CEDAR FALLS – Every now and then, somebody offers to grab my tackle bag when we’re loading the boat for …
By Doug Newhoff, correspondent Outdoors Mar. 8, 2021 6:57 am1655d ago
CEDAR FALLS – Every now and then, somebody offers to grab my tackle bag when we’re loading the boat for …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent Outdoors Mar. 3, 2021 1:13 pm1659d ago
An extended winter every now and then keeps us honest. A really cold and snowy winter refills the tank of …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent Outdoors Feb. 18, 2021 1:00 pm1672d ago
The night wore on, but I wasn’t worn out. In fact, I wasn’t cold anymore either. The body is an …
Orlan Love Outdoors Feb. 12, 2021 9:29 am1679d ago
WILLIAMS, Minn. – Vicarious thrills beat none at all, a lesson repeatedly reinforced during a late January ice fishing trip …
By Doug Newhoff, correspondent Outdoors Feb. 3, 2021 12:00 pm1687d ago
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – My ice fishing buddies could probably catch fish in a frozen ditch. So, when Mike Wirth …
News Feb. 11, 2021 2:06 pm1679d ago
Iowa sold 24 percent more fishing licenses in 2020, boosting state revenue and reversing what had been a downward trend …
By Brandon Caswell, correspondent
Outdoors Jan. 30, 2021 10:05 am1692d ago
One of the ‘snowbirds” of Iowa, ubiquitous from rural areas to cities, is the junco. There are two junco species …
Outdoors Jan. 25, 2021 7:24 am1697d ago
The saying ‘it’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you” applies to January pheasants. Their hyper-suspicious nature derives …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent
Outdoors Jan. 20, 2021 1:47 pm1701d ago
A hot and sunny June day was my baptism at F.W. Kent Park. Baptism suggests renewal. As we welcome the …
By Marion and Rich Patterson, correspondents
Outdoors Jan. 14, 2021 11:56 am1707d ago
Late one November afternoon, we did something many would consider nuts. We pulled our tent and sleeping bags out of …
Outdoors Jan. 12, 2021 12:11 pm1709d ago
The recent riming of Eastern Iowa provided an interlude of shining beauty in an otherwise dull and dreary winter. Chronic …
By Doug Newhoff, correspondent
Outdoors Jan. 5, 2021 2:16 pm1716d ago
Somewhere between ‘Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer” and ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” I headed to the garage last week to throw …
By Brandon Caswell, correspondent
Outdoors Dec. 28, 2020 12:06 pm1724d ago
Despite Iowa’s lowest bird diversity in the winter months, there are many hidden treasures still to be found. Owl diversity …
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