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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1988
Page
17
J Curtis Grigg of Hopkinton an Eastern Iowa trapping figure at 91 is called a modern Daniel Boone. He no longer traps but wrote a book at 85 and still discusses trapping. He earned his living selling pelts in Cedar Rapids with mink his favored quarry.
Grigg grew up near Hopkinton and built a trapping empire across eastern Iowa. He earned inductions into the National Trappers Hall of Fame and others while teaching, writing 11 books on trapping, and selling mink lure and fish bait. He operated long traplines, used No 2 traps, and documented his craft in periodicals and local papers.
Drought lowers breeding and migration for waterfowl across the United States and Canada. Biologists warn of a potential 25 percent drop in hunting this year as drought stresses wetlands and feeding grounds.
Lee Bruce, 20, nets dead minnows for bait at the F Avenue dam after rising minnow prices. He catches a 25-pound flathead, weighs and photographs it, then releases it. He plans to freeze dead minnows for future trapping and notes he often gives away his catch while fishing nightly.
Linn County Conservation Department outlines August activities including a Moon and Stars observation at Palisades-Dows Preserve, a slide show Japan: The People and the Land at Pinicon Ridge Park, a Hunter Safety Course for ages 12 and up, a Safe Gun Handling class for non hunters, and a Indians of the Wapsipinicon hike ending with a talk, with special access arrangements for handicapped participants.
Eastern Iowa fishing update from the Hawkeye Hotspots notes the season end for the year with DNR guidance. Reports cover Mississippi River pools 9-11 and 12-15, Cedar and Wapsipinicon Rivers, lakes including Drake, Coralville and Lake Macbride, detailing water temps, conditions, and species like catfish, bluegill, crappie, bass, and walleye for areas from Dubuque to Green Island and Johnson to Linn counties. Calls to hatcheries and DNR numbers provided for current conditions.
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