by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 4, 2023 | News, Outdoors
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock rainbow trout in five urban lakes and ponds this month for anglers who enjoy winter fishing. Mike Steuck, the DNR’s regional fisheries supervisor for northeast Iowa, says trout get stressed in warmer water and...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 27, 2022 | News, Outdoors
Iowa hunters will get a second chance to bring home a deer with a new season. The DNR’s Tyler Harms says they’re calling it the excess tag January season. “That season will be implemented in counties that have unsold county antlerless licenses...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 27, 2022 | News, Outdoors
Licenses for a chance to snag one of the state’s most unique fish are now on sale. The DNR’s Missouri River fisheries supervisor, Chris Larson, says paddlefish licenses are on sale through January 7th. “It’s one fish per license that you can...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 12, 2022 | News, Outdoors
Some lakes and ponds in northern Iowa already have ice thick enough to support ice fishing, while elsewhere, you can still see open water. Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR Fisheries Bureau, says it’s early in the season and Iowans who love ice fishing have...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 9, 2022 | News, Outdoors
The Iowa Natural Resources Commission has approved a Department of Natural Resources proposal to create a continuous open season for raccoons. DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer told the commission the request was not taken lightly and came after a review of...