Highway deer toll rises as season opens in Johnson County
Iowa deer officials report hundreds of highway deaths in Johnson County and statewide in 1979. Does and bucks are killed during peak migration in spring and fall, with Interstates 80 and 380 largely cited. Licenses issued and bag limits for the shotgun and muzzleloader seasons mirror efforts to balance hunting with herd growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Iowa
Wendell Simonson
Oxford
Simonson
Coralville Reservoir
Hawkeye
Ken
Kakac
Carstens
Deer Killed by Leo C Mangold Near Hulet Wyoming
Leo C Mangold of Newhall bagged a nine point buck near Hulet Wyoming on November 9 using his wife’s .270 Mauser rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo C. Mangold
Newhall
Hulet
Wyo
Iowa Hunting and Trapping Calendar Summary
The calendar lists seasons for pheasants quail ruffed grouse partridge ducks coot geese snipe cottontail and jackrabbits in various date ranges across Iowa. It notes deer shotgun and muzzleloader periods, trapping seasons for mink muskrat raccoon badger skunk opossum and weasel, plus beaver dates and civet cat and otter closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway
Iowa
Docks to be removed from public waters urged by Iowa panel
The Iowa Conservation Commission urges immediate removal of docks and other structures from public waters and land before freezing weather makes the task harder. Fishermen seeking to place fishing shacks on state waters must obtain a no-fee five year permit from local commission officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Commission
C R youth repeats second in world duck calling contest
Todd Elvidge twelve from 2939 J St SW again placed second in the 13 and under division of the World Duck Calling Contest in Stuttgart Arkansas. Richard Schultz Sr 1107 Woodlark Lane NW placed just outside the top four in the adult division.
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Todd Elvidge
J St
Stuttgart
Ark
Richard Schultz Sr
Woodlark Lane
Arkansas
Todd
Greg Elvidges
Cliff Haydel
Bossier City
Bernard Solomon
Marshall
Texas
Jeff Williams
Beaumont
Danny Sprague
Buffalo
Davenport
Wendall
Brian Carlson
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Wendall Carlson
Iowa
Brian
Indian juggler Samma first American sword swallower
On November 25 1817 Senna Samma a performer from Madras and London became America s first sword swallower by swallowing a sword wielded by William Pyle of New York in a public display in New York City
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Senna Samma
Madras
London
America
William Pyle
New York
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Jim Mayer
Gazette
the Gazette
Daryl Carstens
Anysex Deer License Distribution
Bucks
John Rogers
Columbus
Rogers
Mississippi River
Maurice Anderson
Bellevue
Anderson
Iowa River
Iowa City
Mississippi
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Skunk
Oakland Mills Dam
Missouri
Wallace
St. Luke’s Hospital
Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
Kazimour
Otis Rd
Mt. Vernon Rd
Memorial Dr
C.R
Galesburg
Ill
Carlson
Schultz
Dick Schultz
Costello
Oakland Mill
Patrick J. Costello
Maquoketa
Highway 64
Mark Rockwell
Costello’s Old Mill Gallery
R. R
Vvard
Santa’s
Santa
Santa Claus
Enter Our
Food Service Cashier
Montgomery
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