Iowa’s statewide pheasant population is at a 20-year high, and state wildlife experts are forecasting a banner year for hunters.
“The mild winter really put us over the top this year,” said Todd Bogenschutz,
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report on Aug. 29, 2025.
Ringed by trees and away from the busy roads in eastern Louisa County, Iowa’s Klum Lake has undergone a significant makeover over the past decade or so.
The 250-acre natural floodplain lake – historically
The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa’s rabbit population is the highest in more than a decade, with the vast majority of Iowa considered to have good to excellent populations. Iowa’s
Iowa’s mourning dove season begins Sept. 1, and with the mild weather in the forecast and a later teal season, state wildlife experts are predicting a busy opening day.
“Anytime the opening day falls
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday that the federally endangered pallid sturgeon was collected for the first time from the lower Des Moines River. The discovery of two pallid sturgeon this spring
Recently, I had the opportunity to go to Canada and do some fishing with my family. While we all dream of those magical adventures in the Northwoods, after a few days up there it became
A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Aug. 22, 2025.
Spring Run is one of the largest, most diverse complexes in Iowa, stretching from Hwy. 9 to the north to Lower Gar Lake to the southwest. The popular public wildlife area follows along almost the
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