Firearm safety is being added to the curriculum in the North Butler and Clarksville Community School Districts. Starting in the spring, a mandatory hunter safety course taught by Butler County Conservation will be implemented into the 7th and 8th grade PE curriculum. A voluntary, closed class will … [Read more...]
DNR says hunter who died is from Leighton
(Update with more information from the DNR) A southern Iowa man killed in a hunting accident Sunday was apparently shot by another person in the large group he was with near Lake Red Rock. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Alex Murphy says 23-year-old Blake Schroder, of Leighton, … [Read more...]
Donated deer hides are turned into leather for use by veterans
A programs is underway again this year that takes unwanted deer hides from hunters across the state and uses them to help veterans. Spokesperson Lisa Widick says the hides can be turned in at Elks Lodges across the state for use by the Veterans Leather Program. "The hides are salted and stored … [Read more...]
Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease underway with new deer season
The first shotgun deer season got underway Saturday along with another round of testing for Chronic Wasting Disease. The Iowa DNR's Tyler Harms says they ask hunters to provide samples for testing as they try to keep track of the disease in the wild deer population. The first positive test was … [Read more...]
Shotgun deer season opens
The shotgun deer season began Saturday in Iowa. Tyler Harms with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says there are plenty of deer out there, but the weather is going to impact the first weekend. He says cold, wet weather with snow will make it tough on the hunters to get out. Harms … [Read more...]
DNR says deputy admits illegally sawing antlers off roadkill deer
A deputy sheriff in Greene County has been fined $195 for sawing off and keeping the antlers from a dead deer. The case started with a car-versus-deer accident north of Jefferson in early November. A man who came upon the wreck called authorities and asked for a salvage tag for the deer. Under … [Read more...]
DNR advises you to always be cautious fishing on ice
You may be one of those people who avoid going outside at all when it turns cold -- but there are many Iowans who like to throw on the thermal underwear and head out once ice starts to form on the nearest lake or pond. DNR Fisheries Bureau Chief, Joe Larscheid understands how they feel. "With the … [Read more...]
Fees to fish, hunt trap in Iowa to increase
The fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses in Iowa will soon increase. A legislative committee has given final approval to the license fee increases, which were proposed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff. "Generally speaking, it's about a 17 percent in those fees, so it's a … [Read more...]
Campus carry law advocate to attend King’s annual pheasant hunt fundraiser
An advocate for allowing concealed weapons on college campuses is the special guest at Republican Congressman Steve King's annual fall pheasant hunt and fundraising dinner tomorrow near Akron. Antonia Okafor was regional director of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus in 2015 when the Texas … [Read more...]
Standing crops could foil pheasant hunters in some areas of the state
The DNR wildlife biologist who tracks pheasant numbers says the late harvest is likely to hurt the success of some hunters as the season gets underway Saturday. Todd Bogenschutz says standing crops give the birds places to hide. "If you've got a CRP field and it's got standing crops around it, you … [Read more...]