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Midwest Walleye Challenge prize winners announced

• 4/16/2024 12:45:00 PM
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BOONE - Midwest Walleye Challenge participants from across the southern Midwest have submitted their first two weeks of walleye and sauger catches.

Help Iowa DNR expand walleye collection data

• 3/12/2024 11:46:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge from March 30 through June 30.

Virtual fishing tournament encourages Iowa walleye anglers to report their catches

• 2/6/2024 11:56:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting March 30 through June 30.

Help Iowa DNR expand walleye collection data

• 4/18/2023 4:26:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a second year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting May 1 through June 30. The Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society has joined as a research partner for the 2023 challenge.

Catch-photo-release tournament encourages Iowa walleye anglers to report their catches

• 1/31/2023 11:36:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a second year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting May 1 through June 30. The Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society has joined as a research partner for the 2023 challenge.

New catch-photo-release tournament encourages Iowa walleye anglers to report their catches

• 4/19/2022 11:49:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting May 1 through June 30. Anglers will have the chance to win weekly prizes while also contributing to fisheries research, helping improve walleye fishing in the state.

AFO Siting Atlas updated

• 6/7/2021 2:38:00 PM
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The AFO Siting Atlas was recently updated to improve functionality and accuracy, add layers and include new drawing tools.

Siting Atlas updated to include Major Water Sources

• 10/20/2017 11:58:00 AM
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A change in the rules for Animal Feeding Operations that was finalized in December 2016 included an updated list of major water sources.

Online Hunting Atlas Offers Places to Go

• 8/16/2016 1:50:00 PM
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Des Moines – Iowa hunters have been using the interactive Iowa hunting atlas to find new places to go hunting. The hunting atlas features more than 680,000 acres of public hunting land that is owned by the state, county or federal governments. It’s available online at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting.

Online Hunting Atlas Offers Hunters Places to Go

• 3/29/2016 7:34:00 AM
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Des Moines – Iowa hunters have been using the interactive Iowa hunting atlas to find new places to go hunting. The hunting atlas features more than 600,000 acres of public hunting land that is owned by the state, county or federal governments. It’s available online.

Catfish with a Cajun Kick [Recipe]

• 3/11/2016 8:46:00 AM
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With roots in Cajun-Creole cuisine, this recipe for blackened catfish - along with homemade remoulade and coleslaw - is sure to be a hit at your next fish fry.

Get Wild on Mardi Gras with Wild Game Jambalaya from Atlas World Grill

• 2/5/2016 4:48:00 AM
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Like chili, jambalaya is highly adaptable to taste. It’s a freezer-cleaner dish. Use up the last of the venison sausage or brats, pheasant or wild turkey and fish. Get the recipe from the chefs at Atlas World Grill in Iowa City.

Hunter Interest Growing Ahead of Iowa's Pheasant Season

• 10/20/2015 8:07:00 AM
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Iowa’s eight year high in pheasant population is likely the reason that Todd Bogenschutz’s phone mail is filled with messages from hunters looking for more information ahead of the opening of pheasant season on Oct. 31.

Online Hunting Atlas Offers Pheasant Hunters Places to Go

• 10/13/2015 10:31:00 AM
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Des Moines – Iowa hunters have been using the interactive Iowa hunting atlas to find new places to go hunting. The hunting atlas features more than 600,000 acres of public hunting land that is owned by the state, county or federal governments. It’s available online.