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Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

• 10/31/2024 1:50:00 PM
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Iowa’s furbearer season opens Saturday and the outlook for trappers is positive – most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this winter.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts largest youth trap shooting championship in Iowa

• 6/11/2024 2:26:00 PM
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Athletes from 120 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds, north of Cedar Falls, June 3-9 for the 2024 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship.

Shooting sports athletes converge on Cedar Falls for Iowa’s largest trap shoot

• 5/28/2024 2:20:00 PM
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Nearly 3,100 Iowa shooting sports athletes from grade school through high school will shoot 780,000 targets during the 2024 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Trap Championships, June 3-9, in Cedar Falls.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns international skeet and international bunker trap champions

• 5/21/2024 3:41:00 PM
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The Scholastic Clay Target Program held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap on May 18-19.

Trap, sporting clays, and skeet championship preview

• 5/21/2024 3:39:00 PM
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Iowa’s youth shooting sports athletes are preparing for several upcoming state championship events.

Shoreline stabilization project underway at Silver Lake to improve water quality

• 3/5/2024 12:09:00 PM
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LAKE PARK, Iowa - Work is underway to stabilize the shoreline on the northwest section of Silver Lake, in Dickinson County.

Iowa’s furharvest season began Nov. 4

• 11/7/2023 11:54:00 AM
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Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers statewide during the 2023-24 season, that began on Nov. 4.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshop

• 10/24/2023 1:22:00 PM
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ST. CHARLES, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

DNR seeks comment on proposed license regulations and docks administrative rule revisions

• 7/13/2023 3:17:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for  Private, Commercial and Public Docks (Chapter 16) and General Licenses for hunting, fishing and trapping license regulations (Chapter 15).

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts largest youth trap shooting championship in Iowa

• 6/13/2023 1:07:00 PM
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Athletes from 123 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds north of Cedar Falls June 6-11 for the 2023 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns international skeet and international bunker trap champions

• 5/23/2023 1:34:00 PM
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The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap on May 20-21.

Iowa DNR cancels public meetings in Ventura, Algona and Okoboji due to weather

• 2/22/2023 12:33:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is cancelling public meetings planned tonight in Ventura, Algona and Okoboji due to inclement weather. The meetings will not be rescheduled.

DNR annual public meetings recapping hunting, trapping seasons, and possible rule changes begin next week

• 2/17/2023 9:05:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes, and address other topics as requested.

DNR finalizes public meeting locations to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

• 2/7/2023 8:04:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes, and address other topics as requested.

Iowa’s top collegiate athletes in shooting to converge at championship competition

• 11/8/2022 4:00:00 PM
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More than 200 athletes from 15 Iowa colleges and universities will participate in the 2022 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Collegiate Championships in Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays and Super Sporting Clays. Many of these athletes have been shooting in the SCTP since middle school or high school and have been able to continue competing at the collegiate level.

Iowa’s furharvest season starts Nov. 5

• 10/25/2022 11:40:00 AM
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Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers available statewide when the season begins on Nov. 5.  

Introductory trapping course brings a mix of youth and adults to Oakland Mills area

• 10/5/2022 6:59:00 AM
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The Henry County Conservation Board’s Oakland Mills Nature Center on the south side of the Skunk River was the host site where 18 participants experienced a hands-on introductory course on furharvesting on Sept. 24.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner furharvesting workshops

• 8/23/2022 12:08:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts largest youth trap shooting championship in Iowa

• 6/21/2022 1:05:00 PM
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Athletes from 117 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds, north of Cedar Falls, June 7-12 for the 2022 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship. Nearly 3,000 athletes from 4th grade through high school competed in three different competitions; singles trap, doubles trap, and handicap trap.

Shooting sports athletes converge on Cedar Falls for Iowa’s largest trap shoot

• 6/7/2022 2:01:00 PM
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Nearly 3,100 Iowa shooting sports athletes from grade school through high school will shoot more than 770,000 targets during the 2022 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Trap Championships, June 7-12, in Cedar Falls.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns International Skeet and International Bunker Trap champions

• 5/24/2022 3:41:00 PM
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The Scholastic Clay Target Program held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap the past two weekends. These events are the same as what are competed in at the Olympics.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns community college trap, skeet and sporting clays champions

• 4/26/2022 1:46:00 PM
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Iowa Western dominated the 2022 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Junior College Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays Championships held April 23-24, at the Iowa State Trapshooting Association Homegrounds, near Cedar Falls.

DNR finalizes public meeting locations to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

• 2/8/2022 12:44:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

DNR finalizes public meeting locations to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

• 1/20/2022 1:38:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns collegiate skeet and sporting clays champions

• 11/16/2021 2:43:00 PM
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Iowa’s 4 yr Collegiate Scholastic Clay Target Teams competed this past weekend in a four discipline competition: American trap, skeet, sporting clays, and super sporting. William Penn Shotgun Sports won the sporting clays and skeet team championships, while the Wartburg Knights won the trap and super sporting team championships. 

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner trapping workshops

• 9/21/2021 2:20:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers. The workshops feature several knowledge and skill building sessions teaching the basics of trapping in Iowa for those with little to no trapping experience.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts largest youth trap shooting championship in Iowa

• 6/23/2021 7:03:00 AM
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Athletes from 113 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Home Grounds north of Cedar Falls for the 2021 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship held June 8-13. More than 2,600 athletes from 4th grade through high school competed in three different competitions; singles trap, doubles trap, and handicap trap.

Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns brother and sister as International Bunker Trap Champions

• 5/25/2021 11:59:00 AM
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A brother and sister from the Wilton Trap Team dominated the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s International Bunker Trap Championship held this past weekend at AVAD Hunt Club, near Coon Rapids.

Iowa’s top shooting sports athletes prepare for championship competition

• 5/18/2021 1:44:00 PM
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Over the next two weeks, some of Iowa’s top shooting sports athletes, ranging in age from middle school to collegiate level, will participate in the 2021 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) International Championships in Skeet and Trap.

Iowa’s top collegiate athletes in shooting to converge at championship competition

• 4/6/2021 12:38:00 PM
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Over the next two weeks, more than 150 athletes from 15 Iowa colleges and universities will participate in the 2021 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Collegiate Championships in Skeet, Sporting Clays and Trap. Many of these athletes have been shooting in the SCTP since middle school or high school and have been continued competing at the collegiate level.

Iowa DNR provides seasons review and proposed rule changes video online, accepting public comments

• 3/2/2021 2:46:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has posted online the presentation portion of its Feb. 23 public meeting where staff reviewed the recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, and proposed changes to the hunting regulations.

DNR to hold meeting to review hunting and trapping seasons and possible rule changes online

• 2/10/2021 6:43:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual meeting at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 23, to review the recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested and time allows.

Hunting seasons begin closing soon

• 12/29/2020 11:35:00 AM
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Hunting seasons will begin closing soon, starting with pheasant, archery turkey and deer seasons, and late muzzleloader deer season on Jan. 10. The staggered goose seasons begin closing in the north zone first on Jan. 9, followed by the south zone on Jan. 16, and the Missouri River zone on Jan. 23.

Iowa’s trapping season starts Nov. 7

• 10/27/2020 2:27:00 PM
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Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers available statewide when the season begins on November 7.  

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for virtual trapping workshop

• 10/6/2020 1:38:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a free virtual workshop to teach skills needed to trap furbearers in Iowa.

Public meetings recapping hunting, trapping seasons, and possible rule changes start Wednesday

• 2/18/2020 11:35:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) town hall-style meetings on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, and possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, start Feb. 19.

Public meetings recapping hunting, trapping seasons, and possible rule changes start this week

• 2/17/2020 3:05:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) town hall-style meetings on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, and possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, start Feb. 19.

Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Lizard Lake

• 1/31/2020 12:20:00 PM
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GILMORE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Lizard Lake, in Pocahontas County, from Feb. 1 to April 1 to offer additional trapping opportunities of a temporarily abundant resource. Iowa’s trapping season for all furbearers except beaver closes statewide on Jan. 31.

Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

• 10/22/2019 3:43:00 PM
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Furharvesters take note: the outlook is pretty decent for most of the commonly targeted species ahead of Iowa’s furbearer hunting and trapping season.

Space available in upcoming beginning trapper workshops

• 10/3/2019 2:58:00 PM
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Four beginning trapper workshops are scheduled in October. Activities vary by workshop, but participants can expect to learn the basics of trapping, ethical and responsible techniques, proper gear, skinning/fur handling methods, trap types and more. 

Iowa youth trapshooting championships Wednesday in Cedar Falls

• 6/6/2018 9:35:00 AM
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Cedar Falls – Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) state trapshooting championship event begins June 6 at the Iowa State Trapshooting Association home grounds just north of Cedar Falls.Middle school and elementary aged athletes will begin the competition on Wednesday with high school athletes competing Thursday through Sunday. More than 630,000 clay targets will be fired at during the five days of competition by more than 2,600 youth from 117 Iowa teams.This week’s...

DNR confirms Onawa location as site for Feb. 21 listening session on fall hunting and trapping regulations

• 2/8/2018 8:56:00 AM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the public library at 707 Iowa Ave., in Onawa, as a location for the wildlife rules public meeting on February 21. The meeting provides a setting for the DNR to listen to the public’s thoughts on hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.

DNR confirms Altoona location as site for Feb. 21 listening session on fall hunting and trapping regulations

• 2/6/2018 1:01:00 PM
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Des Moines - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the Hy-Vee store in Altoona as the final location for the wildlife rules public meeting on February 21. The meeting provides a setting for the DNR to listen to the public’s thoughts on hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.

Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Burrows Pond and the Black Hawk Marsh Complex

• 2/2/2018 10:45:00 AM
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LAKE VIEW - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Burrows Pond and the Black Hawk Marsh Complex in Sac County from Feb. 1 to April 1 to offer additional trapping opportunities of a temporarily abundant resource.

Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Trumbull Lake

• 2/2/2018 10:41:00 AM
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RUTHVEN - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Trumbull Lake, Ventura Marsh, Burrows Pond and the Inlet Bay of Black Hawk Lake from Feb. 1 to April 1 to reduce the muskrat population and preserve the beneficial vegetation in the marsh.  This extension is only for muskrats on the identified areas.

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