Camping boom brings crowds to local park campsites
Forest and Stream notes camping is booming with crowds mostly from nearby areas. Inflation and high gas prices push families to stay closer, use tents more, and linger, while parks like Lake Iowa, Palisades-Kepler, Coralville Lake report high weekend use and full or near full capacity on Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
Keosauqua
Iowa
Earl O’brien
Iowa County Conservation Board
Lake Iowa
Millersburg
O’brien
Hannen Lake
Benton County
Hannen
Irvin Schirm
Schirms
Benton County Conservation Park
Mike Schonebloom
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Palisades
Schonebloom
Jerry DeMarco
Coralville Lake
Coralville
West Overlook
Sugar Bottom
Iowa City
DeMarco
Quad Cities
Des Moines
Delaware County Conservation
Manchester
Don Sedlacek
16Th Ave
Sedlacek
Marion Ski and Recreation
Seventh Ave
Marion
Dan von Behren
von Behren
Fin and Feather Sports Center
Bob Wright
Wright Way Rvs
Hiawatha
Randy Ketelsen
Johnny Ketelsen
Highway 13
Europe
Iowa sets hunting trapping dates for fall season wildlife
Des Moines Iowa Conservation Commission announced fall hunting seasons with Saturday start dates including a September waterfowl opener. The list covers ruffed grouse sept 1 to jan 11 rails sept 6 to nov 14 snipe sept 6 to dec 21 woodcock sept 20 to nov 23 rabbits sept 6 to feb 28 and jacks nov 1 to jan 4 squirrels sept 6 to jan 4 and early duck sept 20 to 24 trapping mink muskrat nov 8 to jan 4 badger weasel skunk nov 8 to jan 4 beaver nov 8 to march 29 with river exceptions. fox nov 15 to jan 18 raccoon opossum nov 8 to jan 14 coyote open year-round. civil cat otter closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Rails
Sora
Virginia
Mississippi River
Center Point Lab wins Fort Dodge retriever derby title
Center Point Lab owned by Dale and JoAnne Jones of Center Point won first in the derby at the 18th Iowa State Championship Retriever Trials near Fort Dodge on June 28. Cher owned by Stan Priske of Cedar Rapids earned a Judge's Award of Merit in the open all age. Only seven of 29 dogs finished as competition included water and upland runs. Rascal's Medicine Man, owned by Tony Despenas of Mason City, won open competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Lab
Dale
JoAnne Jones
Center Point
Cher
Stan Priske
Cedar Rapids
Rascal
Sucker catch and state wildlife losses from Mount St Helens
Nancy Goldsworth of 4004 41st Ave Drive SW reeled a 10 pound sucker 26 inches long at Cedar River, with her father Melvin, plus four other suckers. Washington State Game Department cites Mount St Helens eruptions killing over 1.5 million wildlife and nearly 0.5 million fish, with $102 million direct losses and $22 million to restore habitat over 10 years, plus vast habitat damage and elk, deer, bear and other animal deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Goldsworth
41St Ave
Cedar River
Melvin
Washington State Game Department
Mount St. Helens
Game Department
Fish and Wildlife
Ducks Unlimited cites poor duck production in Canadian prairies
A mild winter with less snow left nesting areas of southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan drier and less suited for ducks raising concerns of a weak production year. Ducks Unlimited officials report the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ducks Unlimited
Fishing prospects good for weekend in Iowa
UPI reports Iowa fishing prospects for the holiday weekend across regions. Northeast rivers show very good largemouth bass, crappie, drum, and walleye fishing. Guttenberg and Bellevue areas offer bluegill, paddlefish snagging, and walleye along wingdams. Southeast lists bluegill, white bass, channel catfish, crappie. central lakes show varied bluegill, bass, catfish, and crappie, with some streams not stocked due to warm water temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Mississippi River
Lansing
Guttenberg
Bellevue
Patterson Creek
Silver Creek
Paint Creek
Village Creek
Spring Creek
Turtle Creek
Wapsipinicon River
Bohemian Creek
Coon Creek
West Canoe Creek
Red Haw
Lake Rathbun
Lake Goode
Lake Darling
Lake Odessa
Lake Macbride
Lake Iowa
Coralville Reservoir
Union Grove Lake
Pleasant Creek
Otter Creek Lake
Kent Lake
Diamond Lake
Skunk River
Rock Creek Lake
Lake Ahquabi
Viking Lake
Hickory Grove Lake
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Center Point Lab
Jo-Dales
Cinder
Carried
West Liberty Fair
Fairgrounds
Oak Ridge
Pure Prairie League
Barbara Mandrell
P.O
West Liberty
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