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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2007
Page
12
Gazette staff report. Iowa residents can buy fall deer and turkey licenses now. Most licenses remain available through the season, but antlerless quotas vary by county with some selling out on day one. A new rule limits one paid antlerless license before Sept 15, then additional licenses may be bought where quotas remain. Deer and turkey tags have two parts. report harvest within a day by toll free number or the DNR website.
Author Nancy Overcott releases 60 Uncommon Birds of the Upper Midwest alongside 50 Common Birds of the Upper Midwest. The books feature full color artwork by Dana Gardner and prose on life cycles, habitats, and migrations. Overcott notes habitat loss drives rarity, discusses meadowlarks, woodpeckers, and many other species. She cites a personal passion for birds and persistent song identification after losing sight in one eye. Books available via University of Iowa Press, 34.95 hardcover. order at 1 800 621 2736 or uiowapress.org.
The Hunting Lease Network launches in Towa to connect landowners with hunters for exclusive leases. Co owners John Zito and John Moody outline nationwide activity and a $100 enrollment fee to build landowner web pages and coordinate bids. The service handles lease writing, accounting, wildlife reports, liability insurance, and renewals, marketing to both sides.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will start a 10 foot pool drawdown at Lake Red Rock on September 4 to repair gates and cables. Access to hunting and recreation will be reduced as the lake drops from its current 742 foot level. The project includes habitat work and a new boat ramp at Elk Rock State Park with an extended 75 day period and a return to normal levels by mid December while maintaining flows of at least 300 cfs.
Swisher American Legion will host a free hunter safety class from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on September 8 with a free lunch provided. For more information, call 857-4687.
Chuck Stubbs and Jim Bol linger of Iowa City won a Hawkeye Bass Club tournament at Sabula on the Mississippi River with six fish weighing 13.46 pounds. Dale Schwab and Dave Yeager finished second with four fish totaling 11.14 pounds, while Ray Forman Sr. and Ray Forman Jr. took third with 5.10.2 pounds and Yeager had the tournament's heaviest fish at 4.05 pounds.
The Waterfowl Association of Iowa hosts a state Waterfowl Summit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Neil Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City. The event offers learning on waterfowl management for specialists and hunters with a focus on wetland management for harvest and production.
DNR fishing report notes fair to good channel catfish in the Northeast Maquoketa River area and excellent smallmouth bass with various lures on the Yellow River. Turkey River water clarity is good with rain potential impacting conditions. Upper Iowa River remains clear above the dam but muddy downstream. walleye bite is strong above the dam with crankbaits and night crawler tipped jigs. Lake Delhi reports fair to good channel catfish using liver, stink bait, cut bait or worm on the bottom.
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