Iowa pheasant harvest dips to about 221,000
An early look at the 2018 pheasant forecast begins with nesting success, which is likely a mixed bag.
Iowa hunters harvest 11,700 spring turkeys, down 100 from last year
Turkey hunters reported harvesting 11,700 Iowa birds this spring, which is 100 birds fewer than were harvested in 2017. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 20. Hunters purchased nearly 50,000 spring turkey tags. Hunters can help the DNR with its annual population estimates by reporting all
Iowa Monarch Conservation Strategy: upward of nearly a million acres for monarch habitat by 2038
The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium has set a goal of acres devoted to monarch butterfly habitat in the state by 2038. “The consortium has worked collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan to expand habitat on our agricultural land, urban areas, roadsides, and other public land. We appreciate the many partners that have
Thousands of fish dead after winter kill in three eastern Iowa lakes
SOLON, Iowa — The Iowa DNR received reports of dead fish in Terry Trueblood Lake in Iowa City, and Mohawk Park Lake and Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids, on Feb. 27. DNR fisheries staff found about 1,000 dead bluegill, 1,500 channel catfish, 225 carp, 100 largemouth bass, 400 trout, 150 wipers (hybrid striped bass) and
Arizona man found guilty of deer poaching in Iowa
Nicholas Slater of Glendale, Ariz., was found guilty following a trial on Feb. 12, 2018 for charges related to poaching a whitetail deer. The poaching incident occurred at Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs on Nov. 19, 2016. Slater was found guilty on seven charges, including hunting on a game refuge, not having a
In Iowa, CWD confirmed for first time outside of northeastern part of state
The hunter-harvested adult doe was taken in southeast Wayne County during the first shotgun deer season. There have been seven additional CWD positive tests so far from deer in northeast Iowa from 2017.
Iowa deer collection, CWD effort: ‘We want the tradition of hunting to continue’
Deer collection underway to sample for CWD in Allamakee, Clayton counties.
Iowa sees deer harvest grow
Hunters reported harvesting 105,544 deer in Iowa for 2017, which is an increase of more than 4,100 deer from 2016, the Iowa DNR said in a news release Tuesday, Jan. 16. Iowa’s deer seasons closed on Jan. 10. Most deer were harvested during the shotgun seasons. Shotgun 1: 26,546 deer – 13,804 antlerless, 12,742 antlered.
Iowa winter stocking effort puts trout in fisheries that wouldn’t support them during warmer months
Starting Jan. 13, the Iowa DNR will release trout in seven locations this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months, the DNR said in a news release. The popular winter urban trout stocking program is supported by the sales of the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout
