Matsell Bridge Recreation Area expands with 59-acre addition
Linn County Conservation Board with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation buys 59.1 acres north of Viola adding to Matsell's 1,548 acre outdoor area along the Linn Jones county line. The land near the Wapsipinicon River opens to hunting with five small public use zones excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Jean Sleeper
Pico Rivera
Calif
Linn County Conservation Board
Sleeper
Life Investors, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Robert D. Ray
Life Investors
Dan Biechler
Red Oak Lodge
Biechler
Matsell’s
Mount Hope Park
Chain Lakes
Palo
Matsell Bridge
Viola
South Cedar
Mount Vernon
Palisades
Bertram
Palo Marsh
Wakpicada
Central City
Wickiup Hill
Toddville
Pleasant Creek
Pheasant populations May Be Healthier Than August Counts
Iowa's pheasant outlook improves after August counts suggested declines. The Iowa Conservation Commission notes more birds observed now, with observers attributing August discrepancies to hot dry weather and cover from the 1983 farm program. Pheasant season opens November 5 statewide, with 58 days through January 1 and bag limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mayer
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Bob Barratt
The
Commission
the Gazette
Public hunting areas map in Eastern Iowa counties
Eastern Iowa offers thousands of public hunting acres across multiple counties. Notable sites include Hawkeye Wildlife Area in Johnson County and Matsell Bridge in Linn County, with many upland and river-bottom tracts listed per county. The guide also notes upcoming pheasant and quail seasons and provides sources for maps and directories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Coralville
Hawkeye
Iowa River
Linn County
Matsell Bridge
Buchanan
Cedar
Winneshiek
Matsell’s
Cedar Rapids
Pleasant Creek
Palo
Mississippi River
Iowa Conservation Commission
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Coralville Dam
Mississippi Lock and Dam
Allamakee County
Fish Farm Mounds
New Albin
French Creek
Waukon
Rains Lake
Lansing Big Lake
Lansing
Little Paint Creek
Harpers Ferry
Mud Hen Lake
Waukon Junction
New Albin Big Lake
Yellow River
Upper Iowa River
Decorah
Benton County
Dudgeon Lake
Vinton
Benton City-Fry Access
Winegar Lake
Mount Auburn
Wild Cat Bluff
Urbana
Buchanan County
Boles Bend
Quasqueton
Buffalo Creek
Iowa County
Koszta
Randolph
Belle Plaine
Berstler Woods
Millersburg
Williamsburg
Lantz Wildlife Perserve
North English
Johnson County
Swan Lake
North Liberty
Frytown
Jones County
Picture Rocks
Monticello
Indian Bluffs
Cascade
Olin
Keokuk County
Rubio
Richland
Skunk River Wildlife Area
South Skunk River
Sigourney
Outdoor photo exhibition continues at Indian Creek Nature Center
An exhibit of outdoor photography sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America runs through October at the Indian Creek Nature Center. The show is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa Duck and Bird Hunting Seasons Opening Dates
Summary of Iowa hunting seasons lists dates and limits for cock pheasants quail gray partridge ruffed grouse rails snipe woodcock cottontail rabbits jackrabbit squirrel woodchuck crows turkeys deer ducks coots geese and special waterfowl rules. It also notes steel shot use and restricted zones in Fremont Mills Bremer Butler Scott Jackson counties and the Upper Mississippi River Refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Virginia
Canada
Fremont
Mills
Sweet Marsh
Bremer County
Big Marsh
Butler County
Princeton
Scott County
Green Island
Jackson County
Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Matsell
Davis Gun Shop
Linn
Jones
al Farris
Fish and Wildlife Division
Jesup
Independence
Cedar County
Cedar Valley
Springdale
Springfield Timber
Lowden
Clayton County
Buck Creek
Garnaville
Bloody Run Creek
Marquette
Massey Glen
Edgewood
Lyn Magill
Cedar Creeks
McGregor
Delaware County
Dundee
Ram Hollow
Colesburg
Bailey's Ford Access
Manchester
River Bottom
Coffins Grove Park
Dundee Access
Fountain Springs Creek
Greeley
Fayette County
Fayette
Grannis Creek
Volga River
Poweshiek County
Bryan Park
Montezuma
Deep River
Fox Forest
Milgrove Access
New Sharon
Robertson's Lake
Tama County
Otter Creek
Chelsea
West Salt Creek
Vining
Salt Creek
Washington County
Sockum Ridge
Washington
McKain River
Brighton
Ferne Cliff
English River
Wellman
Foster Woods
Winneshiek County
Bluffton
Canoe Creek
Cresco
Malanaphy Springs
North Bear
Highlandville
South Bear
White House
New York School of Dog Groomin
the Outdoorsman
16Th Ave
Arrowhead Hunting & Conservation
Goose Lake
1St Ave
RED Wing Shoe Store
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