Strider the Springer Trainer Turns the Tables on Master
A hunter recalls Strider the springer spaniel who seemed aging and slowing yet outsmarted him. The dog feigned weakness to lure the trainer downriver then sprinted up a gentler bank, proving the dog trained the trainer over nine years.
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Open house at Fayette Conservation Education Center features wild foods programs
A Fayette County open house at the Conservation Education Center runs 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m with conservation officers and hobbyists presenting sessions on outdoor photography trapping bowhunting for deer and other topics. The event includes cattail flour muffins and a 430 p.m. screening of Wildlife and the Farm plus displays on soil conservation fur pelts and taxidermy.
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Sazetteau Fayette
Fayette County
Fayette
West Union
Blacktop
Ducks Unlimited Dinner Draws Sept 21 in Marion
Tickets go on sale for the Eastern Iowa Chapter Ducks Unlimited dinner on September 21 at Stouffers Five Season Hotel Ballroom. Available from Doc's Gun Hutch Harper's Marine Healy's Sport Shop and Larry's Archery Shop or at the door.
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Ducks Unlimited
Stouffers Five Season Hotel
Doc’s Gun Hutch, Inc
Lyon Lane
Marion
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Junior Naturalist Club Starts Sept at Indian Creek Nature Center
The Indian Creek Nature Center offers nine outdoor adventures for fifth and sixth graders through the Junior Naturalist Club. Led by naturalist Debi Keller, the club runs monthly September to May with activities in cross country skiing canoeing camping and wildlife. First meeting is Saturday September 11. Reservations are 362 0664. Fees are 25 dollars for members or 40 dollars for nonmembers.
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Debi Keller
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River fishing shines in Iowa streams and rivers
The Iowa Conservation Commission notes strong fishing on most state streams and rivers with lakes mostly fair to good. Highlights include good bluegill and crappie on the Mississippi near Bellevue and excellent to good catches of catfish and walleye in deep water and tailwaters across several pools and lakes.
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Cedar River
Skunk
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Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
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Missouri announces 1982 hunting seasons
Jefferson Missouri sets 1982 hunting dates for archery deer and turkey Oct 1 to Nov 12 and Nov 22 to Oct 31 shotgun turkey Oct 18-31 deer gun Nov 13-21 squirrel Aug 1-Dec 31 rabbit Oct 1-Feb 15 teal ducks Sept 11-19. Iowans planning southern hunts should note the openings.
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Full Moon Walks Set for Fall at Indian Creek Center
Indian Creek Nature Center at 6665 Otis Road SE hosts three Full Moon Walks this fall. Led by Senior Naturalist Barb Perkinson, the 8 p.m. events occur on Sept 3, Oct 2, and Nov 1. Free for members and 1 per nonmember.
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Otis Road
Barb Perkinson
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