Public meetings set on Iowa duck and goose seasons
Iowa Department of Natural Resources seeks input on duck and goose seasons with meetings in West Union Washington Des Moines Storm Lake Red Oak and more. biologist Guy Zenner notes 1996 U S Fish and Wildlife Service baselines limit seasons while inviting comments and written input.
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Iowa
West Union
Farmers Savings Bank
N. Vine
Washington
Iowa National Guard
Des Moines
Storm Lake
Red Oak
Zenner
Fish and Wildlife Station
N. Shore Dr
Clear Lake
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Minnesota
Wisconsin
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Park deer count drops after first indoor park hunt
Biologists report 75 deer found in Lake Darling Recreation Area this winter, down from 242 in 1991. The limited December hunt killed about 130 deer and was designed to curb overpopulation amid ongoing complaints of damage. Officials will monitor numbers before any further hunts.
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Brighton
Lake Darling
Tim Thompson
Iowa City
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Thompson
Outdoor events and range work span Linn County area notes
Area nature center invites singles for a wine and conversation walk at 8 p.m. Saturday with $2.50 member and $3.50 nonmember fees. Matsell Bridge range near Viola closes daytime hours for upgrades including a new 100-yard range and safety berm. work to finish by June 1. Call 398-3505 for status. Sierra Club and Linn County Conservation host talks, turkey walks at Matsell Bridge, Big Bear astronomy at Palisades-Dows, and a breakfast and turkey hunting seminar at local Izaak Walton venues with various fees and times.
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Indian Creek
Otis Rd
Viola
Matsell Bridge
Randy Burke
Linn County Conservation Department
Dennis Goemaat
Palisades-Dows Preserve Observatory
Ivanhoe Road
Goemaat
Griffons to Run Field Trials Next Weekend in Iowa
NORTH LIBERTY Heartland Griffon Club with the Wire haired Pointing Griffon Club of America will hold field trials at Hawkeye Area Wildlife Area April 11 12. Natural ability tests and intermediate hunting dog tests are planned with dogs from several states. Trials start 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday with a few heats next Friday.
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North Liberty
Heartland Griffon Club
Griffon Club
American
Hawkeye Area Wildlife Area
Don Nicholson
Coralville
Heartland Club
Midwestern
Nicholson
Iowa
Smith says Walnut Creek refuge funding will survive budget cuts
Iowa Congressman Neal Smith, a top Appropriations aide, says development of the Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City will continue despite Bush administration budget cuts. He has secured about 12 million for land purchase and planning, and argues the remaining 14 million for construction can be restored if removed. The project, on former nuclear plant land, aims to create the Midwest's largest tallgrass prairie.
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Prairie City
Jasper County
U.S
Neal Smith
Smith
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Congress
Bush
Midwest
Bird Watching for Beginners six-session workshop announced
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society and Linn County Conservation Department offer a free six-session workshop over three months. Classroom sessions Tuesday evenings at Squaw Creek Park Lodge near Marion with weekend field trips. No reservation needed. call 398-3505 for details.
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Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
Linn County Conservation Department
Squiw Creek Park Lodge
Marion
Dennis Goemaat
Iowa
Trap league and class planned by Otter Creek Club
The Otter Creek Sportsman's Club in rural Hiawatha invites all to an information meeting for a summer league trap and skeet program on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Millburn Road north of Blairs Ferry Road. Club director R G Prucha says new shooters and captains should attend to discuss league procedures and rules. A spring trapshooting class begins Monday, April 13 at 6 30 p.m. for six sessions, taught by instructors certified by the Amateur Trapshooting Association.
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Otter Creek Sportsman's Club
Hiawatha
Millburn Road
Blairs Ferry Road
The
Amateur Trapshooting Association
All Iowa trap team announced led by Bumsted with top average
Bumsted tops the 1991 all Iowa trap shooting selections with a 97.16 average for Conrad. Team rosters include veterans and newcomers from multiple towns with Bumsted, Stuve, Byerly among the highlighted shooters and scores listed for each member.
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Phil Thyer
Independence
Iowa State Trapshooting Association
Larry Bumsted
Conrad
Bill Stuve
Ames
William Byerly
Mason City
Emen
Rad
John Hughes
Fort Dodge
Dean Bright
Steamboat Rock
Dale Stockdale
Ackley
Dean Johnson
Manly
Jon Halford
Pat Moore
Waterloo
Greg Matz
Dubuque
Bob Stevenson
Britt
Linda Sawvell
Davenport
Bev Dominacki
Bettendorf
Connie Bumsted
Jim Trulson
Don Mackerman
Baxter
White wins Iowa State Turkey Calling Championship
Rick White of Coralville has won the Iowa State Turkey Calling contest and earns the right to compete in the national event in Louisville Kentucky in spring 1993. The state contest was held March 7 in Iowa City with more than 170 attendees. Local winners include Michael Manning and Derek Knowler in the open and juniors categories, plus owl-hooting winners. DeWaine Jackson forecast a spring harvest of 7500 toms and noted 23000 hunters with an Iowa wild turkey population of 80000 to 100000 birds.
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Rick White
Meadowbrook Dr. SE
Louisville
White
Coralville
Fall Strutt
Terry L. Robinson
Lovilla
Steve Puppe
Red Wing
Minn
Bob Barnard
Kirksville
DeWaine Jackson
Department of Natural Resources
Jackson
Iowa
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Dna
Jim Mayer
Ater
Sierra Club
Peoples Church
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Bear
Jupiter
Eastern Iowa Shooting Dog Association
Marion Community Center
Ikes
Johnson County
Izaak Walton
Turkey
Dick Stivers
Tom Norlin
Anamosa
Highway 151
Indian Creek Nature Center
Griffons
Europe
United States
16Th Ave
Walnut Creek
House Appropriations Committee
R.G. Prucha
Bumsted
Todd Schade
Bellevue
Amy Matz
Rick Kalsow
Milford
Wis
Edward Ungleshe
Hannibal, Mo
Sean Ungleshee
Hannibal
Molly Jennings
Riverside
Andy Mellecker
Otter Creek Sportsmen’s Club
Cedar Rapids
Evinrude
Ellis
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