Warn Children Against Pointing BB Guns At People
A Cedar Rapids 12-year-old was hospitalized after a BB gun shot to the abdomen by another youth. Police will not file charges. safety officials urge strict muzzle control and hunter safety training for youths.
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Mark
Izaak Walton League
Linn County
Walter Gruenewald
Hunter
Iowa
Gruenewald
Hiawatha
Ralph Myers
Cedar Rapids
Myers
Gun safety classes planned across Eastern Iowa area
Free Hunter Safety Courses scheduled in Iowa County Amana High School October 18 19 6 to 10 pm contact Ralph Leigh 319 642 5666 Linn County sessions October 22 23 at Matsell Bridge Recreation Area bring guns lunch must attend both pass course call Harlan Doehrmann 398 3505 Izaak Walton League Linn County fall class October 17 18 requires prior sessions October 10 11 Poweshiek County October 22 930 am 5 pm Rose s Gun Shop Grinnell call Keith Rose 515 236 6096 or 515 236 3002 Benton County October 29 8 am 5 pm Shellsburg School cafeteria call Randy Edwards 319 396 4864 Chickasaw County October 29 9 am 530 pm Municipal Hall Fredericksburg call 515 237 5994
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Iowa County
Amana High School
Ralph Leigh
Linn County
Matsell Bridge
Viola
Harlan Doehrmann
Park Ranger
Izaak Walton League
Poweshiek County
Rose
Grinnell
Keith Rose
Benton County
Shellsburg
Randy Edwards
Chickasaw County
Municipal Hall
Fredericksburg
Swegle wins environmental award from Iowa Sierra Club
The Gazette farm editor Al Swegle received the Environmental News Award from the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club for fair reporting on environmental issues in Iowa. The banquet in Ankeny also honored six other awardees including John Deere Co and Linda Appelgate with multiple distinctions.
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al Swegle
The
Gazette
Iowa
Sierra Club
Swegle
Iowa Beef Processors
Stanwood
Ankeny
John Deere Co
Waterloo
Linda Appelgate
Des Moines
Robert Eidsmoe
Sioux City
Bill Witt
Cedar Falls
Robert Moorman
Ames
Steve Lekwa
Appelgate
Eidsmoe
Witt
Moorman
Lekwa
Cedar-Wapsie
Shotgun Sighting and Gear Fit From Cedar Rapids Expert
Cedar Rapids firearms dealer Arlan Stegen explains sighting in a shotgun and sizing it to the shooter. The piece covers cheek weld, rib use, interchangeable stocks, barrel length myths, choke roles, and shot size choices for waterfowl and upland birds.
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Arlan Stegen
Cedar Rapids
Steven
Stegen
Goose fall flight forecast and season dates for Iowa
Jim Hansen of the Iowa Conservation Commission reports a fall waterfowl flight similar to 1982 with improved habitat in breeding areas. The second duck season opens north of I-80 on Oct. 15 and south of I-80 on Oct. 22, while the goose season runs Oct. 1 to Dec. 9.
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Jim Hansen
Iowa Conservation Commission
Hansen
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mississippi Flyway
Iowa
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