Iowa’s statewide fishing report on March 7, 2025
DNR Report
March 7, 2025
It’s time to start thinking about open water. Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on March 7, 2025.
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Iowa honors archery state tournament winners
DNR Report
March 6, 2025
Iowa’s National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament was held in Des Moines this past weekend, where 2,064 bullseye archers representing 136 Iowa schools and 1,014 IBO 3D archers representing 96 schools competed for
Knowing the right and wrong time to shoot is vital for turkey hunters
Gene Kroupa
March 6, 2025
As soon as I pulled the trigger on the head-bobbing tom, I knew I had missed – again! Over the years I’ve missed a total of five longbeards. Not bad for more than four decades
Are premium turkey decoys worth the big bucks you pay for them?
Site Staff
March 6, 2025
During the past half-decade or so, ultra-realistic decoys have taken over the turkey, deer, and waterfowl markets. This upper-end category of decoys comes with upper-end price tags, and a lot of folks might be wondering
Backyard and Beyond: Fox makes a winter dash
Val Cunningham
March 5, 2025
A red fox runs along a shoreline, apparently not interested in the waterfowl in the open water near Kip Earney, who was intent on photographing the ducks. Oh, to be so lucky (and so prepared)
Looking back at the biggest typical bucks in the Boone and Crockett record books
Mark Morrison
March 5, 2025
These days, when folks look to research monster-sized whitetail bucks, they usually turn to the Internet for information. Unfortunately, the web, specifically social media, is rife with giant deer, some grotesquely massive due to being
What are the odds of finding a match set? Research shows shed antlers are often not far apart
Anthony Candia
March 4, 2025
Shed antler hunting season is at its peak in Illinois and many other popular whitetail states, and even after the peak there are always sheds to find – typically random, unmatched sets of antlers.
Iowa DNR encourages eager paddlers to wait for warmer water temperatures
DNR Report
February 28, 2025
The weather is starting to feel like spring in Iowa, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers wait for consistent warm weather to allow
Outdoor Insights: National parks are big business, so why are we gutting them?
Rob Drieslein
February 28, 2025
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced it would lay off 1,000 National Park Service employees. A week later, after some backlash, we were hearing that some of those positions would be re-hired, and that
