Iowa considers ban on lead shot for ducks and geese
Iowa Conservation Commission weighing a proposal to require steel pellets in shells for most waterfowl hunting. The plan aims to reduce waterfowl deaths from lead poisoning estimated at millions nationwide. Critics fear cost and limited gauge availability, with exemptions debated for 20 gauge owners and youths.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Alan Farris
Fish and Wildlife Division
United States
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Joe Judge
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One-Box Pheasant Hunt Shapes Broken Bow Celebration
The One-Box pheasant hunt began in 1961 in Broken Bow Nebraska as a four day festival attracting hunters nationwide. Teams enter with one box of 25 shells and prizes plus a banquet fund the community and alumni events.
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Texas
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Oklahoma
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Custer County
the Parcells, Inc
The
Hunt
Central College
Pella
Cus
Ter
Weiss
Nebraska University
Plains State
Hollywood
U.S
Canada
Homer Clark
Hawkeye State
Hawkeye
Litchfield
Varney
Iowa Hunting and Trapping Calendars 1980 Seasons Summary
The record lists hunting closures for Iowa species with dates and times including pheasant and quail, ruffed grouse, partridge, jacks rabbits, squirrels, raccoon and opossum, fox, mink muskrat and others. Beaver season runs November 3 through March 31. Civet cat and otter are closed. ON THIS DATE in 1978 President Carter met Egypt's Sadat in Aswan.
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Carter
Egypt
Sadat
Aswan
Ice fishing season delayed at Desoto Bend Refuge
The Desoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge along the Missouri River in western Iowa postponed the ice fishing opener from January 1 due to thin ice from a mild winter. When ice forms, a Iowa or Nebraska fishing license will be required.
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Desoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri River
Iowa
Nebraska
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