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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1983
Page
22
Dry summer and high Coralville Reservoir water cut duck cover in eastern Iowa. First season runs Sept 17–21, second north and south of I-80 in October, goose season begins Oct 1. High water slowed dike work and created mud flats while farmers plant winter wheat for geese.
Dry conditions have lowered water at Muskrat Slough between Mechanicsville and Morley, making decoys stay afloat and boats hard to reach. Water is 8 to 10 inches below the dam, with the creek dry and many marsh areas exposed, though ducks and other wildlife remain in the pond.
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri Valley Iowa invites applications for the 1983 waterfowl hunting season from Nov 1 to Dec 9. Applications are due by Sept 24 with a drawing on Sept 26. Mail to Route 1 Box 114 Missouri Valley Iowa 51555 or call (712) 642 4121 for details.
Informational meeting at 7 p m Tuesday in Linn County will cover roadside spraying with Linn County Engineer Jerry Nelson outlining the situation and answering questions. Event, sponsored by the Linn County Environmental Council, is free and open to the public. call Doug Miller evenings at 396-8622 for details.
The Lake Meyer Nature Center hosts an archery hunting program with a film and demonstrations on Sunday. Directors meet Saturday September 17 and chapter leaders gather Sunday September 18 at the State 4-H Camp near Luther. New officers to be installed include Jack Hackney of Dubuque. Iowa has 73 Waltonian chapters and 9,042 members, up about 100 from 1982.
The shotgun deer season runs in 10 zones from Dec 3 to Dec 6 and Dec 10 to Dec 16. Applications cost 15 dollars and must be filed with a photocopy of a hunter safety certificate for those born after Jan 1, 1967.
Bob Dolan of West Branch has been named wildlife management biologist for the Missouri River Management Area of the Iowa Conservation Commission based in Onawa. He served two years as Hawkeye Area biologist near the Coralville Reservoir, covering Benton Linn Johnson Cedar and Washington counties with HQ in Iowa City. He is relocating with his family next week as a replacement biologist is expected next month.
Eastern Iowa Shooting Dog Association will sponsor a fall Shoot to Retriever Trials on September 17 and 18 at Matsell Bridge access north of Viola. Richard Morris of Hiawatha said the trials are open to all pointing breeds with room for four more dogs. Events begin at 7 30 a.m. daily. Live pen-raised quail will be used with 160 birds expected and 20 to 40 may escape. Call 393 4089 to enter.
The Southeast Iowa Retrievers Club holds its last 1983 dog trials Sunday at the Green Castle area by Coralville Reservoir southwest of Coral Falls. Events start 8 a.m. with novice class around 9 a.m. Entry is 5 dollars. Live ducks will be retrieved during the trials and results from August are listed for several classes.
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