Iowa gearing up for spring urban trout stocking
Iowa DNR
March 7, 2017
Bringing trout to cities and towns offers a “close-to-home” option for Iowans who might not travel to northeast Iowa to discover trout fishing.
Iowa DNR
2016 Iowa deer harvest tops 100,000
Iowa DNR
February 28, 2017
It’s about 3,000 fewer than were reported in 2015, but nearly identical to the 2014 harvest.
In Iowa, interest continues to swell for National Archery in the Schools Program
Iowa DNR
February 24, 2017
Archers from 82 schools will be shooting for $8,000 in scholarships and other prizes and a chance to go to nationals May 11-13 in Louisville, Ky.
Across Iowa, a hunting and trapping talker Wednesday
Iowa DNR
February 21, 2017
The statewide meetings, over the Iowa Communications Network to listen to the public’s thoughts on hunting and trapping regs, are part of the process for making rules in state government.
In Iowa, CWD concerns draw a full house
Iowa DNR
February 15, 2017
Meeting prompted after a deer harvested during the 2016 hunting season in west-central Clayton County tested positive for chronic wasting disease — the first wild deer that tested positive for CWD outside of Allamakee County.
DNR conservation officer pulls angler from southern Iowa lake
Iowa DNR
February 15, 2017
Anglers were fishing on about 3 inches of ice on West Lake Osceola; ice fishing is not recommended over about the southern third of the state.
Missouri, Big Sioux rivers paddlefish season opens March 1
Iowa DNR
February 15, 2017
The Iowa DNR and other state fisheries agencies tag paddlefish to better understand and manage populations.
In Iowa, hunting and trapping regs talk goes before the public
Iowa DNR
February 7, 2017
Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect in the fall.
So far, so good for 3-year experimental early teal season
Wisconsin DNR Reports
February 3, 2017
Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin are confident that experimental teal seasons met federal requirements and that the fourth year should not require any additional monitoring.
