Iowa
Iowa’s statewide fishing report on July 18, 2024
DNR Report
July 18, 2024
A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on July 18, 2024.
Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
Ducks Unlimited
July 17, 2024
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
Women interested in learning to waterfowl hunt can register for Iowa course
DNR Report
July 17, 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.
“Waterfowl hunting
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at McKinley Lake in Creston, Iowa
DNR Report
July 16, 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is relaxing the fishing regulations at McKinley Lake in Creston. The city of Creston will begin to drain the lake in August as part of a lake restoration
Habitat diversity draws bird watchers, hunters to Iowa’s Copeland Bend Wildlife Area
DNR Report
July 16, 2024
Forty miles south of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri River is the 3,500-plus-acre Copeland Bend Wildlife Area, an expansive mix of grasslands and high-quality wetlands constructed after the extensive flooding in 2011, when the
Star Watch: Tips for photographing the night sky
Bob Drieslein
July 15, 2024
The dazzling variety of new and improved camera equipment available to amateur astronomers is making astrophotography one of America’s fastest-growing hobbies. With just a digital camera or a small telescope with a smart phone attachment,
Socialization is key to having your hunting puppy prepared to face the world
Tim Spielman
July 13, 2024
Just a few days after bringing into my home my black Labrador puppy five years ago, I decided it was time to take her out on the town to meet some friends.
Our first
Plans released for Iowa’s 2024 Okoboji Blue Water Festival
Steve Weisman
July 12, 2024
Iowa’s Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) is less than a month away. This year’s 9th annual event is set for Saturday, Aug.10, at Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park on the shores of West
3D versus Bull’s-eyes: Target choice matters leading up to hunting season
Outdoor News
July 12, 2024
While there are diehard bowhunters who shoot year-round, most folks don’t get serious about target practice until the middle of summer.
This is when whitetail bucks start showing their headgear in a meaningful way,
