The Iowa Department of Natural Resources this morning announced that two Iowa men were charged in connection with a deer poaching case. Members of the public reported the dead deer, which led to the investigation. Learn more from today’s DNR report: Multiple charges were filed against two southeast Iowa men following an Iowa Department of […]
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Three Iowans charged with 30 hunting vio...
It took almost a full year, but three Iowans are now facing charges after tips from the public led to their arrest in connection with hunting violations. Learn about previous hunting cases from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and read on for more from the DNR about the latest case: The Iowa Department of […]
Wandering elk shot by sheriff’s deputy i
Apparently, Iowa doesn’t roll out the welcome mat for elk. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported today that a bull elk was shot Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at the request of the DNR after it encountered a farmer in west-central Iowa.
DNR reports first case of chronic wastin...
Bad news for Iowa’s deer. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported today that chronic wasting disease was detected for the first time in a deer in the wild. The deer was killed in Allamakee County in December, but the announcement was not made until today. Previously, the disease – which is always fatal – […]
Iowa man assessed maximum for poaching w...
A Moravia man was assessed $20,000 in damages after pleading guilty to poaching a trophy deer. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Jerry Kaster, 40, of Moravia, shot a buck deer that scored more than 200 inches with a .270 rifle while driving his minivan on a rural road in the Lake Rathbun […]
Albino deer attracting attention near So...
Wildlife biologists stake the odds of an albino deer at 1 in 100,000 or more, with sightings reported only every few years in Iowa; the latest being a doe near Solon. Fortunately, these rare animals are protected in the state. I’m hearing there is some dispute over whether or not this is actually an albino, […]
Making (mystery) tracks in Cedar Rapids,...
Squirrels and rabbits are common visitors in my neighborhood in northeast Cedar Rapids, along with the occasional raccoon or opossum. But these tracks through the snow earlier this week surprised me. They seemed quite deep, so I wondered if it could have been a heavier animal, such as a deer. In more than 15 years […]