Green Island marshland project to add 1400 acres
Three state and federal projects totaling 547 million will expand Green Island Wildlife Area near Green Island Iowa by 1400 acres of marshland and rehabilitate Brown s Lake. State plans include four miles of dikes and a large pumping unit to flood cropland. the federal effort adds levees and dredging to protect Brown s Lake and improve backwater habitat.
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Green Island
Mississippi River
Jackson County
Brown’s Lake
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Channel 5
Brown's Lake
Bob Sheets
Maquoketa
Department of Natural Resources
Sheets
DNR
Fish Lake
Fish Lake Road
Fish
Murphy
Snider
Maquoketa River
Mississippi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brown's
Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Goose season cut signals tougher hunting ahead
Iowa advances a 40 day duck season with minimal changes to limits, but the Canada goose season will shrink by more than one third from 70 to 45 days. Officials expect federal guidelines to define late fall seasons while the Iowa DNR outlines openings around October and potential adjustments to end dates.
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Jim Mayer
Cgazete
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Haseen
Iowa
Richard Bishop
DNR
Bishop
Fish and Wildlife Service
Frank Dunkle
Dunkle
Mississippi
State pistol meet under way at Ike's Walton Oaks
Up to 90 shooters expected today and Sunday for the 1987 Iowa State Outdoor Pistol Championships at Walton Oaks Linn County Izaak Walton range. Ken Bowden Cedar Rapids Pistol Club said the event is NRA sanctioned. Tim Richardson chief range director. shooters from Iowa Illinois and Minnesota compete in .22 and .45 caliber center fire events across three courses at 50 and 25 yards.
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Walton Oaks
Linn County
Izaak Walton
Ken Bowden
Keyes Ct
Marion
Cedar Rapids Pistol Club
National Rifle Association
Tim Richardson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Inois
Minnesota
Bowden
Upland Hunting and Waterfowl Notes From 1986 87 Season
A fragmented 1986 87 hunting report lists species and game activities including ducks, geese, raccoon, otter, and big game. Entries reference seasons 1987 8 and 1986 87 with scattered dates such as November and October and terms like waterfowl hunting and bag notes.
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Haar
Ducks Unlimited fifth anniversary banquet set
Ducks Unlimited plans its fifth anniversary banquet on Saturday September 2 at Teamster's Hall 5000 J St SW. Doors open 6 p.m. Dinner from Dostal's at 7 30 p.m. Auctions and raffles planned. Tickets $25 adults $12 50 youths available at Fin and Feather 712 Third Ave SE or from Dave Hawke Fairfax 346 2302. No adult tickets at the door.
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Ducks Unlimited
Teamster’s
J St
Fin and Feather
Third Ave
Dave Hawke
Fairfax
Marshall Krizan Wins Cedar Rapids Bass Masters Tourney
Marshall Krizan and Hal Krizan took first place in the Cedar Rapids Bass Masters fishing tournament on the Mississippi River at LaCrosse August 15 16. They weighed 27.56 pounds. Bret Karasek and Dave Franklin were second with 23.19 pounds. Oakey Sickels and others placed fourth with 22.61 pounds and Sickels earned the big bass prize with a five pounder. Thirty eight club members fished, totaling 255 pounds from 180 fish. The next tourney is September 19 20 on the Mississippi River in Fort.
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Mall
Hal Krizan
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
LaCrosse
Bret Karasek
Dave Franklin
Bill Grove
Bob Hender
Ay Wa
Ce Ou Poumus
Asa Raul
Uffer
Oakey Sickels
Sickels
Fort
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Alton
Ssazette ‘Outdoor Editor
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pacific
Central
Atlantic
al Weaver
First Ave. SE
Ong
Illinois
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Missouri
Town
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Flyway
United States
Ueazette Proto
Cedar Lake
Ralph Becicka
Coralville Reservoir
Becicka
Ike
Mark Hughes
Gary
Hughes
Whitefish Lake
Pequot Lakes
Minn
Towa City
Oelwein
Towa
Mont Rday
Quad Cities
REVI
Sie TS
ONANZ
PI Dept
DELCO
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