Deer crash and bass hook bite highlight outdoor risks
A Tama County driver reports a deer collision causing over $2,000 in damage after a 100 pound doe bolted into his car. He recalls similar dangers while fishing the Volga River near Fayette where a writhing smallmouth bass drove a treble hook into his hand, requiring a field removal.
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Volga
Fayette
Highway 30
Tama County
Iowa
Gazette
Mark Tade
Canada
Quetico
Mike Jacobs
Monticello
Boreal forest harbors vast bird habitat from Newfoundland to Alaska
The boreal forest supports 1.5 to 3 billion birds across almost 100 species including great gray owls and palm warblers. The Boreal Songbird Initiative links conservation groups north and south of the border to protect wetlands and birds such as palm warblers, white winged scoters, and short billed dowitchers.
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Newfoundland
Alaska
North Woods
North America
David Allen Sibley
Chris Elphick
John B. Dunning Jr
New York Times Syndicate
Sibley Guide To Birds
Sibleyguidetobirds.com
Ducks Unlimited events and fishing results noted
The Mid-Iowa Ducks Unlimited banquet is set for 5 p.m. September 8 at the Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines with ticket details via phone and the chapter site. Iowa River Oaks Chapter hosts a fundraising dinner August 18 at Teamsters Hall Cedar Rapids. A Linn County DNA hunter education class is August 15 16 and 18 at Wickiup Hill, for ages 12 and up with no fee. In catfish results, John Shultz and Pat Carter won 29.02 pounds. others earned top prizes among 32 teams over 190.82 pounds of fish.
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Mid-Iowa
Ducks Unlimited
Val Air
West Des Moines
Mid- Iowa
Mid-Iowaducks
Iowa River
Linn County Conservation Department
Wickiup Hill
Toddville
John Shultz
Vinton
Pat Carter
Jefferson
S.D
U.S.C
Clayton Huff
Cedar Rapids
Pat Fowler
Cedar River
Mountain lions on display at Osborne Center in Iowa
A traveling cougar exhibit runs at the Osborne Conservation and Welcome Center through Oct. 9 with Cassie the mountain lion on display. Naturalist Angi Reid notes the 40 panel exhibit explains geography and behavior, while addressing safety and recent Iowa sightings.
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Orian Love
The
Gazette
Eleader
Cassie
Osborne Conservation and Welcome Center
Angi Reid
Iowa
Reid
California
Black Hawk County Conservation Board
Friends of Hartman Reserve
United States
Orlan Love
the Gazette
Elkader
Iowa fishing report highlights from Southeast and Northeast lakes
Southeast Lake Darling in Washington reports good catfishing evenings and mornings with chicken liver. Hannen Lake in Benton sees catfish biting on night crawlers and liver. bluegills in deeper water on small worms. Lake Macbride in Johnson notes bluegills in shallows on small jigs or worms. channel catfish in deeper rocky areas off liver or sunfish. Pleasant Creek in Linn finds walleyes while trolling crankbaits over deeper rocky areas. largemouth bass also active on artificial lures and chubs. Northeast Maquoketa River in Delaware and Jones counties reports good channel catfish with chicken liver and stink bait. walleye fair on jigs with night crawler. smallmouth fair below Lake Delhi Dam. Upper Iowa River remains muddy from heavy rains. Lake Delhi in Delaware has good bluegill activity on worms around docks. occasional crappie. Lake Meyer in Winneshiek has fair bluegill on night crawlers under a bobber near structure and some largemouth bass on crankbaits and plugs. For more information call regional offices in Manchester or Brighton.
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Lake Darling
Washington
Hannen Lake
Benton
Lake Macbride
Johnson
Pleasant Creek
Linn
Brighton
Lake Delhi
Upper
Iowa River
Iowa
Delaware
Lake Meyer
Winneshiek
Manchester
Schlick and Clemons win Hawkeye Bass Club tourney at Lake Belva Deer
Dave Schlick and Scott Clemons weighed six bass for 9 pounds 3 ounces to win the Hawkeye Bass Club event at Lake Belva Deer. Ray Forman Sr. and Rick Van Every placed second with 7 pounds 2 ounces, followed by Roger Mildenstein and Chuck Denniger and Mike Burcham and Dave Yeager.
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Dave Schlick
Scott Clemons
Lake Belva Deer
Ray Forman Sr
Rick van Every
Roger Mildenstein
Chuck Denniger
Mike Burcham
Dave Yeager
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Gazettecommunications.com
Wild Side
Sibley
Hunter Education
John Erickson
Joe Lange
Burcham and Yeager
Vinton’s
Shultz
Department of Natural Resources
Ron Andrews
Mountain Lions
Gazettecommnications.com
DNA Fishing Report
Maquoketa River
Delaware, Jones
Gardier Golf Shop
Www
Bogeydust.net
Marion
Michigan
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