
Biden officially makes bald eagle the national bird
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday, Dec. 24: It officially became the country’s national bird.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday, Dec. 24: It officially became the country’s national bird.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.
Winter trout stockings are a great place

U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate

The first snow of the season is a popular event with pheasant hunters because it often sends the birds to cover where hunters expect to find them. And while a little snow is good, too

On Sunday, Dec. 8, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue, Iowa, on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area

Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags from Dec. 15 through Jan. 7.
Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales

The National Archery in the Schools Program recently released the results of the 2024 NASP Student Survey.
The survey was the second such effort by the world’s largest youth archery organization, which has now

Pheasant hunting has been as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday for generations of Iowans as cranberries and stuffing. And with a weather forecast that will likely put birds in cover, this would be

For an expected 100,000-plus deer hunters, the long wait is almost over, Iowa’s gun deer seasons are right around the corner.
But before heading to the timber, it’s important that hunters go through their
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