Unit.

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Birds and birders flock to Iowa’s Boone Forks Bird Conservation Area for the fall migration

The confluence of the Boone and Des Moines rivers forms the heart of the Boone Forks Bird Conservation Area (BCA) – 80,000-acres of well managed public and private land in Iowa’s Webster and Hamilton counties. The area is home to more than 130 nesting bird species and a stop-over site for another 115 migrating species.

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Ohio’s Brad Turner is Mississippi Flyway’s waterfowl officer of the year

The Mississippi Flyway Council recently recognized Ohio wildlife officer Brad Turner as the Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Officer Turner has been serving Ohioans as a state wildlife officer since 2007 and is assigned to Preble County.
The Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year award is presented to a law enforcement officer who exhibits exceptional dedication and service to protecting the Mississippi Flyway’s waterfowl populations.

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Michigan increases chronic wasting disease testing in northwestern Lower Peninsula

This year, chronic wasting disease testing in Michigan will be focused in the northwestern Lower Peninsula and in a few counties in other areas where additional information is still needed.
The counties for CWD testing in 2023 include Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Hillsdale, Isabella, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Osceola and Wexford. In these counties there will be drop boxes, staffed submission sites and partner processors and taxidermists to assist with the collection efforts.

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