Weber hits 75000th registered clay target in trapshooting career
Keith E. Weber of Cedar Rapids reached 75000 registered clay targets at 16 yards during a Sunday shoot at Otter Creek near Toddville. The 1965 starter, now shooting Browning BT 99 and Citori, has logged more than 22 years of sanctioned events, with dozens of weekend shoots and a Grand American appearance. He shares the milestone with teammates Jack Lenz and Kevin OConner as spectators applaud and a cake is cut.
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Keith E. Weber
Weber
B Ave. NW
Otter Creek
Toddville
Winchester
Vandalia
Ohio
Wilson Trap Club
Farmstead Foods
Wilson’s
Cedar Rapids Tool and Die
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Kevin O’conner
Ackley
Ottumwa
Jack Lenz
Lone Tree
Jerry DeLong
Larry Hayes
O’conner
Cedar Rapids
Keith Weber
Kevin O'Connor
National Hunting and Fishing Day events around Cedar Rapids area
Community notes outline Hunting and Fishing Day activities at Walton Oaks in Linn County with Izaak Walton League demonstrations and a chicken ham dinner in Anamosa. Also covered are Cedar Rapids Bass Masters tournaments in Prairie du Chien, 4-H shooting program starting in Marion, DeSoto Refuge waterfowl reservations, and local anglers reporting large catfish and rainbow trout catches.
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Cedar Rapids
Walton Oaks
Linn County
Izaak Walton
42Nd St. NE
Anamosa Ike
Anamosa
Izaak Walton League
Highway 151
Randy
Ike
Waterfowlers Workshop planned in Vinton Iowa
The Benton County Conservation Board and the Iowa DNR sponsor a Waterfowlers Workshop on Saturday September 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program covers water safety at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School pool and steel shot use at the Red Cedar Chapter Izaak Walton League range north of Vinton. Participants should bring pants heavy shirt a towel and a shotgun. Call 472-4942 for reservations.
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Vinton
Benton County Conservation Board
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa Braille
Red Cedar
Izaak Walton League
Russ Glime
Benton Board
Hawk Watch at Effigy Mounds Next Weekend
MARQUETTE The fourth annual Hawk Watch will be held at Effigy Mounds National Monument September 24 and 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free programs sponsored by the Monument and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Hawk demonstrations by Macbride Raptor Rehabilitation Center will run at 1 and 3 p.m. each day. Volunteers assist visitors with binoculars and spotting scopes as birds migrate along the Mississippi River valley. Laura Jackson of DNA notes other good viewing sites in northeast Iowa. daylight hours best for sightings.
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Marquette
Effigy Mounds National Monument
The
Monument
Iowa
Mississippi River Valley
Monument Park
Laura Jackson
Jackson
Pikes Peak State Park
Clayton County
Yellow River State Forest
Allamakee
Mississippi
Dubuque
Quad Cities
Upland Bird Counts Mixed As Iowa Survey Shows Shifts
August bird surveys across 200 routes report pheasants down 18 percent from last year due to dry warm conditions. Partridge populations rise to a new high, quail fall 30 percent, cottontail rabbits drop 49 percent, while jackrabbits jump 49 percent. Despite mixed results, hunters are advised expect similar or better overall hunting, with regional strengths for quail and partridge.
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Greg Hanson
Department of Natural Resources
Hanson
Iowa
Trappers Rendezvous Sunday At Manchester Iowa
The 7th annual free Trappers Rendezvous and Family Fun Day will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Delaware County Fish and Game Club in Manchester. Free brats and sauerkraut, a covered-dish share, and a white elephant auction are planned along with trapping demonstrations, contests, speakers, door prizes, and dealers' booths. For details call Elaine Schwarzhoff at 927-5958.
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Manchester
Iowa
Far Takers of America
Delaware County
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C.R
By Jim Mayer
Illinois
New Boston
Ill
de Witt
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Jim Mayer
Bass Masters
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Chuck Marshall
Vance Gordon
Lansing
Dave Franklin
Joe Nichols
Jeff Eidel
Ed McDonough
Bill Demery
Ken Wright
Marshall
Marion
Wendy Brock
Linn County Extension
Brock
Hunt Applications
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
DeSoto
Palo Cat
Bob Johnson
Pleasant Creek
Bob
Wait Cheney
Lake Michigan
Cheney
Sports Outfitter, Inc
16Th Ave. S.W
Mon
Hawk
James V. Forrestal
U.S
Defense
Trappers
3Rd Ave
Bushnell Sale
Iowa City
S. Riverside
Jeff Speltz
Art
Feel Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
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