Handy outdoor guides a must for your pack
Gazette staff report A pocket guide titled First Aid A Pocket Guide by The Mountaineers Books measures 4 by 6 inches and costs 3.50. It covers removing jewelry examining injuries applying a splint and basic trauma care including CPR bleeding control head and spinal injuries and shock. It advises that it is a reminder guide not a substitute for formal training.
Outdoor notes share Youth Day and Stikfest 2001 events
Eastern Iowa Ducks Unlimited hosts Youth Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at North Linn Fish and Game Club Central City with hunter safety duck calling archery retrieving and trap shooting plus lunch. Waltonian Archers hold Stikfest 2001 July 28-29 at Enders Field Toddville featuring 3D targets recurve and long bows only with $9 entry. Results from Bear Creek Bass Club include multiple anglers with big bass winners. Ottumwa River Ripple canoe and kayak float Aug 11 from Eddyville to Ottumwa reports 217 participants in 114 canoes and kayaks last year. For more info call listed numbers.
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Iowa
Ducks Unlimited
North Linn
Enders Field
Toddville
Des Moines
Eddyville
Ottumwa River
Ottumwa
Iowa Deer Licenses Go On Sale At 900 Outlets
The Iowa DNR introduces an electronic licensing system allowing deer and turkey hunters to buy licenses at 900 outlets starting August 18. The regulation booklet details options and season information and will be sold where licenses are available. state fair sales are canceled.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Mick Klemesrud
The
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Iowa builds fish ladder to aid Wapsipinicon migration
The West Bank of the Wapsipinicon River hosts Iowa's only functioning fish ladder completed this week. The six stair-step pools let carp and rough fish traverse the dam between Independence and Quasqueton, improving habitat diversity and enabling migration to deeper holes above the dam.
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Iowa
Bureau
Vasqueton
Wapsipinicon River
Wapsie
Department of Natural Resources Fisheries
Gary Siegwarth
Elkader
Quasqueton
Summer fishing tips from Iowa DNR official
Iowa anglers should target catfish bluegills crappies bass and white bass in summer while fishing during cooler hours. Channel catfish feed at low light in streams and lakes using liver minnows night crawlers or prepared bait. Flathead catfish inhabit large rivers and feed at night with green sunfish bullheads chubs or crawlers.
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DNR
Iowa
Schwartz
Mississippi
Des Moines
Skunk
Raccoon
Missouri
Deadline Tuesday for Outdoor Page News and Photos
News and photographs for the weekly Outdoor Page must be submitted by Tuesday noon to be considered for publication in Friday’s issue. Send releases and photos to The Gazette Sports Outdoor at 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 or via email to gazsportfyiowa com.
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3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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