by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 1, 2023 | News
Experts in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are asking Iowans, including trappers, for help in research that may explain why there are a dwindling number of gray fox in Iowa. Vince Evelsizer, a furbearer biologist at the DNR, says gray fox are pretty...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 27, 2023 | News, Outdoors
Iowa’s pheasant hunting season opens tomorrow morning and state officials say there could be 50- to 60-thousand hunters in the fields. Todd Bogenshutz, a biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s pheasant numbers appear to be...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 19, 2023 | News, Outdoors
The central Iowa city of Urbandale is asking residents to look at its coyote management plan to help keep the animals from causing problems. The DNR’s Andy Kellner helped the leaders of the Des Moines suburb put together the plan after increased contact with...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 19, 2023 | Human Interest, News
Experts say many Iowa trees are showing some brilliant colors right now due to recent cool temperatures. Mark Runkel, a forest health technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says you don’t have to venture far to see nature’s autumn show....
by Dar Danielson | Oct 9, 2023 | Crime & Courts, News, Outdoors
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of a man who was hunting coyotes Sunday night in northern Hardin County. Information from the DNR says 53-year-old Mark Arends of Alden, was hunting coyotes with friends on private land approximately...