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Outdoors Today

Wildlife taxidermy art on display March 23

Taxidermists know how to get the job done, of creating artful replicas of the trophies that hunters, fisher persons, or trappers may have encountered during their respective seasons outdoors. Outdoor memories are as varied as the people that pursue them. The amount of effort, time and ...

Waterfowl wonders: many species are on the move

Waterfowl wonders, as exhibited in the annual tradition of bird migration, will be on the high end of the observers scale for the next two months. One has to keep your eyes on the sky and your ears open to the sounds of high flying waterbirds at this time of year. It is a fun activity that ...

Deer Classic Show a must see event

Iowa’s 2024 Deer Classic Show is underway this weekend. Good weather and clear, dry roadways, will help bring in a large crowd of sporting enthusiasts. They will admire all kinds of exhibits, all kinds of products, all kinds of wildlife related services, and the equipment, tools and ...

Waterfowl by the millions at Loess Bluffs NWR

A waterfowl migration spectacle is underway right now along the Missouri River bottomlands and wetlands of northwest Missouri. One of the best places is called Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. This scribe has traveled there several times, not every year, but at any time I have been ...

Spring getting closer, but winter is not over

Warmer than typical early February weather has made a mark for some wildlife critters. For birds that migrate, great flocks of snow geese can be found in concentrated areas such at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, as I talked about last week. The geese are feeling the urge of ...

Trumpeter Swans check out Hendrickson Marsh

Trumpeter Swans are big. One could say they are huge. Both terms are descriptive and correct. With wingspans of six feet, their muscles have to power their 20 plus pound bodies over the water surface while outstretched wings create the lift to make flight possible. They do that job quite ...