Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society (B.A.S.S.) on Wednesday, Sept. 4, announced that it is not banning live sonar for its 2025 season. Instead, the anglers in its Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic must now follow
While he was speaking at the Okoboji Blue Water Festival on Aug. 10, Iowa DNR fisheries biologist Mike Hawkins gave an update on lake bank erosion and restoration that is needed after flooding in Iowa
Results of Iowa’s 2024 pheasant population survey are in and the results were nearly identical to the 2022 and 2021 surveys.
The annual August roadside survey found Iowa’s statewide pheasant population to be 19
Anna Buckardt Thomas was crouched behind a tree about 20 paces off trail at Brown’s Woods county park, watching a mist net while playing a recording of a male wood thrush on a loop hoping
Smokey’s journey began during World War II when fears of incendiary shells led to his emergence as a symbol of fire prevention. Since then, through thousands of posters, radio, TV spots, billboards, and merchandise, Smokey’s
Iowa’s cottontail rabbit season begins Aug. 31 statewide. Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the southern half of the state seeing the best overall numbers.
“It should be another good year for
Iowa’s pheasant hunters bagged more than 590,000 roosters last fall, the most since 2007. The 62% increase in harvest was due to a strong population of pheasants and to a 32% increase in the number
The 9th annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) held Aug. 10 in Arnolds Park, Iowa, drew one of the largest crowds ever for this event.
Starting at 8 a.m., Preservation Plaza came alive with
Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl
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