The local Izaak Walton League has several special events during each calendar year. It could be clay bird shoots, hunter safety courses, club house rentals and special firearms competitions. From time to time special speakers are arranged to visit about conservation issues and how the Ikes ...

Bald eagles are regal birds, very big birds and as birds of prey, offer opportunities to observe how they go about their struggles in life to survive. They eat fish primarily if they are using open water habitat below river dams. Lake Red Rock is just one such place to view eagles all winter ...

Pheasants are survivors. They are hardy and can make due in many circumstances of winter weather events. What they need are good winter cover habitats for protection from weather and predators, food sources. What they do not need are freezing rain systems to coat the ground with ice or make ...

The Mann Wetland complex is on its way to a big makeover. It will be restored to a wide variety of prairie grasses and wetland sedges on 159 acres. The entire area, including a forested southern segment, makes a total of 216 acres. The site is on the east side of Highway 330 (Marsh Avenue) ...

Deer hunting season number two ends on Sunday, Dec. 17. As of mid-week statewide, over 78,000 deer had been taken by hunters. Iowa regulations have a reopening of the archery and late muzzleloader deer seasons on Dec. 18, they will go through Jan. 10, 2024. By Jan. 10, the total deer off ...

Iowa deer season number one kicks off this weekend for the first of five days for taking deer with firearms. Up to this point, the majority of Iowa deer harvested have been from archers across the Hawkeye state. In fact, the total reported harvest reports as of mid week was bumping very ...