The 100th pheasant season opened Saturday in Iowa for a sport that Iowa DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says had a humble start. The first pheasants were released from William Benton’s wild game farm near Cedar Falls in 1901 when a storm wrecked their...
The 100th pheasant season in Iowa opens Saturday and DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says it is setting up to be a good one. “This past year was the fourth mildest winter in state history, like 150 years of record. So, we probably had virtually all of...
Deer hunting is underway in Iowa with the first two seasons requiring hunters to use a couple of the older methods of hunting. DNR state deer biologist Jace Elliott says the bow and early muzzleloader seasons have started slowly. “So far, we’ve had pretty...
The Iowa DNR says a teenager died after being shot in an accident while squirrel hunting Saturday in southeast Iowa near Brighton. The DNR reports 17-year-old Carson Ryan of Washington, was mistaken for a squirrel by a member of his hunting party and was struck in the...
The Iowa DNR fisheries biologist overseeing the stocking of paddlefish into Lake Rathbun in southern Iowa is pleased with the results. Fisheries biologist Mark Flammang says it’s remarkable how fast the fish grow, and the first group stocked is now around 36...
