In Iowa, ice-out fishing for channel cats is in
After eating light during the winter, channel catfish go on a feeding frenzy in early spring, eating gizzard shad and other small fish that died over the winter.
Iowa DNR
Iowa deer seasons in review: 12 CWD cases in 2016-17
Test results still pending on deer from a handful of counties and on 86 deer tissue samples from the Clayton County special deer collection effort that ended on March 5.
Iowa state NASP tournament draws 1,500 archers
Nearly 3,050 archers from 87 schools participated in Iowa’s National Archery in the Schools Program after school league from Dec. 1 to Feb. 18.
Iowa gearing up for spring urban trout stocking
Bringing trout to cities and towns offers a “close-to-home” option for Iowans who might not travel to northeast Iowa to discover trout fishing.
2016 Iowa deer harvest tops 100,000
It’s about 3,000 fewer than were reported in 2015, but nearly identical to the 2014 harvest.
In Iowa, interest continues to swell for National Archery in the Schools Program
Archers from 82 schools will be shooting for $8,000 in scholarships and other prizes and a chance to go to nationals May 11-13 in Louisville, Ky.
Across Iowa, a hunting and trapping talker Wednesday
The statewide meetings, over the Iowa Communications Network to listen to the public’s thoughts on hunting and trapping regs, are part of the process for making rules in state government.
In Iowa, CWD concerns draw a full house
Meeting prompted after a deer harvested during the 2016 hunting season in west-central Clayton County tested positive for chronic wasting disease — the first wild deer that tested positive for CWD outside of Allamakee County.
DNR conservation officer pulls angler from southern Iowa lake
Anglers were fishing on about 3 inches of ice on West Lake Osceola; ice fishing is not recommended over about the southern third of the state.
Missouri, Big Sioux rivers paddlefish season opens March 1
The Iowa DNR and other state fisheries agencies tag paddlefish to better understand and manage populations.
In Iowa, hunting and trapping regs talk goes before the public
Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect in the fall.
CWD found in wild deer in Iowa’s Clayton County
It’s the first chronic wasting disease-positive wild deer confirmed outside of Allamakee County; meeting scheduled to discuss disease
With CWD cases on rise in Iowa, volunteers step up
Helping DNR collect additional deer samples near Harpers Ferry to look for chronic wasting disease
It’s that time of year in Iowa — shed-hunting season
No permit or license is needed to hunt shed antlers in Iowa, but if you find antlers still attached to a skull, you must first contact your local conservation officer for a salvage tag to keep them
In central Iowa, a Trumpeter Swan Soiree
Will provide a rare opportunity to view good numbers of free-flying trumpeter swans
Two Minnesota men guilty of deer poaching in Iowa
Iowa man rounds out trio that pleads guilty to 58 wildlife violations
‘Paddlefishing’ in Iowa? License deadline approaching
Average length of fish harvested in 2016 was about 33 inches, but paddlefish have the potential to reach lengths of over 50 inches and weigh over 50 pounds
Iowa hunters turning attention to coyotes
Coyote season never closes, but typically gears up in the winter, after other seasons close
Iowa awarded 115,000 acres for CRP
Landowners may begin submitting applications on Jan. 9 for Gaining Ground SAFE and Pheasant Recovery SAFE, and applications for new Quail Habitat SAFE will be accepted later in January
End looms for Iowa pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, archery fall turkey seasons
But still some time for furbearer and goose seasons
Iowa ice anglers: Enjoy, but tread lightly
Ice over parts of central and southeast Iowa has been reduced by unseasonably mild weather, Christmas Day rainstorm
Asian Carp caught in East Okoboji, Spirit Lake in Iowa
A commercial fishing company caught 55 silver carp and 82 big head carp on March 28 and 29, fishing in the same general area of East Okoboji Lake
