Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 9, 2025
DNR Report
January 9, 2025
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Jan. 9, 2025.
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Backyard and Beyond: Patience pays off with image of red-tailed hawk
Val Cunningham
January 8, 2025
Patience and persistence paid off recently for both a beautiful red-tailed hawk and photographer Bret Cool: Cool got a standout photo and the hawk got its prey. “I watched the hawk move from perch to
Iowa hunters have shot 87,000 deer this year as focus shifts to late season opportunities
DNR Report
January 3, 2025
With the two regular gun seasons in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting has shifted to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season and the reopening of the archery season.
Want to hunt Western big game? Know these tips for navigating tag systems
Patrick Durkin
January 3, 2025
If you want to hunt Western states in 2025 and beyond for elk, deer, pronghorns or other big game, start learning all you can about each state’s wildlife programs and application systems.
Don’t be
Here’s how to plan a turkey hunt on western tribal lands in the U.S.
Mark Strand
January 3, 2025
To a great extent, my hunting life has revolved around planning a spring turkey season that keeps me in the woods from late March through Memorial Day. To do that requires creativity and lots of
South Dakota limits number of Black Hills nonresident turkey tags
Josh Haiar
January 2, 2025
Turkey hunters venturing on an out-of-state trip for the spring season will face new challenges in South Dakota in 2025.
A recent policy shift capped the number of spring turkey-hunting licenses for nonresidents in
Commentary: In Congress’ final days, wildlife, outdoor recreation legislation sent to president
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Report
January 2, 2025
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, on Dec. 23, celebrated the advancement of two bills a week ago passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate following their passage by the House of Representatives earlier this year: the America’s
Farm bill extension gets cold reception from conservation groups
Tori McCormick
December 31, 2024
Several national conservation groups say Congress wasted a golden opportunity to do right by hunters, anglers, and conservationists by passing a federal farm bill extension that doesn’t include billions in conservation funding from the Inflation
Star Watch: Top times to see Mars in 2025
Bob Drieslein
December 30, 2024
But don’t look for Mars on the night of Jan. 13 when it will be “occulted” or covered up by the full moon. These lunar occultations occur when the moon passes in front of a
