Iowa’s statewide fishing report on June 27, 2025
DNR Report
June 27, 2025
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on June 27, 2025.
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Iowa’s Volga River State Recreation Area offers year round recreation
DNR Report
June 27, 2025
At nearly 5,800 acres, Volga River State Recreation Area is hard to miss.
Just a few miles north and east of Fayette, Iowa, Volga River has two campgrounds, one offering services to equestrians, and
Champions crowned in Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program skeet championships
DNR Report
June 27, 2025
A total of 332 athletes from 39 Iowa teams participated in the 2025 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet Championships on June 18-21, at the New Pioneer Gun Club, in Waukee.
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Iowa’s Dunlap Pond
DNR Report
June 26, 2025
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Dunlap Pond starting July 1 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake is completely drained as part of
Weather, nesting conditions have been good for Iowa pheasants in recent months
DNR Report
June 26, 2025
Iowa’s pheasant population is expected to benefit from the 2024-25 mild winter and average spring that much of the state experienced.
According to Iowa’s state climatologist, last winter was the fourth least snowy in
Iowa’s Red Haw State Park campground opening July 1 after three-year closure
DNR Report
June 26, 2025
The campground at Red Haw State Park will open starting July 1, 2025 after being closed for three years due to extensive tornado damage.
According to Chad Kelchen, district supervisor for the Iowa DNR
Are springer spaniels the ultimate ‘rooster’ dog? They have a case
Staff Report
June 26, 2025
Known for boundless energy, keen noses, and loyalty afield, English springer spaniels rank as one of the most enduring gundog breeds in the United States. Ask Dave Nomsen, the retired vice president of government affairs
Five budget trail camera options for diehard whitetail hunters
Ryan Rothstein
June 26, 2025
Of all the gear advancements over the past quarter-century, arguably none has changed the way we hunt more than trail cameras. They’re firmly entrenched in the modern hunter’s gear arsenal, and for good reason.
New report shows public supports hunting and recreational sport shooting, but ‘intention matters’
Staff Report
June 25, 2025
Public support for hunting and sport shooting in the United States remains strong, but highly conditional, according to the 2025 Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting and Sport Shooting report, a new national study conducted by Responsive
