Iowa approves zoned duck season and warns on pheasants
Iowa Conservation Commission sets a 58 day duck season divided by I 80 with an early Sept 17 to 21 start. pheasants down about 25 percent due to a cold April and wet June, especially in northwest Iowa. Canvasbacks and black ducks carry 100 points for the possession limit.
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Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
al Farris
Fish and Wildlife Division
The
Commission
Mississippi River
Lansing
Keokuk
Burlington
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Spirit Lake
Farris
Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Gazette
Saylorville Lake campgrounds reopen as water levels recede
Saylorville Lake north of Des Moines clears to conservation pool after earlier flood overspill. The Corps reports beaches and campgrounds open with 460 camping sites, nearby fishing remains solid with 2 to 5 pound walleyes and hybrid stripers in action. Access points include I-80 exit 131 near Camp Dodge. facilities at Prairie Flower and Oak Grove offer full hookups.
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Des Moines
Saylorville Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
The
Gazette
Saylorville
Coralville Lake
Iowa
Red Rock
Pella
Rathbun
Chariton
Saberville
Merle Hay
Johnston
Camp Dodge
Iowa City
Ankeny
Polk City
Cherry Glen
Oak Grove
Prairie Flower
Flower
River Valley
Cottonwood
Big Creek
Jester Park
Polk County
Swede Point Park
Boone County
Ledges
Highway 30
Boone
Naturalist Sarah Scharnoski Joins Indian Creek Center Staff
Milwaukee native Sarah R. Scharnoski begins work as a naturalist at Indian Creek Nature Center and Linn County parks. She replaces Debi Keller who returned to the University of Iowa. Scharnoski, UW Stevens Point 1983 graduate, will run outdoor programs and lead the junior naturalist efforts. Her first park program is a wildlife migration walk at Squaw Creek Park on Saturday September 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Sarah R. Scharnoski
Milwaukee
Indian Creek Nature Center
Linn
Scharnoski
Debi Keller
Marion
University of Iowa
University of Wisconsin At
Stevens Point
Camp Whitcomb
University of Wisconsin
Clam Lake
Bureau of Land Management
Oregon
Nature Center
Keller
Pinicon Ridge Park
Squaw Creek Park
Park Lodge
Eastern Iowa Ducks Unlimited Dinner Tickets On Sale Now
Advance tickets for the 15th annual Ducks Unlimited dinner in Cedar Rapids go on sale at $30 and include meal membership and a DU magazine subscription. Tickets available at area sports stores or from DA officials Tom Bowler and Gene Larson. Events raise funds for wildlife habitat projects largely in Canada with prizes such as a pickup truck and guns. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. at Stouffer's ballroom, with multiple DU dinners statewide on various dates through October.
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Iowa Ducks Unlimited
Cedar Rapids
Tom
Bowler
Gene Larson
Canada
Larson
Ducks Unlimited
DU Magazine
Stouffer's
Iowa
Washington
Wapello
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Bellevue
Waukon
Iowa City
Oelwein
Tipton
Decorah
Vinton
Maquoketa
Davenport
Independence
Dubuque
DeWitt and
Fort Madison
Pin Oaks
Burlington and
West Union
Biggest Carp Contest At Czech Village Festival
The carp fishing contest offers a $100 prize for the largest carp and a custom rod for the smallest. Register at Novak's Bait Shop or on Sunday morning before weigh-in from 6 a.m. to noon near the Cedar River and 16th Avenue bridge. All entrants receive ribbons and fish are shown at the Czech Bandstand after the Heritage Parade.
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16Th Avenue Bridge
Novak’s
Second St. SE
Cedar River
Novak
Bench Rest results at Izaak Walton range Cedar Rapids
Ed Kvarda of 2406 Ellis Blvd NW won the heavy varmint class and William Leer of Waterloo took first in the light varmint class at the Cedar Rapids Bench Rest Association shoot on Aug 21. Kvarda posted a .394 group for heavy first with Leer second at .429 and Milton Duvel third at .431. Kvarda also had the smallest overall group of .215. In the light class Leer led with a .239, Ed Cabot of East Moline Illinois was second at .264, Duvel third at .275, Cabot also recording the smallest group at .125. The light class shot first amid calm wind. heavy rounds saw wind rise, impacting scores.
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Ed Kvarda
Ellis Blvd
William Leer
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Izaak Walton Range
Kvarda
Leer
Milton Duvel
Waukon
Ed Cabot
East Moline
Ill
Duvel
Cabot
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Azette
Wallace State Office
Jim Mayer
Putnam
Peg and
Vern Eden
Coralville
Lakeview
Walnut Ridge
Acorn Valley
Fisherman's Campground
Jim
Mayer Gazette
Sarah Scharnoski
Archery and Sporting Goods
66Th Avenue
Interarms
SAC
16Th Ave
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