Mixed signals heading into Iowa pheasant season
Iowa DNR
September 1, 2017
But state wildlife biologist says he expects almost a repeat of 2016 pheasant season, where hunters harvested about 250,000 roosters.
Iowa DNR
DNR: Outlook good for Iowa squirrel hunters
Iowa DNR
August 23, 2017
Squirrel hunters should expect to find an average to above average squirrel population over most of the state, with higher squirrel numbers in areas with quality oak and hickory trees, according to the Iowa DNR.
Mount Ayr Wildlife Area: Iowa’s outdoor playground – and hunting haven
Iowa DNR
August 23, 2017
Mount Ayr, Iowa – The Mount Ayr Wildlife Area is a 1,500-acre outdoor playground on the way to nowhere. While travelers are not likely to stumble upon it, hunters would be wise to know its
Iowa DNR: Landowners, hunters, bird-watchers realize Big Marsh’s benefits
Iowa DNR
August 18, 2017
Parkersburg, Iowa — The Big Marsh Wildlife Area is a working example of the benefits of taking wet farmland where crops struggle 70 percent of the time and creating a large public area with expansive
In outdoors circles, all eyes on Monday’s Great American Eclipse
Site Staff
August 17, 2017
A sense of mystery surrounding what will happen during the total solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21 has captured most everyone’s imagination.
Zebra mussels found in Iowa-Nebraska border lake
Iowa DNR
August 15, 2017
The Iowa DNR is watching Carter Lake after juvenile zebra mussels were recently found in a water sample collected by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) staff. Although veligers were detected, intensive sampling the past
Iowa preps for popular dove hunting season
Iowa DNR
August 15, 2017
Hunters getting ready to pursue the country’s most popular game bird are encouraged to visit the areas they plan to hunt before opening day.
Iowa’s Rinehart archery shoot: ‘This year we hope to skip the rain and welcome more than 1,000 participants’
Iowa DNR
August 8, 2017
Archers from Iowa and across Midwest to converge on Volga River State Recreation Area Aug. 18-20.
Weather, fisheries-related incidents taking a toll on Iowa fish
Iowa DNR
August 8, 2017
The end of summer can be a difficult time for underwater dwellers. When temperatures are high and oxygen levels are low, fish and other water critters are particularly vulnerable. That’s been the case in Iowa
