
All it takes is one rooster for an inspired old dog
When the old rooster flushed from dense brush along the edge of an Iowa public grassland, my brother Dave quickly shouldered his 16 gauge and fired.
From where I stood, it looked like a

When the old rooster flushed from dense brush along the edge of an Iowa public grassland, my brother Dave quickly shouldered his 16 gauge and fired.
From where I stood, it looked like a

At the beginning of December, a pretty big swath of the Midwest went from fall to winter in the span of a couple of days. Real snow fell for the first time, and the temperatures

H5 avian influenza has been confirmed in Canada geese at Green Valley Lake and at Lake of Three Fires, Iowa wildlife officials announced on Thursday.
Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Dec. 18, 2025.

Here’s a look at the statewide fishing report across Iowa on Dec. 11, 2025.

Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 4, 2025.

Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons start this weekend, when more than 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons.
Iowa’s first gun season is Dec. 6-10. Second gun season is

Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Nov. 25, 2025.

Coyote hunting picks up in November and continues through the winter. Fur is surely prime by November, but this is not the only reason a hunter chases coyotes.
The hunting continues after some of
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