Solar heated doghouse keeps Spot warm in winter
Cedar Rapids planner Jim Mayer Raatte credits passive solar design for Spot the dog’s warmth this winter. The 1431 Bever Ave SE pen uses 4 inches of fiberglass, 1 inch Styrofoam, dirt banked walls, a south thermopane window, layered plastic glazing, and a straw bed to maintain 34 degrees inside when outdoor temps were 18. Reuse of scrap lumber and low upkeep kept costs around 15 dollars.
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Gary Rogers
Rogers
Mississippi
Spot
Bever Ave
Iowa State University
Cedar Rapids
Bever Avenue
Turkey hunting licenses still available in Iowa zones
The Iowa Conservation Commission says 209 turkey licenses remain in five Eastern Iowa zones and will be sold first come, first served starting 8 a.m. Monday. Second licenses may be available March 24. Zones 5 6 7 8 list quotas and season dates with prices and renewal options.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Amana
Lansing
Waukon
Decorah
Volga River
Yellow River Forest
Highway 3
Commission
Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa collects nearly two million from sporting goods taxes
Outdoor Roundup Iowa reports fiscal 1981 receipts from sporting goods taxes totaling nearly 2 million. Taxed sales amount to 114.3 million with wildlife restoration at 83.4 million and fish restoration at 30.9 million. Iowa shares wildlife 1,271,718 hunter safety 285,093 and fish restoration 481,625, funded by excise taxes on arms ammunition rods reels and lures. Ducks and geese arrival notes in Canada. moisture concerns noted by Ducks Unlimited VP. Old Timer at Mountain Home Arkansas notes low lake levels but good fishing potential. Winter Bass-O-Thon yielded a 7 pound lunker.
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Iowa
Canada
Ducks Unlimited
Dale E. Whitesell
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
Mountain Home
Ark
Norfolk and Bull Shoals
Chamber O Commerce
Walleyes and northerns land on Iowa anglers trip
Last Saturday south of Troy Mills in the Wapsipinicon River yielded Ward a 6 pound 26 inch walleye on a jig and minnow plus several 3 pound northerns. Buddies Rod Benson and Marty Hayes fished with Ward along with David J. Schutte and Steve Warren who boated a 2414 pound ocean striper on Bull Shoals Lake in mid February TV segment.
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Mark Ward
Robins
Troy Mills
Wapsipinicon River
Ward
Rod Benson
Center Point
Marty Hayes
Central City
David J. Schutte
Cordova, Ill
Iowa
Steve Warren
Clinton
Bull Shoals Lake
Seminars Set for Turkey Hunters Across Iowa
The Iowa Wild Turkey Federation and the Iowa Conservation Commission sponsor seminars on calling strategies and ethics for turkey hunters in Eastern Iowa and statewide. Dates include March 18 McGregor Yellow River Forest and March 25 DeWitt Waterloo at Izaak Walton League clubs, March 27 Anamosa City Hall, April 2 Fort Madison Izaak Walton Clubhouse, and April 8 Brighton Izaak Walton Clubhouse. McGregor and Fort Madison start at 7:30 p.m. others at 7 p.m. An Adventureland Inn Altoona meeting March 21 offers 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. programs for bow and shotgun hunters.
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Iowa
Iowa Wild Turkey Federation
The
Iowa Conservation Commission
McGregor
Yellow River Forest
DeWitt and
Waterloo
Izaak Walton League
Anamosa City Hall
Fort Madison
Izaak Walton
Brighton
Adventureland Inn
Altoona
Talking Turkey program at Indian Creek Nature Center
Turkey biologist Terry Little from Boone will speak Sunday at 2 p.m. with slides on Iowa’s wild turkey reestablishment. Rich Patterson notes turkeys thrive in mixed habitats and have spread along the Wapsipinicon and Iowa River regions. mid-1960s imports helped establish wild populations. His talk is open to the public.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Terry Little
Iowa Conservation Commission
Boone
Commission
Iowa
Rich Patterson
Nature Center
Wapsipinicon River
Linn
Jones Counties
Patterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Jim Mayer
Raatte Outdoor Editor
L.W. Ward
Turkey
Ozark Fishing
Walleyes
Virgil Ward
Midwest
Kcrg-Tv
Marlin Firearms
Kenna Drive
North Haven
Conn
America
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Thayer-Coggin
Norwalk
Mastercraft
Stereo
Stanley
Hall
Trepanc
Knob Creek
Collins RD
N.E
Pyrat
Great Family Entertainment
SONY
Jetamax
Sony Color
Marion TV & Records
7Th. Ave
Marion
Third Ave
Peo
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