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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1986
Page
15
Shotgun expert Tom Roster from Klamath Falls urges hunters to switch from lead to steel shot for ducks and geese. He notes bans and lawsuits, warns steel requires different gauges and chokes, and stresses practice, proper lead, open chokes, and safety gear for effective, legal waterfowl hunting.
Tickets for the Linn County Pheasants Forever annual dinner are 35 dollars with a roast pheasant dinner and one-year membership. spouses pay 15 dollars without membership. An early-bird drawing offers a free guided pheasant hunting weekend for buyers before Sept 30. Call 393-3710 for tickets. VINTON-Red Cedar Chapter hosts a Fish Fry Oct 4 at the chapter house with 4 dollar adults and 2 dollar youths. under 5 free. Pre-registration required at 849-1185. Randy R. Edwards notes mandatory safety classes for those born after Jan 1, 1967 seeking an Iowa hunting license. minimum age 12. Cedar Rapids anglers fared well in two Great Plains Pro Anglers tournaments this month. in Prairie du Chien, Wis., Larry Fisher and Tom Anderson placed high and Chuck Marshall and Bill Grove also ranked. Iowa Division saw Marshall 2nd and Jeff Eidel 16th. Mike Balphe of Dubuque 15th.
In the 1986 Cedar Rapids Bass Masters standings three anglers are within three points as September's tourney at Bellevue on the Mississippi River opens. Dennis Heath leads with 458 points followed by Dave Franklin 457 and Larry Fischer 456. Oakley Sickels 451 and Brett Karasek 445 hold spots four and five. The final event is October 11 in Cassville, Wisconsin. A Ducks Unlimited banquet in Vinton is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets cost 30 dollars and hunter safety classes are planned by Center Point groups at the Center Point Veterinary Clinic with sessions Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Backbone Lake Preservation Association hosts a two day Hillbilly Gun and Dog Auction and flea market at Backbone State Park grounds near Strawberry Point on Oct 11 and 12. Two auctions daily at 1 and 5 pm plus a 3 pm coon hound freeing contest. There are booths, ranging food, and a Save the Lake Fund benefiting. Admission $2 per day or $3 for both days.
Artist Burton Moore won the design contest from 1,200 entries in November 1985. The 53rd duck stamp depicts a fulvous whistling duck, common in Texas and Louisiana marshes, sold for 7.50 dollars at post offices. Hunters 16 and older must have a stamp.
Tom Roster notes steel shot remains costly and underperforming as a non toxic alternative to lead. He explains manufacturers rely on ball bearings for steel shot, facing higher costs and smaller profits, with poor market adoption and weak enforcement in many states. He warns major makers may drop steel lines without increased sales.
Lake Macbride near Solon continues to forbid motors over 10 horsepower on boats during summer. Bill Mishler, park ranger, notes confusion as Iowa law liberalizes limits on other lakes but not Macbride. The DNR may permit larger motors after Labor Day, but no rule has been written or implemented.
The Linn County Izaak Walton League will host National Hunting and Fishing Day activities on Saturday September 27 at Walton Oaks on 42nd Street NE. From noon to 5 pm the public may use rifle pistol and trap ranges with guns provided and view displays and demonstrations Varsity Scouts will assist with the event and many sportsmen groups will participate. President Reagan and Governor Branstad have proclaimed the day.
Burke Thayer, founder of the University of Iowa Raptor Center, will present a raptor program at Indian Creek Nature Center on Saturday October 4 at 2 p.m. He will explain how to identify raptors and describe the center's operation. Admission is 1 for members and 2 for non members.
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