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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1983
Page
2
Iowa may add a fourth spring turkey season and increase licenses to allow nearly all applicants a chance. The plan includes hearings, zone expansions, new zones, and possibly a drawing for popular zones. Final decision expected at the November Iowa Conservation Commission meeting.
The Conservation Commission discusses adding a fourth turkey season to issue about 11 000 licenses, expanding six zones including areas around Winterset Des Moines Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids and Guthrie Center, and scheduling hearings on October 18 20 with public comments invited until October 20.
Figures from the 1983 spring turkey season show 6 835 licensed hunters logged 28 453 days afield and bagged 1 729 turkeys for a 25 percent success rate. Zone 1 led in success. harsh early season weather delayed gobbler mating and reduced gobbling across zones.
The Iowa Conservation Commission announces archery deer and fall turkey seasons opening today. Bow deer statewide, two zone turkey in southeastern Iowa run until Dec 2. The second duck season starts Oct 15 north of I-80 and Oct 22 south of I-80, with limits based on a point system and black ducks up to 100 points. Upland ruffed grouse season also opens today in the northeast, running to Jan 31. Gun turkey starts Oct 18. gun deer on Dec 3 and 10.
A dated Iowa season schedule lists hunting dates and limits for cock pheasants quail gray partridge ruffed grouse rails snipe woodcock cottontail rabbits jackrabbit squirrels woodchuck crows turkeys deer ducks geese and various trapping species. Open ranges include specific counties times and possession and daily limits across species.
Hunter safety classes scheduled in Linn Benton Chickasaw and Iowa counties run multiple evenings or a full day. Linn County uses four consecutive nights October 10 11 17 and 18 at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse 42nd Street NE. Benton County holds an all day session October 29 at Shellsburg School cafeteria. Chickasaw County hosts October 29 from 9 am to 5 30 pm at Fredericksburg Municipal Hall. Iowa County offers October 18 19 from 6 to 10 pm at Amana High School. Call contacts listed.
Fort Atkinson viewers can attend three film screenings at the Lake Meyer Nature Center on Sunday at 2 30 p m The programs are Iowa s Hunting Heritage Duck Hunter s Dilemma and Watching Wild Wings all presented in a single afternoon event.
West Des Moines paddler Julia Bruene Thomas told the Iowa Conservation Commission that Iowa's 203 dams danger canoeists. She cited unseen dams at high water and near bends, recalling a near unfindable body at an Adel dam and urged better dam location maps. The commission agreed to study the proposal.
Six new trustees were confirmed and eight others re-elected to three year terms on the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees at a meeting in Newton on Sept 30. New trustees include Dorothy Baringer Frank Bertsch E D Farwell Carol Hough John Culver and John Ky l. Re-elected are Ann Anderson Richard Ramsey Carl Hamilton Richard Kautz M J Kuehl Eunice Kuyper Mary Jo Van Druff and Robert Woodward Jr. The executive committee was reappointed with Daniel J Krumm as chair Ann Flemming as vice chair and Richard Ramsay as secretary treasurer.
The Minnesota Orienteering Club and the Iowana Council of Camp Fire sponsor Iowa's first Class B event at Camp Huaga near Central City on Oct 15. Open to the public, beginner training runs every 30 minutes from 9 to noon, with a $1 per group fee. about 30 Iowans and 50 Camp Fire members expected.
At the National Shoot to Retrieve Trial in Viola area Phoebe the English pointer owned by Frank Downs of Boone won on day one with five birds while Dee the German shorthair owned by Vern Zach of Swisher won day two with six birds Other results include Tava Rose Foxy Lady Rebel and more moving to Linn County hike at Pinicon Ridge Park October 15 and Indian Creek Nature Center foliage walks with reservations at 362 0664.
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