The chase for world’s flattest shooting cartridge
Ron Spomer
February 21, 2023
In the world of firearms cartridges, fast and flat are still intoxicating for modern shooters.
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Reloading firearm cartridges in its simplest form
Mike Raykovicz
February 21, 2023
Ask any reloader and they will tell you that reloading is a satisfying and enjoyable hobby and one that can alleviate what has become in recent years an annual and sometimes frustrating search for ammunition.
Black Bass catch-and-release regulations on upper boundary of Iowa’s Middle Raccoon River moved upstream
DNR Report
February 21, 2023
The Lenon Mills Dam has served as the upper boundary to the Black Bass, both smallmouth and largemouth bass, catch and release regulation in the Middle Raccoon River since it was established more than 35
Commentary: Coyote hunting certainly not “easy,” even with today’s optics
Mike Brust
February 21, 2023
I would like to take exception to Dean Bortz’s comments in the “State Roundup” of the last issue that “young hunters can have a ton of fun at night by easily shooting coyotes with thermal
Still time to order tree and shrub seedlings through Iowa DNR
DNR Report
February 21, 2023
Tree varieties include 23 species of native hardwoods, eight evergreen species and 15 smaller trees and shrubs. Prices range from $.70 to $1.20 per seedling. Seedlings are sold in three age classifications, and range in
Outdoor Steward: 5 top implements for managing your property
Christopher Jennings
February 21, 2023
Tools for food-plot building and other hobby farm chores.
State legislation would protect black bears in Iowa
John Chalstrom
February 20, 2023
At this time, there is no evidence of bears reproducing in Iowa and no active research is being conducted by the IDNR since the bear is not listed as a species that can be monitored.
Iowa’s ’Chickadee Checkoff’ donations to aid wildlife keep falling
Erin Jordan / The Gazette
February 20, 2023
The program’s donors have steadily declined in number over the years from nearly 13,000 in 2003, the first year the Iowa DNR tracked the number of donors, to 6,269 for tax year 2021.
Looming spring means start of Iowa’s prescribed burning season
Steve Weisman
February 20, 2023
Each spring Iowans see clouds of smoke billowing up from both state wildlife areas and on private tracts of grassland all across northwest Iowa. Citizens sometimes question or complain about the fire eating up the
